11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a business burglary northeast of Salina. Deputies say a shop that is located on a rural property in the 7000 block of E. Benfield Road was broken into sometime between April 5th and April 7th. Owner, Patrick Martin told officers his employee discovered the door on the shop had ...

11 years ago
A Salina man fires a shotgun as a call for help. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, 67-year-old John N. Jednoralski became wedged between his bed and a wall at about 10:30pm on Wednesday night in his home in the 2000 block of Brookwood. Jednoralski told officers after unsuccessfully trying to free himself - he decided to fire ...

11 years ago
Salinans rally Thursday to begin an annual effort to collect food for the hungry. Volunteers gathered to learn about Project Salina, and details about the upcoming 2014 effort. Project Salina unites multiple businesses and organizations in an effort to collect food for five agencies that serve meals, or distribute food, throughout the year. Project Salina began back ...

11 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers say they are pleased how a new emphasis on using Twitter is helping communicate during storms or traffic problems. The patrol formed a group called the Tweeting Troopers earlier this year as a way to quickly spread information to a large audience. Trooper Gary Warner, who admits he was not a ...

11 years ago
We are finally catching a break from the long, cold winter, but if you're hoping that the extreme cold has killed off spring pests, you're out of luck, according to Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology at Kansas State University. "Whether they're going to survive is not the question," Whitworth said. "It's probably how many are ...

11 years ago
Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick is trying to blunt criticism of a proposal passed by legislators to end tenure for public school teachers. The Stilwell Republican said Wednesday the measure does not strip teachers of their right to due legal process when they face dismissal. The Kansas National Education Association contends the measure included in a school ...

11 years ago
Sen. Jerry Moran will be honored at a University of Kansas next week for his support of scientific research. The Kansas Republican will receive the Champion of Science award from the Science Coalition, an organization of more than 50 of the top U.S. research universities. The honor is presented to 35 current members of Congress for ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a young girl died when the van her mother was driving was hit by a car fleeing from police. Authorities say Kansas City, Kan., police began chasing the car after it didn't stop for a routine traffic stop Wednesday night. The driver eventually ran a red light and hit a van, ...

11 years ago
Salina Firefighters battle a large grass fire at Indian Rock Park. First responders were called at around 3:00 to the report of a grass fire in the area. The first crews discovered a large, active fire. A large portion of the area east of Glennifer Hill Drive, the road that goes up and over Indian Rock, ...

11 years ago
After a resounding victory on the Salina School Bond issue, USD 305 Superintendent Bill Hall stopped into the KSAL Morning News with a look at what's next. Tuesday, Salina voters used a mail-in ballot to greenlight a 110.7 million bond issue to address needs at district facilities and and bring all-day kindergarten to Salina. Hall tells KSAL ...

11 years ago
A suspected thief is caught on video. According to police, on April 1st a credit card was taken during a burglary in Salina. The card was subsequently used at multiple stores in Salina the same day by the suspect in the video. If you can identify the person in the video, or if you have any information ...