8 years ago
Riley County police say a Manhattan woman is in critical condition after a hit-and-run. Police say 21-year-old Amber Wilhelm was walking on a Manhattan street early Monday when a pickup truck hit her and drove away. The truck was described as a light color 2011 to 2016 Chevrolet or GMC extended cab pickup. It is likely to ...

8 years ago
Easter weekend severe weather is a possibility. According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are possible late Saturday afternoon and evening, as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main hazards, with heavy rain and minor flooding possible Saturday night across southern Kansas as storms consolidate into a large ...

8 years ago
April the giraffe has given birth at a New York zoo as more than a million people around the world watched live. The 15-year-old giraffe delivered her calf Saturday in an enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, a rural upstate village about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of New York City. At least 1.2 million people ...

8 years ago
Washburn University's board of regents has approved a campus concealed-carry policy. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the board unanimously approved the gun policy without discussion Thursday. The policy requires campus housing residents to safely secure and conceal handguns from sight on themselves, in their dorm or in the trunk of their car. A student will be subject to ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying several vandals who were caught on camera. The crime is this week's Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Sometime in the overnight hours of April 10th into April 11, unknown males entered the old schoolhouse in Gypsum located at 3rd Street and King ...

8 years ago
The Salina Police Officer who suffered a medical condition following a foot chase on Thursday is okay. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the male officer was transported to Salina Regional Health Center yesterday and cleared to leave. "He's doing great," Forrester said Friday morning. The chase began during a traffic stop - when 25-year-old Tiandre Deshun ...

8 years ago
A boil water advisory for a Saline County water district has been rescinded. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment a boil water advisory for the public water supply Saline Co. RWD 2 in Saline County has been rescinded. The advisory had been issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 6-year-old boy died in Mitchell County after he was hit by a vehicle. Nolan D. Lewis, of Beloit, died after the accident on a rural road northeast of Beloit Thursday evening. The patrol says the boy was running outside the vehicle when he was struck by the left rear tire. He was ...

8 years ago
A search is underway in southern Kansas for a 53-year-old priest who went missing from a nursing home. Thursday's search for Marvin Reif near Protection in Comanche County was involving more than 100 people, some on horseback and all-terrain vehicles. Reif went missing 10 days earlier from Protection Valley Manor, a nursing home where he had been ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a suspect was shot and killed by law enforcers after leading police on a three-county, south-central Kansas chase, firing at deputies and police along the way. Investigators in Wichita say 25-year-old Charles Johnston was shot early Thursday near Udall after a vehicle in which he was riding became disabled after the chase. Authorities say ...

8 years ago
Salina's indoor football team is rebooting. The Salina Liberty, 0-6 so far this year and 0-13 dating back to last season, are making big changes. During a media conference Thursday afternoon the organization made several big announcements. Ricky Bertz is the new Chief Operating Officer of the team, effective immediately. Bertz has been successfully involved with indoor ...