6 years ago
A Kansas City area school district is planning to sue an e-cigarette manufacturer. The Olathe school board voted Friday to authorize a lawsuit against Juul and its retailers and distributors on the argument that using the products poses a health risk to students. District officials call vaping an epidemic and add that the district is taking the ...

6 years ago
A runner is dead after being struck by lightning in southeastern Kansas. Officials say 33-year-old Thomas Stanley of Andover was competing in the FlatRock 50k at Elk City State Park on Saturday when he was struck by lightning near the finish line. Stanley died from his injuries. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Stanley's family.

6 years ago
The 2019 Salina Reads selection, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann, centers on the Osage community in 1920s Oklahoma. To further discussion of the book, Matt Jarvis will present “Osage Indians Represented in Literature” at 3 p.m. Oct. 5 in Salina Public Library’s Prescott ...

6 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is changing its hours of operation. According to the museum, starting Tuesday they will be open 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Tuesdays through Fridays. Currently, the hours are noon till 6. Saturday hours will remain the same at 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. As always, admission for the Museum will remain free. The Smoky ...

6 years ago
Before Saturday's rain showers fell, Salinans were treated to a parade down 7th Street as the opening act of the 2019 Smoky Hill Street Fair marched on by. Piles of Kettle Corn await the curious and the hungry. This year's Street Fair included food vendors, make and take crafts, demonstrators plus an Old West area for activities ...

6 years ago
In a 5-1 vote, Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commissioners approved the use of electric-assisted bicycles, or e-bikes, at Kansas state parks. The decision was made during the Commission’s Sept. 19 public hearing at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center in Great Bend. E-bikes, also referred to as pedal-assist bikes, have a small motor that engages when ...

6 years ago
A couple of Kansans were arrested in Colorado after twice fleeing police. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, two Ulysses, Kansas, residents were arrested in Baca County, Colo. after twice fleeing from police this week when authorities attempted to arrest them for outstanding warrants. The agency says 40-year-old Nicholas D. Moody of Ulysses had three ...

6 years ago
Rollings Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its animal family. According to the zoo, 9-year-old male African lion Safar died during the night. On Thursday the animal care staff noticed a difference in Sahar’s behavior and a physical exam was conducted to see what might be the cause. Nothing abnormal was found and he ...

6 years ago
Police are investigating a fraud case after a Salina man was scammed out of $2,500. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 43-year-old man was contacted through Facebook Messenger about a long term job opportunity to clean a house for $500 a week. Police say the scammer convinced the victim to deposit a check made out ...

6 years ago
A couple from Georgia is stranded in Salina after their car was stolen - by the couple they were traveling with. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Devery Clarkson was staying at the Value Inn, 1640 W. Crawford with his girlfriend and two other companions. Police say Clarkson went outside for a cigarette break and ...

6 years ago
Authorities are looking for a white man in a dark green or black 4-door car. A grade school student ran away from a man in a car who was trying to entice him inside while the boy waited at a rural bus stop this morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 7:25am Friday, ...