8 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 struck Friday morning in Oklahoma. The USGS says the quake hit shortly before 9 a.m. near Stroud, about 55 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. There have been no reports of injuries or damage. The USGS says the quake was felt in western Arkansas ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred sometime between July 9 and July 10 at the Chapel Ridge Apartments, 2363 Chapel Ridge. Officers say a 55-inch LG flat screen TV was stolen along with a number of professional sports team hats were also taken. There was no sign of forced entry. Loss is listed ...

8 years ago
A Salina man wanted on an Ottawa County warrant is arrested after a short car and foot chase. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that just before noon on Thursday an officer on patrol attempted to stop a car with an expired tag driven by 41-year-old Joel Ginther. Police say Ginther sped up in his 1998 Chevy ...

8 years ago
Another sign that the new school year is just around the corner, the Kansas Highway Patrol is beginning the process of school vehicle inspections. Each year ever school vehicle used to transport students is inspected. According to the agency, this month and next, as teachers are prepping their classrooms, and students are looking forward to seeing ...

8 years ago
On Monday July 17th, Thomas Industrial Coatings of Kansas City will begin repainting the pedestrian railings and light poles on the Iron Avenue bridge west of Marymount Road. The existing green paint has significantly faded and chipped since the steel was last painted 31 years ago.  The new paint color will be black to match the ...

8 years ago
During the week of July 17 - 21, APAC-Kansas, Inc., Shears Division of Salina will continue work on the City of Salina’s annual Asphalt Mill and Inlay project. The work consists of milling the existing asphalt street surface 1.5" and replacing it with new asphalt to rehabilitate and preserve the pavement section.  Permanent pavement markings will ...

8 years ago
A newspaper says an emergency log book suggests the Kansas Department of Corrections perhaps downplayed an inmate disturbance last month at a prison. Kansas prison officials had reported that no violence occurred and no weapons were accessed by inmates during the June 29 incident at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. But The Kansas City Star reports a ...

8 years ago
Between June 19th and June 28th, unknown suspect(s) burglarized an outbuilding located in the 7000 block of E. Assaria Road, in rural Saline County. Numerous items were stolen including: An unknown brand, yellow Arc welder Tool box with misc. hand tools and plumbing tools A Milwaukee cordless drill An acetylene torch with hoses A Stihl chain ...

8 years ago
A group of guys who won a state championship 25 years ago are gathering this weekend in Salina to reminisce, to play a little baseball, and to raise money in the memory of the son of one of their teammates.  The 1992 Salina Falcons state champion American Legion team is gathering for a reunion. Organizers tells ...

8 years ago
Education officials in Kansas say the state needs more high school graduates who go on to college or career training programs to fill its future employment demand. Deputy Education Commissioner Brad Neuenswander presented new state education data to the Kansas State Board of Education on Wednesday. Neuenswander says that over 70 percent of jobs are going to ...

8 years ago
Amidst the bright green walls and fresh smells, former Kansas basketball player Jeff Hawkins addressed a small crowd at his basketball camp. Everyone couldn’t stop smiling. The wait is finally over. Hawkins and a pair of current Kansas Jayhawks coached a group of 60 kids Thursday morning to officially open the Salina Fieldhouse. It was one of ...