11 years ago
Frontier Airlines says 13 of its flights from Denver International Airport were canceled Wednesday because its aircraft were damaged by hail. All flights were grounded Wednesday afternoon because of a tornado warning and severe thunderstorms that brought hail and strong winds to the area. There were delays of about an hour and a half after operations ...

11 years ago
Drought conditions are continuing to worsen in Kansas despite recent rain, prompting Gov. Sam Brownback to declare half the state in a drought emergency. All 105 counties are now under some type of drought status. Brownback issued an updated declaration Wednesday putting 56 counties in the most serious emergency category. Twenty-six have been placed under warning status, ...

11 years ago
Salinan Tom Bell has filed to run for the state legislature. Bell will run as a Republican for the 71st District seat currently held by Diana Dierks. Bell released a statement saying "East Salina and northeast Saline County need more than a vote. We need a representative who will be an advocate for bringing jobs to ...

11 years ago
One person is shot in an exchange of gunfire involving Salina Police Wednesday afternoon. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney told KSAL News at the scene that officers were called to the report of a domestic disturbance at a home near the corner of Hemlock and Commanche Street. As officers were talking with a female at Centennial ...

11 years ago
The KSAL Morning News took the show on the road to Lincoln, Kansas on Wednesday. KSAL's Rich and Jeff joined in with the breakfast crowd at the Sunrise Cafe in Lincoln for some great food, fun and conversation with some of the leaders from around town. Lincoln Mayor Travis Schwerdtfager pointed to the owners of the Sunrise ...

11 years ago
A trailer is stolen from a Salina roofing business. Police say that a gray, dual axle trailer was stolen from Ryan Roofing at 826 North 13th Street. The trailer was taken sometime before May 13th. The trailer, which was empty, is valued at $2,000. A Salina man is accused of stealing a check from his brother ...

11 years ago
While bringing a squirt gun to school can lead to suspension or worse in many parts of the U.S., an entire Kansas community plans to mark the end of this academic year with a massive water gun fight. Those who don't want to shoot it out at Lindsborg's Swensson Park on May 30 are encouraged to ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Commission turned a health department request for a state grant to fund long activating versatile contraceptive birth control into an abortion debate. Health Department director Bronson Farmer and a staff nurse Tuesday requested approval to accept a $6,064 state grant to fund the internal contraceptives. Commissioner John Price was vehemently against the ...

11 years ago
Just days after finishing the second of several planned trips through Kansas this year, former Sen. Bob Dole has announced the schedule for his next visit. The 90-year-old Russell native toured 16 communities of northeast, central and south-central Kansas last week. On Tuesday, aides announced he'll return next week for three days of stops in western ...

11 years ago
A Lindsborg woman is hurt in a crash in a construction zone near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a construction truck was putting up cones in a work zone on Interstate 135 south of Salina near the Mentor exit. The truck attempted a left turn into the median and was struck by an SUV. The ...

11 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is shuffling his administration, naming the head of the state's aging and disabilities agency to be his new budget director. The governor announced Tuesday that Shawn Sullivan, secretary of the Department for Aging and Disabilities Services, will be the state's new budget director. He takes over for Jon Hummel, who had filled ...