8 years ago
A traffic stop conducted by the Kansas Highway Patrol on Interstate 70 in Russell County netted a large amount of methamphetamine. The stop on Sunday netted the collection of 52 pounds of methamphetamine. According to Trooper Tod Hileman, a Dodge pickup was stopped at eastbound mile marker 199 near Dorrance on Sunday. During the stop, 52 ...

8 years ago
A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend. A lunar eclipse starts everything off Friday night. The moon will pass into Earth's penumbra, or outer shadow. The moon won't be blacked out like in a full eclipse. Only part of the moon will be shaded, but it should ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Department of Corrections is telling legislators it could cut staffing at its largest prison by having a private company build a new facility and lease it to the state. Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood said in a presentation for a Wednesday meeting of a House budget subcommittee that the Lansing prison's staffing could drop to ...

8 years ago
A group of warmhearted people will jump into the chilly waters at the Webster Conference Center next weekend to raise money for Kansas Special Olympics. The 2017 Salina Polar Plunge and Strut will kick off with a pancake feed at 7:30am Saturday, February 18. Lt. Scott Trembly with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service is taking applications for financial assistance for those affected by a wildfire in March of 2016 that burned more than 400,000 acres in Kansas and Oklahoma. The service says it will offer $2 million total in assistance over four years to help with conservation practices such as brush management, firebreaks, ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Board of Healing Arts has indefinitely suspended the license of an athletic trainer accused of drinking on the job at Fort Hays State University. The Wichita Eagle reports that the board took action this week against Brady Ternes. A human resources representative says Ternes was an employee at Fort Hays until December 2015. Ternes self-reported ...

8 years ago
A major rating agency has revised the outlook on its credit rating for Kansas to "negative" from "stable." The action announced Wednesday by S&P Global Ratings is not a credit downgrade. The state's credit rating remains at AA-, among the lowest for a state. S&P said in a report that the negative outlook reflects what it believes ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a person of interest in connection to a residential burglary. Officers were called to a home in the 1600 block of N. 5th Street after the homeowner returned to discover a break-in. Police say sometime between 1:15pm and 6pm Wednesday evening, someone removed a screen and slid a window open to gain ...

8 years ago
Two bills introduced in the Kansas Senate are aimed at reducing distracted driving caused by using cellphones while driving. One bill would prohibit drivers from holding a phone or other wireless device up to their ear.  The Kansas Department of Transportation supports the bill. The department says about 92 people died each year from distracted driving ...

8 years ago
A standoff in the Dickinson County community of Herington ended peacefully on Wednesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Herington Police Department requested assistance in performing a felony warrant arrest. Multiple members of the KHP Emergency Services Unit (Special Response Team), along with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, responded to provide assistance.  At arrival, troopers were ...

8 years ago
One of the most influential women in the country was in Salina Wednesday. Former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, best-selling author, and challenger for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination Carly Fiorina was the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting. Prior to the banquet Fiorina met with the media. ...