11 years ago
Can the arts be good medicine? Fifty-three leaders from around the area gathered at the Salina Arts and Humanities Community Room Friday to ponder that question - and offer their views. Brad Anderson, Director of Arts and Humanities tells KSAL News that he was very pleased with the turnout, "I am really excited about both the personal ...

11 years ago
A Salina man convicted of murder in a 2011 child abuse death gets a life sentence. Judge Renee Young Friday afternoon sentenced 29-year-old Antonio Brown Sr. to life in prison with a mandatory minimum of 20 years before parole eligibility for the murder concvicition. She also sentenced Brown to nearly 200 months for other charges he ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office has identified the truck involved in a hit and run accident that damaged a guard rail this week. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, media reports led to calls from citizens in the area who saw a 2004 Freightliner truck that had damage described on KSAL.com. Sheriff Kochanowski tells KSAL News that the ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court reverses a Court of Appeals’ decision in a Salina case vacating the district court’s imposition of a downward departure sentence. The case involves several crimes Sean Bird of Salina was convicted of, including the robbery of a Taco John's Restaurant. In reversing the Appeal's Court decision, the Supreme Court upholds the original Saline ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of some scrap metal. Police say $200 worth of scrap metal and one acetylene tank valued at $457 were stolen from an open lot at 601 E. Pacific sometime between Wednesday and Thursday. DKM Enterprises, of Uvalde Texas is using the lot as storage. Police say there are no suspects. ...

11 years ago
The chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission is proposing ending cost studies for proposed rate increases that are less than 10 percent. KCC chairman Mark Sievers made the suggestion in a statement responding to Westar Energy's recent $30.7 million rate request, which was approved Thursday. Sievers suggested that the commission could presume rate increases of less than ...

11 years ago
Salina South Cougar fans are ready to brave the cold, and head south to Wichita to cheer for their team. At stake is a berth in the state championship game. It will be cold and blustery at Cessna Stadium as the Cougars play the Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders, and by game time the temperature will be ...

11 years ago
While it's not uncommon for a deploying soldier to marry his girlfriend before leaving, it is uncommon to marry her at a truck stop. A Fort Riley Soldier getting ready to deploy to Kuwait is planning to marry his girlfriend Friday, at the Salina truck stop where they met. According to the Petro company, Sgt, Noah ...

11 years ago
Santa arrives at the Salina Central Mall this weekend. He is scheduled to officially arrive on Saturday morning. According to the mall, the day will begin as Santa arrives in Center Court in his antique fire truck for his grand entrance. Customers will receive half off a photo package with Santa, limited to the first 150. ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission has formally approved Westar Energy's rate increase request, signing off on a $30.7 million settlement reached in September. Regulators announced the unanimous approval of the settlement Thursday. The deal was brokered by Westar, KCC staff and the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board. The increases in electric utility bills will take effect Dec. ...

11 years ago
A Boeing 747 that was mistakenly landed at a small Kansas airport has taken off and was expected to land soon at its original destination - a nearby Air Force base with a longer runway for the huge craft. Boeing's 747 Dreamlifter landed Wednesday evening at Col. James Jabara Airport, about 8 miles north of ...