8 years ago
Students and faculty at Sterling College in Rice County are mourning two juniors at the school who died in a car collision. 25-year-old Xavier Bradford of Lancaster, California, and 21-year-old Esther Jenkerson of Datil, New Mexico, were killed in the accident Monday morning. Authorities say the vehicle that Bradford and Jenkerson were traveling in collided with a ...

8 years ago
The discovery of a large amount of cocaine during a traffic stop has  prompted federal charges against two people. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall's office, 117 pounds of cocaine was found hidden in their car when they were stopped for a traffic violation in Wabaunsee County. Marco Antonio Aispuro, 48, and Maria Janeth Moreno-Cento, 39, ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a sheriff's deputy has shot and killed a motorist who tried to take the deputy's gun after a pursuit ended in a crash in western Kansas. The Ellis County prosecutor said in a news release that the chase started early Tuesday after Hays police officers attempted to stop the white driver from crossing the ...

8 years ago
A burglar is caught red handed taking Cheetos and beer from a Salina home in the 1600 block of W. Republic. Police arrested 31-year-old Jaun Escalante-Haros on Monday afternoon after a family returned home and allegedly witnessed Escalante-Haros exiting through a window with a bottle of beer and bag of Cheetos snacks. Police say Escalante-Haros was easily ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft and unauthorized use of a financial card in Salina. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Evan Slick of Bennington contacted authorities after discovering his wallet and its contents had been stolen in early October in Ottawa County. Police say Slick's credit card was then used three times on October 22, ...

8 years ago
What some say could be the most important election of our lifetime will be decided on Tuesday. Not only will we be electing a new President of the United States, but we will be deciding numerous other state and local races and issues. As soon as the polls close, KSAL will bring you complete continuous election ...

8 years ago
Two Kansas men accused of federal firearms violations are scheduled for trial this week in a case that indirectly involves a Kansas law seeking to prevent federal prosecution of anyone owning firearms made, sold and kept in the state. Shane Cox and Jeremy Kettler's trial is scheduled to start Tuesday in federal court in Wichita. The ...

8 years ago
It's over - advance voting in Saline County ended Monday at noon after robust crowds showed up to get a jump on election day. Saline County Clerk Don Merriman tells KSAL News that nearly 800 people walked in to cast their ballot on Friday. "Just this past Friday alone we had 775 people in that office voting," ...

8 years ago
Police are looking for a stolen vehicle after someone drove off in a 2005 Saturn Ion, valued at $4,000 that was in the parking lot at the Chapel Ridge Apartments, 2367 Chapel Ridge. The car has Kansas tag: 975 JWF.   Someone broke into a 2001 Dodge Ram truck that was parked in the 600 block of ...

8 years ago
A boy who was confined to a DeSoto attic by his mother has been reunited with the Johnson County authorities who rescued him. The Kansas City Star reports that the then 6-year-old boy was discovered in August 2010 severely malnourished and covered with feces and urine after a relative expressed concern about the child, who has ...

8 years ago
Vandals used eggs to splat a half dozen vehicles in a Salina neighborhood. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that sometime between midnight and 1:40am Saturday, a suspect or group of suspects hit six vehicles with eggs in the 1200 block and 1300 block of Faith, 800 block of Faith and two cars in the ...