6 years ago
Voters in Kansas will be able to cast ballots at any polling place within their home county. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly visited Wichita yesterday for a bill signing ceremony for the measure, which changes the state's election laws. The measure was supported by Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman, whose department created an app where voters can ...

6 years ago
A suspect in a recent Northwest Kansas murder has been found dead. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Wednesday evening September 11th, and Thursday morning September 12th, KBI agents interviewed 47-year-old Jon Flowers of Inman who was identified in connection with a Rooks County homicide. Multiple search warrants were also served at Flowers’s residence ...

6 years ago
The wait is finally over. The Nature Conservancy and Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks & Tourism (KDWPT) announce the much-anticipated Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park will open on Saturday, October 12. Located in southern Logan County, Little Jerusalem is easily accessed from Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 83.  A grand opening celebration with speeches and ...

6 years ago
The tobacco industry has a history of targeting young people in its advertising to attract new customers. As vaping and electronic cigarettes have grown in popularity, advertisers are up to the same old tricks. New research from the University of Kansas shows that not only do those advertising tactics work, but young people also fail ...

6 years ago
The price at the pump is expected to spike. According to AAA Kansas, on the week, the national gas price average held steady at $2.56, with the Kansas average rising two cents to $2.35 per gallon, but motorists can expect volatility at the pump in the coming days and weeks. Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia experienced ...

6 years ago
Kansas State Fair officials are planning to re-evaluate the event's gun policy. KSNW reports that fair organizers are examining the firearms policy because concert security concerns could conflict with state law. Concertgoers at this year's Kansas State Fair had to undergo screening at country music singer Bill Currington's concert because the performer required it in his contract.

6 years ago
A woman from Utah contacted police after her wedding ring was stolen during a stop at a Salina gas station. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Saturday evening around 7pm, 43-year-old Emily Crabtree drove into the Petro 2 station at 2125 N. 9th and left the door unlocked on her 2015 Toyota Prius ...

6 years ago
A piece of road construction equipment owned by a Manhattan, KS company was reported stolen after it fell off a truck in Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an driver for Shilling Construction pulled off I-135 at the Schilling exit and felt a bump. When he checked his load at Tractor Supply he ...

6 years ago
A detached storage garage was destroyed by fire in Gypsum early Monday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that firefighters were sent to 608 Spring Street just before 1am as flames and smoke poured from the building. Deputies say owner, Donald Stebbins had used a nearby burn pit earlier in the day and likely ...

6 years ago
Two people were hurt in a three-vehicle head-on crash in which the driver who caused it fled the scene late Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2006 Nissan Maxima was going the wrong way, headed east in the westbound lane of K18 Highway. The Nissan struck two on-coming vehicles, a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze ...

6 years ago
A “Drug Take Back” will be part this week's Sunflower Fair.  The “Hello Yellow Brick Road!” Sunflower Fair is this Tuesday from 8 am to 4 pm at Tony’s Pizza Events Center. The Saline County’s Sheriff’s Office will accept old and unused prescription drugs at event. The drug take back is among the wide array of exhibits, ...