7 years ago
Earlier this week, Greg Gibson was reminded of his one-year anniversary of having his tumor removed from his leg. Now, he's poised to make up for lost time on the football field. After numerous chemotherapy treatments, the Salina Central senior linebacker is ready for his return after winning his battle with osteosarcoma, or cancer of the bone. In ...

7 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he will recuse himself from the vote tally process.   [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Kobach-Audio.mp3"][/audio]   Kobach is the current frontrunner in the Republican primary for Kansas governor. The latest figures have him about 100 votes ahead of Governor Jeff Colyer. Source: MetroSource News

7 years ago
The theft of tools from a construction trailer is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. In the overnight hours of July 25-26, 2018, unknown suspects broke into a construction trailer that was on a job site in the 1200 block of S. Cunningham Rd, which is located east of Salina. The suspects cut ...

7 years ago
The discovery of a body has prompted a murder investigation in Junction City. According to the Junction City Police Department, at about 01:48 in the morning on Thursday officers responded to the area of 713 W. 11th St. in reference to shots fired.  Upon arrival first responders located 21-year-old Darian White of Junction City deceased in ...

7 years ago
Free screenings for skin and prostate cancer will be held next week. According to Salina Regional Health Center, screenings will be available from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center. Appointments for the event are required and can be made by calling (785) 452-4848. Space is limited. Skin cancer is the ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is among 150 agencies mobilizing for the Labor Day Weekend driving period. According to the agency, citizens are warned that during the period, Aug. 16 through Labor Day, Sept. 3, they will join 150 other local and state police agencies across Kansas in a crackdown aimed at removing drunk and other ...

7 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead over Gov. Jeff Colyer in the Republican primary has been cut in half. Because of an election day clerical error, the lead is now 91 votes instead of 191. Election officials discovered the mistake in the listing of Thomas County's results in the state's tally of votes. The final, unofficial ...

7 years ago
A national animal rights organization has responded to a local Saline County incident. Earlier this week a truck hauling cattle crashed in rural Saline County. On Tuesday afternoon a semi hauling 65 head of cattle crashed in a ditch southeast of Salina. As the driver reached  for something a couple of wheels dropped off the road, ...

7 years ago
A Wichita woman is dead after her vehicle slid off a Colorado cliff. Chaffee County, Colorado officials say 43-year-old Jennifer Orr was driving in a caravan of vehicles Tuesday when her Jeep went off the road and fell 600 feet down a slope. Orr died at the scene, and her daughter was airlifted to a hospital. Authorities say ...

7 years ago
Six members of a Kansas State University engineering creative design team, including a Salina student, have won an award at an international competition. According to the school, the KSU Fountain Wars Team  brought home third-place honors. It's the seventh time in past eight years a team from Kansas State University has finished in the top three in the ...

7 years ago
A teenage driver was cited for failure to yield after an injury accident involving a car and motorcycle on Wednesday evening. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 61-year-old Kenneth Van Auken and his passenger, 59-year-old Tracy Van Auken were both transported to Salina Regional Health Center by EMS after their motorcycle struck a car ...