7 years ago
A woman is headed to prison for making a bomb threat against Pratt public schools. A judge has sentenced Claudia Rodriguez-Oviedo to 12 months behind bars for aggravated criminal threat and eight months for an unlawful act concerning a computer. Rodriguez-Oviedo was employed as a secretary at Southwest Elementary School in Pratt when she sent a threatening ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect after a car was reported stolen. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 41-year-old female victim told officers that a male acquaintance drove off in her 2001 Buick Regal without permission and did not return. Police say he took the car from her home in the 1800 block ...

7 years ago
Salina City Commissioners will convene for a special meeting on Friday. According to the city, commissioners will convene on Friday discuss the Downtown STAR Bond Project Development Agreement, downtown redevelopment, and final site development plan for Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen restaurant. The meeting starts at 8:00 in the City-County Building, Room 107.

7 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is being renominated for an ambassadorship. President Donald Trump is formally renominating Brownback to become ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. The governor was originally nominated for the position last July, but he did not receive a confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate before the end of the year. During Senate hearings last year, ...

7 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is facing criticism over racist comments regarding African-Americans and drugs. Republican State Representative Steve Alford of Ulysses remarked during a legislative coffee session in Garden City this past weekend that African-Americans had the worst response to marijuana because of their genetics and "character makeup." Alford made the comment in response to a question ...

7 years ago
New flights out of the Salina Regional Airport, east to Chicago and west to Denver, will take off beginning this Spring. According to SkyWest Airlines, they will begin daily United Express jet service from Salina to Chicago and Denver Starting April 9th. SkyWest will provide Salina travelers seamless access to United’s global network via the airline’s ...

7 years ago
Salina has a new Mayor. Karl Ryan is the new Mayor of Salina, while commissioner Trent Davis is the vice mayor. After three commissioners were sworn into office Monday afternoon, including incumbent Melissa Hodges and newcomers Mike Hoppock and Joe Hay, the Salina City Commission reorganized. Ryan takes over the gavel from outgoing mayor Kaye Crawford, who ...

7 years ago
Mechanical issues at the satellite tag office in Salina have been fixed. Saline County Treasurer Jim Dubois tells KSAL News that they were able to complete the mechanical repairs on Monday at the office, located at 2310 Planet Avenue. The office will be open as normal on Tuesday, 7:30am till 6:00 pm.   ---   ORIGINAL: Due to mechanical issues, ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman who called police to report that her car was stolen, was arrested on Saturday in connection to an earlier hit and run crash. Police took 24-year-old Tracey Francis into custody after she allegedly struck a parked car in the 500 block of S. College with her 2008 Ford Focus. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL ...

7 years ago
No one was hurt after a drunk driver punched a hole through a house with his Jeep. Salina Police arrested 47-year-old David Oliver on Sunday after he allegedly missed a turn off Crawford and rammed a hole into a home located at 646 Prairie Lane around 12:30am. Bonnie Jensen told officers at the scene that she had ...

7 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are back in Topeka for the start of a new session. Today marks the beginning of the legislature's 2018 session, and school finance reform is expected to be a major issue. The Kansas Supreme Court last year called the legislature's most recent school funding formula unconstitutional and inadequate. Governor Sam Brownback will deliver his State of ...