8 years ago
Republican Ron Estes, winner of a closer-than-usual congressional election in Kansas, has been sworn in as the newest member of the House of Representatives. Estes' race attracted national attention because it was the first congressional election since Donald Trump became president and it was seen as a possible bellwether of the conditions Republicans will face in ...

8 years ago
Deep snow is melting into Western mountain streams, but some farmers and ranchers on the high plains are struggling amid a lengthy dry spell and the aftermath of destructive wildfires. A swath of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas has been in a drought or near-drought condition for six months, putting some of the winter wheat crop ...

8 years ago
Nathan Shaffir was a little boy growing up on a dairy farm in Romania when the Holocaust came to his door in 1942. His family's cattle were confiscated and they were sent to live in a Jewish neighborhood under the watchful eye of the Fascist Iron Guard. Thursday evening, Nathan will walk off the pages of history ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Attorney, Ellen Mitchell, has filed charges against three adults for child endangerment because of the condition of the home the kids had been staying in. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that charges have been filed against James Murphy, 34, of Tescott, Charolette Everhart, 43, of Salina, and Duncan Norman, 19, of Salina. The ...

8 years ago
A former Kansas school superintendent will be the new interim superintendent and temporarily lead the Salina USD 305 school district. School board members Tuesday night unanimously approved Dr. James Hardy as interim superintendent. Dr. Hardy will lead the district effective July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Dr. Hardy is the former superintendent of the Chanute School ...

8 years ago
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he's planning to remain in Kansas rather than take a job in President Donald Trump's administration. Kobach made the remark Tuesday morning during an interview on the Fox News program "Fox & Friends" about Trump's plans to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Kobach advised Trump's campaign last year. Asked ...

8 years ago
A Salina man has 20,000 reasons to be glad he bought a lottery ticket. According to the Kansas Lottery, he won on top prize on a scratch ticket. The 39-year-old has big plans for the money. He's going to buy a motorcycle. “I’m going to get myself a Harley-Davidson motorcycle!” said Michael Beasley.  “I’ve already started looking ...

8 years ago
If you have been hearing, and feeling, loud booms that seem to be originating west of Salina you are not alone.  KSAL News received numerous questions from curious citizens Tuesday asking about the noise. According to Saline County Emergency Management, the noise is originating from the Smoky Hill Weapons Range. Officials are  conducting explosive ordnance disposal. ...

8 years ago
A student in Kansas is pushing back against a private college's policy to keep her "service dog in training" on campus. Southwestern College freshman Casey Cargill is a certified dog trainer with the nonprofit Training to Lead. Cargill began training a poodle named Ike in March, and says she sent the college a courtesy letter explaining ...

8 years ago
A unanimous vote Monday by Salina City Commissioners to hire Nebraska based HDR Engineering, paves the way for a preliminary design of the Smoky Hill River project. The agreement pays the firm $3.2 million for mapping out the renewal project which covers 6.8 miles of the murky river bed, left cutoff from the main channel in ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a woman was killed and a firefighter injured during a blaze at a house in Lawrence, Kansas. The city's fire department said in a news release that firefighters managed to pull the woman from the burning, one-story home about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, but she died at the scene. Her name was not immediately released. The ...