8 years ago
A civil rights group is seeking sanctions against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach for hiding documents about his plans to change federal voting law amid a lawsuit challenging the state's proof-of-citizenship voter registration law. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion late Monday seeking to make public a document Kobach was photographed taking into ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges that include felony murder in connection with the death of his son. According to Salina Police, on Monday afternoon the Salina Fire Department EMS and the Salina Police Department were dispatched to 919 N. 9 th Street in regards to an 11-month- old male that was not breathing. Immediately upon arrival ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a bag of tools from a pickup bed. Tools worth $5,000 were taken from a truck parked in the 700 block of Comanche sometime between 8am and 8:30am Saturday. Police say the tools are RC brand and were in a large 9800 OGIO gear bag.   Two trailers were stolen from ...

8 years ago
A Kansas farmer died when he was electrocuted while working with a chemical sprayer. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports 76-year-old Robert Sharp, of Anthony, died Saturday in a field just south of Anthony in Harper County. The patrol says he was working with a chemical sprayer and was electrocuted when he extended the boom on the sprayer ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is facing numerous charges after leading police on a car chase three times on Friday night just before midnight. According to police the pursuit began when an officer on patrol had to swerve over to miss being hit by a car speeding in the opposite direction in the 300 block of W. Beloit. Police ...

8 years ago
Police were called to a Salina store to confront a man who was reportedly acting bizarre with a knife. According to Captain Paul Forrester, officers were sent to Target, 2939 Market Place on Sunday afternoon around 12:30pm and allegedly found 24-year-old Raymond Kaumans in the shoe aisle exposing his penis. A witness told officers he was flicking ...

8 years ago
Vandals caused major damage in the new addition at Salina South High School over the weekend. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that investigators are looking at surveillance video for images of the suspect or suspects who damaged the facility located at 730 E. Magnolia. Police say sometime between 10pm Friday and 10am Saturday, someone broke ...

8 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey says five earthquakes have been reported in Kansas in May. The latest earthquake was recorded late Saturday about eight miles southeast of Mankato in north central Kansas. The Jewell County Sheriff's office says it received no reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which measured a 3.4 magnitude. On Friday, two small earthquakes ...

8 years ago
A person of interest has been identified in connection with a Manhattan shooting. According to the Riley County Police Department,  officers and detectives have developed a person of interest that they would like to speak to in regards to a homicide that occurred in the 2800 block of Nelsons Landing on May 21, 2017. That person is ...

8 years ago
All four Salina area legislators returned home for the third of three planned question and answer sessions with the public on Saturday. Over 30 people gathered, including Senator Randall Hardy and Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks, and J.R. Claeys for the townhall style question and answer session. Each legislator offered an opening statement, and then they fielded ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is saddened to announce the death of men’s and women’s golf head coach Randy Bemiss. Coach Bemiss died on Friday, May 19, 2017. He was 67. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced when finalized. “Randy was much more than just another coach in our program. He cared deeply about the success of ...