8 years ago
A Republican lawmaker who advocates increasing pay for Kansas corrections officers is calling for a special session of the Legislature to do it immediately. Rep. J.R. Claeys of Salina said Friday that he worries that staffing shortages at state prisons are putting officers at risk. Claeys is chairman of a House budget subcommittee on public safety and ...

8 years ago
A Catholic priest has been returned from Maryland to face Kansas charges that he had inappropriate sexual contact with children. The Kansas City Star reports that 35-year-old Scott Kallal was processed Thursday night at the Wyandotte County Detention Center in Kansas City, Kansas, where he is jailed on $250,000 bond. Kallal was arrested in Maryland last month ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after a company vehicle owned by Dollar General was scratched while parked at the store at 654 S. Broadway. Police say sometime between July 28 and August 3, someone scratched the paint on a 2015 Chevy Malibu that is driven by one of Dollar's district managers and ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are reviewing surveillance video from Wal-Mart after a couple of 'quick change artists' scammed the cashier out of $1,000. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Wednesday evening around 6pm, two black males began their scheme while buying a roll of clear tape with a $100 bill. Police say one man acted as a ...

8 years ago
Three companies are seeking a contract with Kansas to build a new prison in Lansing to replace the state's oldest and largest lockup there. Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood told lawmakers Thursday of the three bidders. But he declined to name them, saying staff advised him he couldn't for now. But the Department of Administration disclosed their names ...

8 years ago
Multiple millions of dollars are up for grabs this weekend, with several Kansas Lottery jackpots at huge levels. Any player who matches all numbers in the August 4 Mega Millions drawing will win or share a jackpot estimated at $323 million with a cash option of $199.8 million.  The largest jackpot ever hit by a Kansas ...

8 years ago
An event at Rolling Hills Zoo on Thursday was prompted by the massive wildfires that swept through parts of Kansas, causing massive damage. this Spring. In July a group of landowners, ranchers, representatives from government agencies along with other interested parties gathered at Rolling Hills to discuss the process of creating a Prescribed Burn Association ...

8 years ago
Kansas has unveiled a new driver's license design meant to comply with federal identification requirements for airport security purposes. The new licenses will contain either a gold circle with a white star cutout proving the holder is lawfully in the U.S. and that it is acceptable federal identification, or the words "not for federal ID." The revamped ...

8 years ago
Figures from the Kansas Department of Corrections show that state prisons saw an increase in staff vacancies at the end of July. Figures released Thursday showed 268 vacancies in positions for uniformed officers as of Tuesday. The department reported 236 vacancies on July 24. The figures also showed that the El Dorado Correctional Facility saw its number ...

8 years ago
No one was injured after a John Deer baler caught fire in a field north of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that Jeff Jackson was using the machine in the 5200 block of Streckfus Trail on Wednesday afternoon around 4:20pm when he smelled smoke then saw an active fire. Jackson told deputies he was unable ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was taken to jail early Thursday morning after his narcotic fueled frenzy damaged his mother's home. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Derek White was arrested just before 3am Thursday after he allegedly walked into his mother's home in east Salina and began a verbal argument with her around 1:30am. Police say ...