8 years ago
Federal prosecutors say there is not sufficient evidence to charge the owner of a northeast Kansas grain elevator where a 2011 explosion killed six people and injured two others. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said in a statement Thursday that his office has closed its inquiry into the Oct. 29, 2011, explosion at the Bartlett Grain Co. ...

8 years ago
Electronics were stolen from a Salina home. Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 800 block of S. 5th that occurred sometime between November 5 and November 9. Police say thieves removed a 32-inch Westinghouse TV, plus two Ematic 7-inch HD Quad Core Tablets. The owner contacted police on Wednesday to report the break-in. Loss is listed at ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating an overnight business burglary. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to Rodeo Mexican-American Goods at 1501 S. 9th just before 5am Thursday morning after staff discovered a break-in. Police say someone smashed a window to gain entry into the building and stole an undisclosed amount of cash from inside. Estimated ...

8 years ago
Kansas is preparing for a new fiscal forecast for state government that is expected to be more pessimistic in projecting the state's tax collections than the current one. State officials, legislative researchers and university economists were meeting Thursday to draft revised projections for tax collections through June 2017. They also planned to issue the first projections ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation has started a new drone program. According to the agency, the new Kansas Unmanned Aerial Systems program started test flights last Friday to find ways to use drones for bridge and tower inspections. “Our Aviation and Bridge inspection teams are doing great work in testing drones to enhance both the safety and ...

8 years ago
A top Kansas education official says results of the 2016 state assessment tests were essentially flat, but he expects to see improvements in the future. Education Commissioner Randy Watson reported on the results to members of the Kansas State Board of Education on Wednesday. Those numbers show that 41.33 percent of Kansas students in third through 10th ...

8 years ago
Voters are retaining four Kansas Supreme Court justices targeted for removal by abortion opponents and conservative Republicans. The results from Tuesday's election mean that Chief Justice Lawton Nuss and Justices Carol Beier, Dan Biles and Marla Luckert will remain on the seven-member court for another six years. Voters also retained Justice Caleb Stegall. He was GOP Gov. ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a suspect who entered a woman's van and stole multiple items while she slept inside. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 26-year-old Cody Adkins is homeless - and was sleeping in her van Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot at 2363 Chapel Ridge, when someone crept inside and stole a ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating two unrelated burglaries. According to Captain Mike Sweeney someone smashed a window at Joe's Auto Mart and entered the business at 1842 Hageman sometime between 7pm Monday and 8am Tuesday. Police say thieves damaged doors and windows inside the business and stole an auto diagnostic tool and 3 spray paint cans. Loss and ...

8 years ago
Officers were called to west Salina after shots were fired early Sunday. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that no one was injured after someone fired a gun multiple times in the 1600 block of Elgin around 1:51am Sunday. Officers found five shell casings on the street but did not release the caliber of the weapon. No ...

8 years ago
It was a Republican sweep in Saline County in Tuesday's general election. For the first time since the 1970s Republicans will hold every elected office in Saline County. Winners Tuesday include Randall Hardy in the Kansas Senate, and Diana Dierks, Steven Johnson, and J.R. Claeys in the Kansas House of Representatives. New additions to the Saline County ...