12 years ago
A Salina woman in charged with assault after an argument turns violent. Police arrested 47-year-old Annette Baker after she allegedly threatened two men with a knife. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, Baker was in a residence in east/central Salina with a male acquaintance when a verbal argument began. Police say events escalated when she grabbed a long handled ...

12 years ago
A woman has been arrested after her young child was found wandering in southeast Wichita. Lt. Doug Nolte said Monday that a neighbor called 911 on Sunday night to report that a 4-year-old boy was walking into the street and crying for his mother. Officers found the child's mother passed out on couch in ...

12 years ago
Hutchinson police say a couple has killed a kitten by taking turns throwing it against doors and walls. Det. Curtis Black said the suspects were upset that the 5-month-old yellow tabby kept "using the restroom inside." Authorities found the dead kitten in the couple's home Saturday while responding to a disturbance. The animal's body was ...

12 years ago
More than 75 Kansas National Guard soldiers and airmen have begun work in Colorado repairing roads washed away during a flash flood Sept. 12. U.S. Highway 36, between Lyons and Estes Park, became inaccessible after the flood, cutting off residents in the smaller, rural communities who live along the 25-mile stretch of highway. Army and Air National ...

12 years ago
A new discount retail store is planning a grand opening in Salina next week. Marshalls, one of the nation's largest off-price retailers, will open. The new store in Salina will open on October 30th, from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Planned events include giveaways, gift card prizes, and more. STORE FACTS & FEATURES • Location: 2450 South 9th Street • ...

12 years ago
Kansas Supreme Court justices are set to hear the first appeal of a Hard 50 prison sentence since lawmakers changed the way the sentence is imposed during a September special session. The case on Tuesday's docket involves Dustin B. Hilt who was convicted in 2010 on first-degree murder charges for the 2009 death of a Johnson ...

12 years ago
The first crop condition update released since the partial government shutdown ended shows Kansas farmers well on their way to planting the 2014 winter wheat crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 87 percent of the wheat crop has been planted. About 61 percent of it has now emerged.  The report says that 63 percent ...

12 years ago
Members of the Smoky Hill Renewal Group are inviting the public to a Q & A session on Monday evening, to learn about what a river project could mean to Salina. Salina Downtown Executive Director, Melissa Hodges tells KSAL News that it may be hard for some to envision what the river could be, "I think ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a weekend burglary. Officers were called to the Chapel Ridge Apartments, 2363 Chapel Ridge, on Sunday afternoon after the renter returned home to discover some of his items were stolen. Investigators say there was no sign of forced entry but someone removed a 32-inch Samsung flat screen television plus a men's gold ring ...

12 years ago
A Nebraska man is facing numerous charges after allegedly pointing a shotgun at a car full of people. Police arrested 51-year-old Edward Swisher, of Hubbell, Nebraska on Saturday afternoon - after three people had an encounter with him at the Pump Mart on North 9th. The group was fueling their vehicle when Swisher allegedly swung a shotgun ...

12 years ago
A Salina man is arrested for indecent liberties. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, the parent of a 15-year-old female contacted police after learning of alleged sexual contact between her daughter and a 19-year-old man. Police arrested Shane Himmaugh, of Salina on 1 count of indecent liberties after an alleged incident in North Salina that took place sometime ...