12 years ago
Kansas Supreme Court justices are set to hear the first appeal of a Hard 50 prison sentence since lawmakers changed the way the sentence is imposed during a September special session. The case on Tuesday's docket involves Dustin B. Hilt who was convicted in 2010 on first-degree murder charges for the 2009 death of a Johnson ...

12 years ago
The first crop condition update released since the partial government shutdown ended shows Kansas farmers well on their way to planting the 2014 winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 87 percent of the wheat crop has been planted. About 61 percent of it has now emerged.  The report says that 63 percent ...

12 years ago
Members of the Smoky Hill Renewal Group are inviting the public to a Q & A session on Monday evening, to learn about what a river project could mean to Salina. Salina Downtown Executive Director, Melissa Hodges tells KSAL News that it may be hard for some to envision what the river could be, "I think ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a weekend burglary. Officers were called to the Chapel Ridge Apartments, 2363 Chapel Ridge, on Sunday afternoon after the renter returned home to discover some of his items were stolen. Investigators say there was no sign of forced entry but someone removed a 32-inch Samsung flat screen television plus a men's gold ring ...

12 years ago
A Nebraska man is facing numerous charges after allegedly pointing a shotgun at a car full of people. Police arrested 51-year-old Edward Swisher, of Hubbell, Nebraska on Saturday afternoon - after three people had an encounter with him at the Pump Mart on North 9th. The group was fueling their vehicle when Swisher allegedly swung a shotgun ...

12 years ago
A Salina man is arrested for indecent liberties. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, the parent of a 15-year-old female contacted police after learning of alleged sexual contact between her daughter and a 19-year-old man. Police arrested Shane Himmaugh, of Salina on 1 count of indecent liberties after an alleged incident in North Salina that took place sometime ...

12 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspected case of arson after more than 80 round hay bales are burned. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that Rural Fire Department #1 was dispatched to a property near Donmyer Road and E. Mentor Road at 1:47am Sunday. Fire crews found 82 round bales of hay engulfed in ...

12 years ago
This week is pink week at Kansas Wesleyan University. The Kansas Wesleyan University Athletic Department, in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is raising funds for the Tammy Walker Cancer Center this year during Pink Week Activities. The week kicks off on Monday with a special fundraiser at Chili’s. For any customer with the promotional voucher, ...

12 years ago
A drowsy driver falls asleep and crashes near Salina late Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 24-year-old Maria Chavez of Salina was driving a station wagon north on Interstate 135 when she fell asleep. The car veered across the passing lane into the median, and then veered back into the passing lane. The car ...

12 years ago
New state numbers show that suicides reported in Kansas rose to 505 in 2012, a 30 percent increase in the number of suicides in Kansas in 2011. The Wichita Eagle reports the figures from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment also show the most common method of suicide by Kansans is firearms, followed by suffocation ...

12 years ago
More than 50 potential employers are scheduled to participate in a fall jobs fair at Fort Riley, an event aimed at helping veterans and others land employment and network with others. Jeff Reade, program manager for the Employment Readiness Program at Fort Riley, says Tuesday's jobs fair is a chance for job seekers to conduct interviews ...