11 years ago
Harvest crews on Tuesday are hoping to get back out in the fielda after widespread rain late Sunday into Monday across Kansas again stalled the winter wheat harvest with nearly a quarter of the state's crop now in the bin. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that parts of Kansas received a half-inch to 2 ...

11 years ago
The daughter of a primary challenger to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach had her voter registration put on hold temporarily because of a proof-of-citizenship requirement criticized by her father. Republican Scott Morgan of Lawrence said Monday the Douglas County clerk's office told his 18-year-old daughter, Grace, that her registration was incomplete because she hadn't documented ...

11 years ago
State health officials have been at the site of an accident along an eastern Kansas natural gas pipeline that spewed a natural gas cloud that left a dark, oily residue over now withering crops and trees. The incident Thursday along a Panhandle Eastern pipeline near Olpe occurred as crews were trying to perform pipeline maintenance. Residents ...

11 years ago
An incident in which a Wichita man is tased by a Salina Police Officer is caught on video. According to Salina Police, an officer on patrol made a traffic stop on Friday night at the corner of 9th and Kirwin just before 11pm. Upon further investigation, the officer learned that the driver, 30-year-old Zachary Noel of ...

11 years ago
A Salina man pleads no contest to first-degree murder in connection with the death of his 3-month-old son. Saline County Attorney Ellen Mitchell tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Nicholas Corbin pleaded no contest to first-degree murder Monday afternoon in Saline County District Court. Last week, 21-year-old Desirah N. Overturf plead no contest to the same ...

11 years ago
Official's will test Salina's local emergency notification system. Back in February Salina and Saline County implemented the CodeRED high-speed emergency notification service. The system can send messages to both citizens and City/County personnel by using telephone calls, text messages, emails and social media in an effort to effectively inform residents to protect life and property. CodeRED, ...

11 years ago
Driven by exceptionally warm ocean waters, Earth smashed a record for heat in May and is likely to keep on breaking high temperature marks, experts say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday said May’s average temperature on Earth of 59.93 degrees Fahrenheit beat the old record set four years ago. In April, the globe tied ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. Police say someone entered an unlocked 2002 Chevy Blazer that was parked in the 900 block of Smith, and removed a Garmin GPS unit, wallet with cash plus a bank envelope stuffed with money.Total loss is listed at $1,612. Police ...

11 years ago
Police tase a man who would not exit his vehicle. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, an officer on patrol made a traffic stop on Friday night at the corner of 9th and Kirwin just before 11pm. Upon further investigation, the officer learned that the driver, 30-year-old Zachary Noel of Wichita was driving on a suspended license. Police say ...

11 years ago
A Drug Task Force investigation leads to 2 arrests. According to Task Force Commander Captain Jim Norton, suspected drug activity prompted police to use surveillance at the Salina Howard Johnson Inn, 222 E. Diamond Drive, focusing on room #216 Friday night just before 8pm. Captain Norton tells KSAL News that police saw a number of people coming ...

11 years ago
A custom cutter's combine goes up in flames north of Salina. Rural Fire District #7 responded to a field in the 1500 block of West K 143, Friday night after a combine was consumed by fire. According to Captain Roger Soldan with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Arlin Spoo of Topeka told deputies he had finished cutting ...