11 years ago
A large crowd gathered in Salina's Oakdale Park Thursday night to be a part of the official opening event of the 2014 Smoky Hill River Festival. The Festival Jam officially started the annual party in the park, in front of nearly 11,000 people. Steve Hansen organized the first Jam 28 years ago, and is still going ...

11 years ago
New federal statistics show Kansas' gross domestic product grew slightly faster than the national average last year but still lagged behind most other states in the region. The U.S. Department of Commerce says Kansas' gross domestic product grew 1.9 percent in 2013. GDP is the value of finished goods and services and is considered ...

11 years ago
From Best Work in Progress - to Best in Show, Dad's Day at Rolling Hills Zoo promises plenty of chrome and cruisers to look at. Vickee Spicer with the Zoo stopped into the KSAL Morning News with a look at Sunday's event. "It's neat to see it translating into generations," she said. "We have fathers and sons ...

11 years ago
A leader in the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in northeast Kansas has died in a traffic accident. Suzanne Heck, editor for the tribe's newspaper and website, said Thursday that James M. Potter, who was tribal council secretary, died after the accident Wednesday evening west of Mayetta. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Potter's term as secretary was to end ...

11 years ago
Every year, the need for scholarships is greater than the available resources. As tuition continues to rise, support of scholarships becomes even more invaluable. The Greater Salina Community Foundation is pleased to administer 24 different scholarship funds. These scholarships were established by donors who believe in the youth of our area and ...

11 years ago
A Wichita man is jailed in Saline County for cashing a counterfeit check. Salina Police requested a warrant for 46-year-old Brent Jones last year after investigators say he cashed a fake check in the amount of $594.70 that was marked as a business check from Kansasland Tire in Salina. Police in Wichita arrested Jones on Wednesday, he's ...

11 years ago
A toddler is in protective custody after excessive spankings. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, officers went to a home in southwest Salina after being contacted by the relative of a young female who was being punished with spanking. Police arrested 30-year-old Adam Pritchard of Salina after medical personal at Salina Regional Health Center examined the toddler ...

11 years ago
Some law enforcement officers say a Kansas law against texting-and-driving is difficult to enforce because it is too vague. The 3-year-old law requires officers to ticket drivers who are writing or sending a text while driving or any time the phone is transmitting any type of data. A bill that would have clarified that the ...

11 years ago
A 65-year-old City of Lucas employee has died after being electrocuted Wednesday morning. His name has not yet officially been released due to the process of notifying the family. The man was severely shocked Wednesday morning while working on power lines in the 500 Block of South Wolf Street in Lucas. He was transported by Russell County ...

11 years ago
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss will judge the upcoming state Cowboy Poetry Contest. The annual contest is scheduled for Friday in Alma. Those who compete at Alma will have survived regional qualifying rounds in Wichita, Dodge City and Strong City. The top cowboy poets will be recognized at Saturday's Symphony in the Flint Hills ...

11 years ago
Severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the area produced damaging wind and heavy rain late Wednesday into early Thursday. Rush County authorities say wind that blew through LaCrosse was strong enough to knock over train cars sitting at a lumberyard. The sheriff's department says the strong wind Wednesday night pushed over six empty train cars near Main Street ...