5 years ago
No injuries are reported after three tanker cars went off the tracks Sunday afternoon in Hays. Local police reportedly got the call a little after 5 p.m. about the incident near 9th and Milner. Although there was no evidence of any toxic hazard and the derailed cars weren't blocking traffic, Hays firefighters set up a 300-foot ...

5 years ago
A drousy driver is responsible for a single-vehicle wreck on Saturday afternoon in McPherson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol tells KSAL News that a vehicle was traveling southbound down Interstate-135 when the driver fell asleep. The car crossed the center line, then crossed the left line, struck the bridge rail and came to a rest on ...

5 years ago
Authorities in McPherson are investigating after ten people were hospitalized yesterday afternoon following what local firefighters characterized as "a mass carbon-monoxide event." According to Fire Chief Ty Wyssman, his department got the call around 3:30 p.m. about the incident at a fast-food restaurant in the 22-hundred-block of East Kansas Street. Ten males were reportedly treated at ...

5 years ago
The free summer meal program in Salina ends this week. The free summer meal program ends on Friday. Free meals are for all children ages one through eighteen. Adults are welcome to eat breakfast for $2.00 and lunch for $4.00. There are no income or registration requirements to receive meals.  Serving Sites: Central High School – 650 ...

6 years ago
Fort Riley is planning its first ever Soap Box Derby. The race is scheudled on August 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Camp Funston. According to the Army, nicknamed “Riley’s Rascal Derby Race,” the event is open to racers in three age divisions: 7 – 12 years old; 13 – 17 years old; and ...

6 years ago
Online enrollment for Salina USD 305 Schools begins this week.According to the district, online enrollment opens Monday. You can enroll from the convenience of your own home computer. Returning families are encouraged to enroll online, through Skyward between the dates of July 15th - 31st. New students and any returning families needing online help will attend ...

6 years ago
Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing McPherson woman. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the McPherson Police Department has requested a statewide Silver Alert for a missing woman. The whereabouts of 64-year-old Sharoll Joy Schoen are unknown. She was last seen on July 11, 2019 at approximately 5:30 p.m. leaving the ...

6 years ago
Years before joining Smoky Hill Education Service Center as one of its newest consultants, John Girodat was a high school principal having a difficult conversation with a teenager about to drop out of high school. “I asked him if there was anything we could have done to avoid that conversation,” Girodat said, recalling, “And he gave ...

6 years ago
The Salina USD 305 school board and teachers are struggling to come to an agreement on a new contract. According to the district, the USD 305 Negotiations Team and NEA-Salina believe they are at impasse over one item: compensation. The USD 305 Board of Education says it appreciates the hard work and dedication displayed by both the ...

6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly appointed nine people to the KANSASWORKS State Board including a representative from Chapman. This board was formed in accordance with the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. “Our KANSASWORKS State Board provides an important workforce training program that promotes business development which in turn helps Kansans find work,” Kelly said. “I know ...

6 years ago
New life may be coming to Wichita's Towne West Square. Authorities say the struggling mall at Kellogg and I-235 was reportedly sold this week to New York-based Kohan Retail Investment Group for 14-million dollars. The outstanding loan on the 39-year-old property was reportedly more than three times that amount. Kohan, which bills itself as a redeveloper of aging ...