9 years ago
UPDATE: The Kansas Highway Patrol late Thursday afternoon was investigating an injury accident involving a school bus in Ottawa County. According to the agency, the crash took place east of Highway 81, east of the city of Minneapolis. Officials tell KSAL News that a small school bus carrying high school students hit a guardrail at around 3:00. ...

9 years ago
Alpha Media Portland, OR announced today they have closed the purchase of Digity radio stations. Alpha Media will add the Digity markets to the one hundred thirty-seven stations currently in the Alpha Media portfolio. The closing of Digity, LLC brings the total number of stations owned or operated by Alpha Media to 251 in 53 markets. ...

9 years ago
A 74-year-old south-central Kansas man has died about a week after he was caught in a structure fire. Wellington Fire Chief Tim Hay says Wayne Bradford died Wednesday. He says Bradford had been hospitalized in Wichita since last Thursday when the fire broke out in a detached garage. KSN reports that the cause of the fire is ...

9 years ago
A group affiliated with Big Tobacco spent more than all other organizations lobbying the Kansas state government last year, followed by an organization that opposed efforts to expand state liquor laws. A report released Wednesday shows that lobbyists spent a total of $1.74 million last year to curry favor with state lawmakers. That's far higher than ...

9 years ago
A mild winter has the wheat crop in central Kansas breaking dormancy and greening up. "For the most part where you see that crop coming out of dormancy across the state it's in pretty good condition," said Justin Gilpin, CEO of the Kansas Wheat Commission in Manhattan. "It is a little bit earlier than normal and so ...

9 years ago
RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) -  Police say a man held a sword to the necks of two people at a Missouri gas station before leading officers on a slow-speed chase that ended when the U-Haul he was driving crashed into a suburban Kansas City church. Raytown police received a report at 4:19 a.m. Thursday of a man ...

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A Salina man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself at the public library. Police say that 29-year-old Darris Thomas was arrested Wednesday. The victim in this case was a woman in her forties. She called the police saying Thomas was exposing himself. The victim was inside the Public Library. Authorities say Thomas was flashing his private area while ...

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A 93-year-old woman has died after a sport utility vehicle struck her in a church parking lot in Manhattan. A report from Riley County police says Ruby Johnson fell Tuesday and was struck by the SUV's front tire. The Manhattan Mercury reports that she was rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time ...

9 years ago
Three teachers have been honored by Salina USD 305. The district has honored its Master Teacher of the Year, and Horizon Award winners. The Salina USD 305 Master Teacher is selected by members of NEA-Salina.  Salina USD 305 presents a Horizon Award to teachers who have demonstrated excellence during their first full year of teaching. 2016 Master ...

9 years ago
SECOND UPDATE - Investigators Wednesday evening were still trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed a 3-year-old boy and injured his siblings and grandmother. Salina Fire Marsahl Roger Williams told KSAL News that the extensive damage to the mobile home was making it difficult to determine exactly how the fire started. He said ...

9 years ago
Greg Goode is four months away from stepping down from his post at the college he's guided since 2009. The President of Salina Tech announced back in December he was retiring this summer. On Wednesday Goode was flanked by the school's Vice President of Instruction Monte Couchman during an in-studio visit on the KSAL Morning News. "I think ...