5 years ago
A civilian employee of the Barton County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested in connection with an alleged sex crime. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, agents arrested 64-year-old Jimmy L. Hapes, of Great Bend.He was arrested for one count of rape connected to an incident that occurred on June 7th. Hapes is a civil process server ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is facing federal charges in connection with alleged drug and gun crimes. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen MacCallsiter's Office, 38-year-old Jeffrey Lamont Armstrong of Salina is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of unlawful ...

5 years ago
The Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives has received a large gift of scientific documents and artifacts from accomplished meteorologist Mike Smith. Smith, founder of WeatherData, Inc., and the retired senior vice president of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, recently received a special lifetime achievement award from the National Weather Association for nearly 50 years of ...

5 years ago
A Kansas man who appears to have accidentally shot himself with a gun he wasn't supposed to have will serve time in federal prison. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister's Office, 26-year-old Keeno D. Collins from Ozawkie was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a gun. In a plea, Collins admitted ...

5 years ago
Applications are still open for employers in northwest Kansas to apply for a spring or summer intern from Fort Hays State University through the FHSU/Dane G. Hansen Internship program. A grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation made 30 paid internships possible for the 2019-20 academic year, including the summer 2020 term.  Applications for spring and ...

5 years ago
An employee at a Salina liquor store was fooled by a caller claiming to be with a Kansas utility provider. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the employee at Hill Liquor, 153 N. Broadway, received a call at 12 p.m., Tuesday, from a caller claiming to be with Westar Energy. The scammer told the employee ...

5 years ago
Law Enforcement are investigating after a window was smashed out and an ATM dismantled at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the break-in occurred between 6:20 p.m. Monday and 5:25 a.m. Tuesday at Tony's Pizza Events Center, 800 The Midway. Employees with the entertainment venue arrived to work ...

5 years ago
The rollover of a tractor trailer truck prompted the closure of  a portion of Interstate 70 west of Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, just before 6:30 a 2016 Volvo semi drifted into the median. The driver, identified as 23-year-old Lovepreet Singh from Bakersfield, California, over corrected  and flipped the truck and trailer onto its ...

5 years ago
McPherson College is a great place to work and it’s been confirmed by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The 12th annual report on The Academic Workplace, recognized McPherson College as a “Great Colleges to Work For” for the fifth year in a row and received Honor Roll recognition for the fourth year in a row. ...

5 years ago
The shortage of registered nurses in Kansas and the nation is expected to increase in the next decade, and the Institute of Medicine recommends that 80 percent of Registered Nurses (RNs) obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) by 2020. In response to these concerns, Wichita State University and Kansas State University have combined ...

5 years ago
A new partnership between OCCK Transportation and Cloud County Community College will allow students, faculty and staff to ride 81 Connection buses for free. Beginning September 18, 2019, all Thunderbird students, faculty and staff can ride any 81 Connection regular fixed-route bus for free during normal operating hours by presenting a valid Cloud County Community College ...