9 years ago
When the first notes drift off the Eric Stein Stage in Oakdale Park Friday - Nathan Miller and company will be there to catch it. He and the Miller clan - now 65 strong - have been making the front row a 'family tradition' at the Smoky Hill River Festival for over a decade. "We've got a ...

9 years ago
Kansas wildlife officials are asking thousands of nonresident hunters who received duplicate deer permits from the April drawing to give them back. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says a printing error sent duplicate mailings to more than 3,200 hunters in early June. The department says successful applicants should have received only one mailing, ...

9 years ago
A McPherson man was arrested in rural Saline County after taking a pickup truck on a wild ride. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan says that deputies responded to the area of K 140 Highway and Hohneck Road late Thursday morning to the report of a possible domestic incident. A passerby saw what appeared to be a ...

9 years ago
Between 9:00 PM on June 4, 2016 and 8:00 AM on June 5, 2016, force was used to commit a Burglary at Lakewood Middle School, 1135 Lakewood Cr. A Grasshopper zero-turn riding mower with a 72” cutting deck was taken from a storage shed. Loss and damage is estimated at $8,000. If you have any information concerning ...

9 years ago
The 40th Smoky Hill River Festival got off to a rousing start Thursday night. KSAL's Clarke Sanders took the stage, in front of an overflow crowd surrounding the Eric Stein Stage in Oakdale Park, and announced the first band to kickoff the official opening event. The Festival Jam officially started the annual party in the ...

9 years ago
Weather conditions this year have been the perfect recipe to allow the Kansas winter wheat crop to mature to perfection. "Because we had the right kind of conditions for that wheat crop to finish out through May," said Justin Gilpin, CEO of the Kansas Wheat Commission. Gilpin tells KSAL News that a hint of green remains in ...

9 years ago
A top Republican legislator is drafting a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to prevent courts from shutting down public schools in lawsuits over education funding. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff King said he plans to have the panel review the proposal during a meeting next week. The Independence Republican also is Senate vice president. King's panel ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after a car window was smashed. Police report that just after midnight Thursday morning someone used a blunt object to shatter the rear passenger window on a 1995 Lexus that was parked at 2153 Tulane. Damage is estimated at $600.

9 years ago
A Bennington man is awaiting a court appearance in Salina to hear charges that he had sexual intercourse with a female victim without her consent. Officers arrested 29-year-old Jordan L. Brehm on Wednesday after the victim who is in her 20's called police. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Brehm was still inside the home located ...

9 years ago
After debuting its inaugural flight training course to unmanned aircraft systems students in January, the UAS program on Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus is expanding that offering to now include its first national professional client. Under the Section 333 exemption received from the Federal Aviation Administration in fall 2015, Kansas State Polytechnic’s UAS program is providing ...

9 years ago
The Wichita police department is investigating after about 30 egrets were found dead in a residential area. Egrets are protected by federal law and that it's illegal to kill or injure the birds. People are also not allowed to harass or move them once they've nested. The department has been working on the case with the Kansas ...