10 years ago
A woman suspected of multiple forgeries around the Salina area is caught on video. According to Salina Police, a woman wearing a gray shirt committed a forgery while purchasing fuel at a Dillons grocery store in Salina. Police believe that the woman is also responsible for multiple other forgeries. If you can identify the woman in the ...

10 years ago
Officials Thursday celebrated Salina's summer effort to feed hungry children. A ceremonial ribbon cutting at South High School signified the beginning of the free summer lunch program. USD 305Superintendent Bill Hall tells KSAL News that without the summer lunch program fill a real need in Salina. "We are a very diverse community, and without this program ...

10 years ago
Salina’s indoor professional football team has folded, effective immediately. The Salina Bombers have ceased operations, and will not play their final two games of the season, including this weekend at the Bicentennial Center. The Bombers released the following statement Thursday: "It is with great regret to announce that the Salina Bombers Organization will be dissolving its team ...

10 years ago
The semifinals of the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee are underway, with 49 of the nation's top young spellers competing for more than $37,000 in cash and prizes. The semifinalists include three who made the finals last year. Three siblings of past champions also made it. Thirteen-year-old Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, is trying for the ...

10 years ago
A sales representative has been trying to scam businesses in North Central Kansas by selling phony advertising. A person from a company calling itself called Prestige Elite Marketing has been calling businesses around the Manhattan area, claiming to be from radio station KBLS, Sunny 102.5. The caller offers to help the business with marketing, and offers ...

10 years ago
Residents and business owners are recovering after a brief hailstorm pounded a south-central Kansas town with golf ball- and baseball-sized hail. Butler County emergency management director Jim Schmidt said the hail lasted less than 15 minutes in El Dorado Tuesday but did several hundred thousand dollars damage to the city's downtown. He estimated total damage throughout ...

10 years ago
Kansas legislators are likely to have one of their longest annual sessions ever this year because they're still struggling to resolve budget and tax issues. Lawmakers were convening Thursday for the 98th day of their session, eight more than their leaders traditionally schedule. Each extra day in session costs the state a total of more than ...

10 years ago
A group of Salina area law enforcement officers teamed up Wednesday to run through the streets of Salina. The Saline County leg of the Special Olympics Torch Run weaved through town Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Deputy Scott Trembley, who organizes the event, tells KSAL News that  runners participated. Officers from the Salina Police Department, Saline ...

10 years ago
Nearly seven years after Manhattan, Kansas, was chosen as the site for a national research center focusing on deadly animal diseases, federal and state officials were helping break ground Wednesday on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. The price tag for the plant on the Kansas State University campus initially was estimated to be $451 million ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred sometime between May 19th and May 26th at a home in the 1600 block of Elgin. Police say someone forced a door open and stole 141 DVDs, 7 collectors knives, a yellow vape pen case with 5 oils and a tool box. Total loss and damage ...

10 years ago
Game wardens were busy around Kansas over Memorial day weekend. Law enforcement officers with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism were positioned around the state over the Memorial Day holiday weekend to help outdoor enthusiasts safely enjoy the Sunflower State’s reservoirs. According to the agency, in addition to enforcing wildlife laws and regulations, game ...