11 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is planning to celebrate the birthday of its aging white tiger, Raja. According to the zoo, Raja will be treated to special enrichment at 2:30 in the afternoon while visitors, staff, and keepers wish him a happy birthday. Raja came to Rolling Hills Zoo in July of 1996, when he was just ...

11 years ago
Salina Police will be out in force next week - specifically looking for drunk drivers. Police Lt. Russ Lamer says a special saturation patrol is planned for Tuesday, November 26th through Saturday, November 30th. Officers from 12-shifts will be take part in the special program. According to Lamer the officers will not concentrate on one area of ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft case, after 3 vehicles were entered between midnight and 6:15am on Monday in the 100 block of Mt. Barbara. Keys, a suitcase with clothes, bottle of Crown Royal plus a Cannon camera with zoom lens were stolen. Total loss is listed at $725. Police are also investigating a ...

11 years ago
No one is hurt after a rifle is fired during a tussle. Salina Police arrested 39-year-old Joseph Houseman, 917 N. 13th, after he allegedly went to a neighbor's home with a loaded .22 rifle and pointed it at 38-year-old Kevin Lee. Lt Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that the two had a verbal argument moments before, when ...

11 years ago
No charges have been filed in an alleged sexual abuse case. Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that a family that lives in northwest Saline County contacted authorities after learning about improper touching that may have happened in the home between a family acquaintance and 4 young girls ages 11 and under. Deputies say the ...

11 years ago
A new report by a children's advocacy group shows that nearly one in four Kansas children are living below the poverty line as the effects of the Great Recession linger. The data released Tuesday by Kansas Action for Children finds the state's childhood poverty rate at 23.15 percent, up more than 5 percent from 2008. ...

11 years ago
Some local Kansas governments will follow a new state law allowing concealed carry of guns at public buildings because they don't want to spend the money for added security measures required to keep the ban in place. The Kansas Legislature passed legislation prohibiting many state and local government agencies from banning concealed guns on ...

11 years ago
A Salina truck driver is hurt in a single-vehicle crash in southeast Kansas. According to th Kansas Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Robert Seiler Jr. Of Salina was driving a 2012 Peterbilt semi headed east on US 160 Highway. He drove off the right edge of the road, over corrected, crossed the highway and rolled over into the ...

11 years ago
A Kansas group is gearing up to push again for an expansion of the state's Medicaid program as encouraged by the federal health care overhaul, despite strong opposition from Republican legislators. About 30 advocates gathered Monday for a program sponsored by the Kansas Medicaid Access Coalition. The group began lobbying earlier this year to bring more ...

11 years ago
Kansas advocacy groups are questioning a decision by the Kansas Department for Children and Families to hold $48 million in reserve funds. DCF Secretary Phyllis Gilmore said recently the agency has $48 million in reserve funds and was taking $9 million, under a program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, to pay for a childhood literacy ...

11 years ago
City Commissioners approve a property tax exemption for a Salina business, and a change to the downtown lighting overhaul project. Commissioners on Monday approved a tax exempt status for Veris Technologies Inc. The company builds and markets sensors and controls for precision agriculture. Essentially, it aids in GPS Veris is expanding its existing business in the ...