7 years ago
A freshman football player at Garden City Community College died this week after  participating in the team’s first day of practice. The Garden City Telegram reports 19-year-old Braeden Bradforth was found “medically distressed” by a teammate in his dorm room Wednesday evening. The team had went through condition drills several hours earlier. The teammate contacted head football coach ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after allegedly forcing his way into a home so he could drag a woman outside. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Preston Williams is facing multiple charges after he reportedly knocked on an apartment door in the 1100 block of North 3rd Street and then forced ...

7 years ago
A driver was injured and a Salina family has been displaced after a car crashed into their home while they were sleeping. According to Police Sergeant Brent Rupert, officers were called to 822 W. South Street early Friday morning after a car driven by 25-year-old Kaitlin Vargas reportedly hit the porch pillars, spraying bricks that hit ...

7 years ago
The COMCARE Imaging Center at 2090 S. Ohio, Salina, has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI. According to Salina Regional Health Center, the accreditation is the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). MRI is a noninvasive medical test that utilizes magnetic fields to ...

7 years ago
Two bodies of water in Salina are now under warnings because of toxic blue-green algae concerns. According to the City of Salina, the lake at Lakewood Park went under a warning Thursday. It joins the pond at Jerry Ivey Park, which is also under a warning. Blue-green algae are a type of bacteria called “cyanobacteria,” which occurs ...

7 years ago
A burglary at a south Salina home is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. According to Salina Police, on Friday, July 20th, officers responded to a residential burglary in the 900 block of Merrily. The burglary occurred between 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on that date. Entry was gained by force to the front ...

7 years ago
With enrollment underway for Salina USD 305 schools, the 2018 Saline County Back to School Fair is at Lakewood Middle School today at Noon. Through the support of community sponsors, the event provides an opportunity to distribute free basic school supplies to over 1,800 income-eligible Saline County K-12 students. At the Back to School Fair there will ...

7 years ago
Confusion is continuing in the Republican primary race for the Kansas Fourth Congressional District seat. Incumbent Congressman Ron Estes faces a challenge from political newcomer Ron M. Estes. Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman says her office has fielded questions from voters about the issue, but she says there isn't much workers can do at polling places ...

7 years ago
Bullfighters don't clown around - just ask Ethan McDonald, pro rodeo bullfighter who grew up in Abilene, Kansas. "A lot of people say, "oh you're a rodeo clown," he remarked with a smile. "Well I don't tell any jokes." McDonald's job is serious business; make sure the bull does not harm the rider, who is often off ...

7 years ago
A bi-partisan amendment that maintains a key train service in the state of Kansas easily passed through the United States Senate in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. U.S. Senators Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) and Tom Udall’s (D-N.M.) amendment to maintain Amtrak train services along the established, long-distance passenger rail route of the Southwest Chief, #3665, was today included ...

7 years ago
A west Wichita mall is facing possible foreclosure. Wells Fargo Bank has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the Towne West Square mall. The owners of the mall have allegedly failed to repay a 51-million-dollar loan made in May 2011. According to court documents, more than 45-million-dollars is still owed on the loan.   photo by: Devin Blackwood