8 years ago
The Stafford County Sheriff says the body of a county commissioner has been found underneath an overturned lawnmower. The sheriff says 42-year-old Shane Landon Stimatze was found dead Monday morning under the mower in a pond in rural St. John. The death is under investigation. The Stafford County Clerk's office said Stimatze had just started his second term ...

8 years ago
It's another sign that summer is nearly over. This weekend is the final weekend for Salina's Kenwood Cove waterpark before it closes for the season. The waterpark will be open Saturday 2 -7, and Sunday 2 - 6. After closing Sunday, Kenwood Cove will open one final time Monday evening for a final year-end special event. The 8th Annual ...

8 years ago
A former Salina man had a few reasons to be a little extra excited when Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Cam Gallagher hit a grand slam home run in the 6th inning late Monday night in Oakland. Tim Brown actually 25,000 reasons to be excited. The 6th inning is the "Sonic Slam" inning. If a Royals ...

8 years ago
Students returned to class around Salina this week as USD 305 interim Superintendent Dr. James Hardy leads the district into the 2017 - 2018 school year. Dr. Hardy joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday after nearly two months on the job since taking over for Bill Hall who moved to Missouri for another career ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says it is investigating the death of a rural Kansas man as a homicide. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the body of 34-year-old Matthew Schoshke was found Saturday in a rural home near Tescott. KBI spokeswoman Melissa Underwood says the agency is looking for Schoshke's silver 2006 Ford F-150 extended cab ...

8 years ago
The Powerball jackpot is now the 9th largest in the history of the game, and if no ticket matches all numbers tomorrow night, it will climb even higher. The current Powerball jackpot is estimated at $430 million, with a cash option of $273.4 million. This marks the third time this year that an advertised Powerball jackpot has ...

8 years ago
The application process has started for Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation grant funding. According to the organization, the application process has begun for two categories of the Horizons Grants Program. The Organizational Project Grants, along with the Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants, are now open for application with a deadline of November 1, 2017. These grants ...

8 years ago
Law enforcement agencies throughout Kansas are teaming up in an effort to stop drunk driving across the state. Salina Police will be out in force through the Labor Day weekend looking for drunk drivers and seat belt violations. Police Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that beginning Thursday, August 17th through Monday, September 4th extra officers will ...

8 years ago
Authorities say two children have been killed and several other people injured in an apartment fire in suburban Kansas City. The fire started early Tuesday at a complex in Overland Park. Fire officials say two men were hurt when they jumped out of a second-story window and that the children's mother also was injured. Heat exhaustion ...

8 years ago
Rocking M Media Radio Station News Radio 1150 KSAL has been honored as the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Medium Market Radio Station of the Year. The association announced its 2017 KAB Awards of Excellence on Monday. KSAL staff members earned 10 awards. According to the KAB, over 800 radio entries were submitted by broadcasters from across the ...

8 years ago
A Salina man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 54-year-old Michael N. Rodenbeek was sentenced Friday.  He pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography. In his plea, Rodenbeek admitted using an iPhone camera to surreptitiously record videos focusing on the genitals of ...