5 years ago
A Sedgwick County sheriff's deputy wanted for alleged child sex crimes is believed to have left the country. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office announced yesterday that they are no longer asking for help in finding 29-year-old Derick Chandler because he is no longer in the United States. KAKE reports that Chandler is being investigated for alleged sex ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and Salina Police Department are among 150 agencies across Kansas mobilizing for the Labor Day Weekend driving period. The "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose" effort is underway. As part of the effort, extra officers will be on patrol periodically though Labor Day, specifically looking for impaired drivers. New this year is ...

5 years ago
Folks across the country find all kinds of ways to celebrate their favorite universities and sports teams. This summer, Rocky Ormiston may have just out-done them all. The co-owner of Ormiston Farms used precision agriculture technology to plant a hybrid of corn in the shape of the Kansas State University Powercat, which -- at 2,000 feet wide ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Commission is slowly progressing forward in an attempt to address persistent over crowding at the Saline County Jail The Saline County Jail has 192 beds. The average daily population increased from 143 inmates in 2008 to 263 in 2017.  The Average Length of Stay (ALOS) increased from 8 days in 2008 to 20.4 ...

5 years ago
Salina Police, with the help of GPS, tracked down a stolen vehicle. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 2009 Hyundai Sonata was stolen off the lot at Rodriguez Enterprises, 1707 W. Crawford, at 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The business knew the vehicle had GPS and was able to track its whereabouts. At 6 p.m., ...

5 years ago
One person is dead and another is under arrest following a shooting in Great Bend. According to the Barton County Sheriff's Office, on Tuesday night at about 8:36 deputies were dispatched to 397 Grove Terrace near the airport west of Great Bend to a report of shots fired.  Deputies and state troopers checked the residence and ...

5 years ago
Donations to Kansas State University reached an all-time high in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, with more than $212 million in private gifts through the Kansas State University Foundation.  "This was the most successful fundraising year in K-State history," said Greg Willems, president and CEO of the KSU Foundation. "These exceptional fundraising results ...

5 years ago
Tuesday night's storm caused significant damage on campus and in Hays, but crews worked all night and Fort Hays State University is open today and ready to welcome new Tigers for move-in day at the residence halls. Power was off on portions of campus for a short period of time before the university’s backup generators kicked ...

5 years ago
A man was killed in a crash in SW Kansas involving a train and a tractor. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 59-year-old Bernard Stegman from Spearville was driving a John Deere tractor headed north on a rural road in Ford County. He failed to stop at a railroad crossing and was struck by a Burlington ...

5 years ago
A joint scientific mission between the most prolific science and weather organizations in the world is coming to Salina. Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and agricultural fires in the southern U.S. has become an increasingly significant air quality issue affecting the public. The Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) ...

5 years ago
As the summer season concludes over the next few weeks, Kansas law enforcement will be doing all they can to keep the roads safe from impaired drivers. Beginning today, Wednesday August 14th, and through the Labor Day weekend, more than 150 law enforcement agencies from across the state will join forces in a concentrated effort detecting ...