7 years ago
A Salina man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 54-year-old Michael N. Rodenbeek was sentenced Friday.  He pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography. In his plea, Rodenbeek admitted using an iPhone camera to surreptitiously record videos focusing on the genitals of ...

7 years ago
A Salina man's jaw was broken after he attempted to break up a fight near his home early Saturday morning. Police say 25-year-old Dominique Smith saw a group of people gathered in a parking lot in the 500 block of N. 5th around 3:30am. When the fight began he rushed in to try and stop the ...

7 years ago
The owner of Ottaway Amusements helps deputies track down a grab and run ticket thief. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that Danny Ottaway saw a man reach into a booth at the Tri-Rivers Fair on Friday night around 10:20 and run away with a roll of tickets worth $3,000 in carnival rides. The foot chase ended ...

7 years ago
A 1998 Jeep Cherokee was stolen from the lot in front of L & S Scott Inc. located at 511 N. Santa Fe, sometime Saturday morning between 9:55am and 10:30am. Staff told police the keys were left in the Jeep. An officer on patrol spotted the vehicle in the 1300 block of E. North 25-minutes ...

7 years ago
A dispute at an area campground ends with the arrest of a Texas man accused of hitting a roommate with a shovel. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 45-year-old Isreal Ortiz of Garden City, Texas was arrested on Friday evening after he became angry and allegedly struck one of his companions in a ...

7 years ago
A simple e-mail sent by a Salina woman Saturday night prompted a grass-roots rally attended by about 200 people Sunday night against hate and in support of peace. Several Salina pastors were among a crowd that gathered at Robert Caldwell Plaza on the grounds of the Salina City / County Building and Public Library. Chris Seitz tells ...

7 years ago
Summer vacation is officially over for students in Salina. In preparation of the new school year, school zone lights in Salina were activated last week. Teachers also  returned to the classroom last week. This weeks, students return. A special schedule will usher in the beginning of the new school year for Salina USD 305 students. Some students ...

7 years ago
A group of young military veterans with background in unmanned aircraft thought their services would be in demand when they formed a company in Kansas in 2014 to operate commercial drones. The company, Blue Chip UAS, was the first company in the area to receive an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration to legally operate ...

7 years ago
The Powerball jackpot will continue to grow above $400 million this week because no one matched all the numbers in Saturday's drawing. Lottery officials estimate that the jackpot for the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday will be $430 million. The Powerball prize will be the only big lottery jackpot this week because someone who bought a ticket ...

7 years ago
A large crowd gathered Saturday for the final big swim of the summer at Salina's Kenwood Cove water park. Rocking M Media Salina radio stations Y 93.7, Fm 104.9, News Radio 1150 KSAL, 95.5 The Rock, The New Zoo 92.7, and Real Country 101.7 hosted a listener appreciation party at the venue, and gave away 500 ...

7 years ago
Kansas corrections officials expect the next prison built by the state to be fully air-conditioned, including the cells for inmates. They view climate control as a way to lessen problems with inmates and to help combat high employee turnover. Some lawmakers who don't want to coddle criminals also see a need to make corrections officers less ...