8 years ago
A surgeon who has served as the University of Kansas Medical Center's executive vice chancellor is the new top overseer of the University of Kansas. The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday named Dr. Douglas Girod as the successor to retiring Bernadette Gray-Little. Gray-Little has been chancellor since 2009 and announced last September she would retire this ...

8 years ago
The Salina Area United Way has announced the 2018-2019 Community Impact Grant funding process. According to the agency, they believe that by aligning the resources and services available in our community, and by working collaboratively, we can provide more effective and efficient impact and create real community change. The Salina Area United Way fights for the ...

8 years ago
Another Salina businessman is joining the city commission race. Mike Hoppock on Thursday filed to run. Hoppock is the current owner and president of Land Title Service Inc. Previously he was in the banking industry, spending 7 years with Bennington State Bank and 15 years with Security Savings and Loan. Hoppock has been active in the community. ...

8 years ago
A current Salina City Commissioner who was running for reelection has dropped out of the race. Jon Blanchard on Thursday afternoon announced that he is no longer running for reelection. Blanchard issued the following statement: "Today I am withdrawing my name for consideration for city commission in the upcoming election, as I will be unable fulfill the ...

8 years ago
A central Kansas prosecutor has dropped charges against a former Halstead city administrator who'd been accused of perjury. Harvey County District Attorney David Yoder said Thursday in a news release without elaborating that there was insufficient evidence to continue pursuing the case involving J.R. Hatfield. Hatfield and the former police chief of 2,100-resident Halstead, Steven Lewis, were ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen van and have a possible suspect they want to interview. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Tiffany Keith told officers she was at church on Tuesday and fell ill, and went to the hospital. After her release, she stayed at a friends home in the 1100 block of ...

8 years ago
Kansas legislators are close to approving a new requirement that abortion providers give women information about their doctors' histories and provide it in print in a specific type font on white paper. The House approved the bill on an 84-38 vote Thursday. It goes next to the Senate and approval there would send it to Republican ...

8 years ago
The Kansas House has approved a bill that would phase in a $280 million increase in the state's spending on public schools over two years even though some members said the extra money isn't enough to satisfy a court mandate. The vote Thursday was 84-39. The bill goes next to the Senate. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled ...

8 years ago
A Salina woman was transported to the hospital after she allegedly drove her car into the City's pump station on South 2nd. Police say 31-year-old Holly Hickman had an argument with her boyfriend and was upset before she got behind the wheel of her 2007 Ford Edge. She then drove at a high rate of speed and ...

8 years ago
A group of Salina area law enforcement officers teamed up Wednesday to run through the streets of Salina. The Saline County leg of the Special Olympics Torch Run weaved through town Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Lt. Scott Trembley organized the event, in which over 20 runners and volunteers participated. Officers from the Salina Police Department, ...

8 years ago
A Salina businessman who is active in the community is running for a seat on the city commission. Frank Hampton on Wednesday filed to run. Hampton is a financial advisor and Branch Manager of Raymond James Financial Services and owner and founder of Hampton Financial, LLC. He was previously a Financial Advisor and Branch Manager in ...