8 years ago
In a 4-1 decision, the Saline County Board of Commissioners approved reclassifying the County Appraiser’s position to grade 27, step 3.  County Appraiser Sean Robertson will move from pay grade 26, step 3 to pay grade 27, step 3. Commissioner Jim Weese said that the pay reflected the “fair market”, adding Saline County has “a good ...

8 years ago
Saline County Commissioners have been looking at the current firework laws, and are considering changes.  Emergency Management Director Hannah Stambaugh and Planning and Zoning Director David Neal returned to the commission Tuesday with specific proposed changes to the wording of county statutes related to the sale and discharge of fireworks. Stambaugh reported that most of the ...

8 years ago
The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked Salina Area Technical College fifth in the nation among two-year colleges for its graduation rate – moving up from ninth in 2016. The Chronicle’s annual Almanac, a compendium of statistics about higher education in the United States, is published each August. Among those statistics is what portion of a college’s ...

8 years ago
A customer's truck was broken into at a Salina truck repair shop. Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred sometime between August 14 and 15 at The Truck Center, located at 2552 N. 9th Street. Police say multiple items were stolen from inside a 2000 Peterbilt truck owned by Reicks Way Trucking of Kearny, Nebraska ...

8 years ago
Five men from Illinois were taken into custody after a traffic stop on Interstate-70 early Monday morning. A deputy with the Saline County Sheriff's Office pulled over a vehicle near the Hedville exit on I-70 at about 1:15am Monday. The deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the car and a search of the ...

8 years ago
A woman accused of trying to hit her husband and four other people with her car was found at her church and arrested on Monday. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Jessica Isaac was taken into custody for allegedly trying to run down three adults and 1-year-old twins in a stroller who ...

8 years ago
Fueled by strong sales nationwide, the new Powerball jackpot estimate for Wednesday has been increased from $650 million to $700 million annuity, with a cash option of $443.3 million. That’s the second largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history.  Only the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016 was larger. No ticket matched all ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect that pointed a gun at a man on Monday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 19-year-old male victim contacted authorities after a dangerous encounter with a couple of acquaintances. Police say around 5:30pm the victim was walking on Republic near Broadway when a gold colored, Nissan ...

8 years ago
Salina's Kenwood Cove water park went to the dogs Monday evening. After closing for the season on Sunday, the water park opened Monday evening for one final swim, the annual "Pooch Plunge". The event proved popular, with a large crowd of people enjoying the last swim of the summer with their best friend, their dog. Only owners and ...

8 years ago
A former employee of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office has testified in federal court that she was confused and embarrassed by her 2013 firing after being told that her lack of church attendance was a key reason. Jurors began hearing ex-employee Courtney Canfield's lawsuit against the office and chief Kobach deputy Eric Rucker on ...

8 years ago
A father says the Kansas legal system failed his loved ones because it kept a man's sex offender status below the radar long enough to kill his daughter and granddaughter. The Wichita Eagle reports that 19-year-old Keith Hawkins was charged Aug. 8 with capital murder, just hours after 24-year-old Alyssa Runyon and her 4-year-old daughter Zaylynn ...