6 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake shook the Salina area early  Saturday morning. According to the agency, a magnitude 2.8 earthquake was centered about five miles east of Salina. It was a little north and a little east of the intersection of E. Country Club and S. Woodward Roads. The earthquake happened at 12:20 ...

6 years ago
Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commissioners drew names for Commission Big Game permits. The Commission Big Game Permit program allows conservation organizations a chance to draw one of seven big game permits, which can then be sold to raise funds for conservation projects. One-hundred-seventy-six applications were received for the 2019 permits. Eligible applicants include local chapters ...

6 years ago
A pair of burglaries at the same Salina area business are this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, on Wednesday January 16, 2019, Saline County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 401 E. Avenue B, the old Metlcast business, for a burglary. Sometime between January 11th and January 16th, ...

6 years ago
Three men from a southwest Kansas militia were sentenced Friday on charges of conspiring to detonate a bomb at an apartment complex in Garden City where Muslim immigrants lived, a case in which a judge said the planned attack was worse than the Oklahoma City bombing because it was motivated by hatreds of race, religion ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating two residential burglaries that may be connected. According to Captain Paul Forrester the two break-ins took place in northeast Salina within a mile and a half radius and in a 90-minute time frame. Forrester tells KSAL News that around noon Thursday, a 27-year-old man returned to his apartment and found his glass sliding ...

6 years ago
Kansas may be landlocked, but that has not stopped a Kansas State University geologist from going 1.5 miles underwater to explore the deepest parts of the Pacific Ocean. Aida Farough, a teaching assistant professor of geology, has been spending weeks at sea while she studies the ocean floor, underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents at mid-ocean ridges. ...

6 years ago
A Dickinson County woman who collected money from the state claiming to be personal care attendant while she was in jail was ordered to repay more than $2,500 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after being found guilty of Medicaid fraud-related charges, According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 29-year-old Ashley Loomis of Abilene, pleaded no contest ...

6 years ago
Kansas could soon stop observing Daylight Saving Time. A proposal in the Kansas Legislature would exempt the state from Daylight Saving Time starting on November 3rd of this year. The state would remain on standard time if the measure is approved. The "Wichita Eagle" reports some Kansas lawmakers have suggested that Missouri legislators approve a similar measure ...

6 years ago
Police are investigating a break-in at a Salina liquor store early Thursday morning. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers are reviewing surveillance video from Brooks Liquor, located at 1837 S. 9th after someone apparently took a hammer and smashed the front door of the business. Police say a 5-foot-10" male wearing a hooded sweatshirt and ...

6 years ago
District Judge Patrick Thompson of the 28th Judicial District has been appointed to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in one case on the court's January 30 docket. After hearing oral arguments, Thompson will join Supreme Court justices in their deliberations and decision drafting. “I am pleased that Judge Thompson is taking time ...

6 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation recently awarded more than $43,000 to 13 charitable projects and organizations in Saline County. The foundation will present grants during a “Share the Love” grant tour on Valentine’s Day, February 14. Recipients include: Lakewood Discovery Center, $5,000 to build a sensory learning garden with an interactive, ADA-accessible area designed for visitors ...