11 years ago
A rural Saline County man is now facing charges in connection with an incident at the county tag office. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 52-year-old Steven Lee Streit of 7200 E Farrelly Road was arrested Thursday afternoon. Streit allegedly threatened to bring guns to the county tag office and "shoot up the place" . Sheriff Glen ...

11 years ago
Salina Central High School and Abilene Middle School are among 10 schools in Kansas awarded grant money from Westar energy. According to Westar, “Lego Mindstorms,” “Imaginary dreamhouse with circuits,” and “Safer buildings for better lives” are just a few of the project names that will be funded by a first-ever Westar Energy STEM grant. STEM grants ...

11 years ago
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts has selected his nominations for appointments to U.S. Service Academies. “I am very pleased to announce this year’s nominees,” Senator Roberts said. “These men and women are outstanding representatives of Kansas in every way, and I wish them all the best as they pursue their education and service to our nation.” In making ...

11 years ago
A follow-up investigation leads to the arrest of a woman who told police she was robbed at a fast food shop. Officers arrested 23-year Lisa Bunting of Salina on charges that include theft and making a false report. Back on November 2nd, the Subway Restaurant employee told officers that a black man in a hooded jacket, approached ...

11 years ago
A Wichita woman leads law enforcement on a 22-mile chase down I-135. A Salina Police officer attempted to make a traffic stop Wednesday evening at about 8:15pm on I-135 at Magnolia, after staff at Phil's Liquor called police to report that four females in a gray, Mustang had stolen a bottle of Vodka from the store. The ...

11 years ago
A Solomon woman is hurt in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 east of Salina Thursday morning. Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner told KSAL News at the scene that a Mercury Mountaineer SUV was headed east on I 70. The driver, 45-year-old Brenda McNair of Solomon, fell asleep. She veered across the passing lane into ...

11 years ago
An Abilene woman has received a special thank you for her contribution to the community. Kristine Fleming was selected to receive free fuel from Tanks of Thanks, a program that rewards people who do good deeds to help make their community just a little bit better. The Tanks of Thanks program from Cenex encourages people to ...

11 years ago
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday morring $877,500 in grant awards to support a new health center site in Kansas. The funds, made available by the Affordable Care Act, will help care for approximately 3,900 additional Kansans by establishing new health center service delivery sites. Nationwide, 236 health center ...

11 years ago
Hunters hitting the field this Saturday morning can fill up with pancakes and hot coffee at a benefit breakfast. Salina Boy Scout Troop 7 is planning an opening day pancake feed. The event will be from 6 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon at the VFW at 1108 West Crawford in Salina. The menu consists ...

11 years ago
Hydraulic fracturing in Kansas, or fracking, will be the topic of Kansas State University Salina's Civic Luncheon Lecture at noon Thursday, Nov. 14, in the College Center Conference Room. Rex Buchman, interim director of Kansas Geological Survey, will present "Hydraulic Fracturing in Kansas: The Process and the Challenges." The lecture will be an informative, fact-filled presentation ...

11 years ago
Kansas pheasant hunters aren't likely to see many of the birds when the season begins this weekend. State wildlife experts say drought during most of the nesting and brooding season, combined with an already low breeding populations, will make it difficult to find birds this season, which begins Saturday. Kurt Hudson, Kansas natural resource officer, ...