7 years ago
A group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits had their badges pinned on Thursday afternoon in Salina and officially became Kansas Highway Patrol troopers and Capitol Police officers . The 43 new officers were part of KHP Recruit Class #57, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy. The Patrol’s 38 newest troopers and five ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating four incidents of spray paint vandalism that are likely connected. According to Captain Paul Forrester, vandals tagged a wall at Fountain Plaza at 2100 S. 9th, a fence and dumpster at Casey's located at 725 W. Schilling Road and a wall at Diehl Construction, 522 Bishop. All the sites had the phrase 'Ground ...

7 years ago
No one was hurt when a semi hauling a load of hay caught fire Wednesday evening along Interstate 70 near Salina. Firefighters from Rural Fire District 3 and Rural Fire District 7 responded to the fire, which was located in the area of milepost 242 west of Salina. Officials tell KSAL News that it appeared the fire ...

7 years ago
Deputies make an arrest after a truck that was stolen in Beloit was found in Bridgeport. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Jay Mott of Beloit was taken into custody on Wednesday after investigators interviewed a mix of people who saw him driving the 2004 Chevy Silverado. Sheriff Soldan says the truck owned ...

7 years ago
The Bethany Swedes jumped out to a 15-1 lead Wednesday night at the Freeman Center in York, NE, and never looked back en route to a 76-42 win. The 34 point margin of victory was Bethany’s largest in league play since February 18, 2006. Bethany clamped down defensively and held York to only four field goals ...

7 years ago
Nearly everyone is familiar with the striped skunk, a common Kansas furbearer known for its striking black body and white stripe down its back and, of course, the odor. However, there is a much rarer species of skunk living in Kansas that most people are not familiar with: the Eastern spotted skunk. And biologists with ...

7 years ago
The Kansas State Wildcat football team is going West. The Wildcats accepted an invitation to the Cactus Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona on December 26. The opponent: UCLA Bruins. UCLA fired its head coach Jim Mora earlier in the year and quickly found a replacement in former Oregon coach Chip Kelly. The Bruins also have a projected top-five ...

7 years ago
A Wichita aviation company is planning a large expansion. Spirit AeroSystems announced yesterday it will invest one-billion-dollars in its Wichita operations and construct a new building on its campus. The company also plans to create one-thousand new jobs by 2019. Most of the new jobs will include mechanics, technicians, machine operators and production.     Story: MetroSource News

7 years ago
Just a few years ago, Kansas Wesleyan sophomore forward Jordan McNelly was a Salina Central Mustang. After a pit stop at Cloud County Community College, he wound up back home as a Coyote this year. McNelly went home for plays like the one he made on Wednesday. Salina's own sealed off the opposite block, corralling a missed ...

7 years ago
Public opinion results are back for a portion of the Smoky Hill River renewal project. According to the City of Salina, survey results from the design charrette held September 26–28, for the area of the Smoky Hill River Renewal Project from north of Iron Avenue (North Channel and Founders Park) and south of the YMCA (South ...

7 years ago
A Kansas City area businessman who challenged Republican Senator Pat Roberts in 2014 is considering a run for governor. Greg Orman, who ran a strong race as an Independent against the incumbent senator Roberts, filed paperwork on Wednesday to create an exploratory committee for a possible 2018 bid for Governor again as an Independent candidate. Via ...