11 years ago
A 48 year old man had quite the scare after colliding with a train overnight. According to Salina Police, Rodney Alan Bradshaw was driving a 2013 Ford F150 around 9:25 pm Sunday night when it collided with a Union Pacific Train at the intersection of Iron and 4th street. Bradshaw was stopped at the train signal with ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a BBQ grill is stolen from a residence. Police say that Sometime between March 21 and March 27  a charcoal Big Green Egg Grill was stolen from a property in the 600 block of Morningside. Estimated loss is at $800. Also being investigated are five burglaries which happened over the weekend. Various ...

11 years ago
Counselors are expecting a crush of late-hour requests for help from Kansas consumers seeking to navigate the federal government's online health insurance marketplace. The consumers are trying to beat Monday's midnight deadline for applying for health coverage. The 2010 federal law overhauling health care requires most Americans to have coverage or pay a tax penalty. Health Care ...

11 years ago
The Kansas winter wheat crop needs moisture right now. Justin Gilpin, CEO of Kansas Wheat in Manhattan tells KSAL News that each plant is producing tillers or lateral stems that with timely moisture can mean a bumper crop, "That one wheat seed ultimately will become about eight plants," he said. "If we have favorable conditions more of ...

11 years ago
A mock community in central Kansas near Salina that provides training on responding to disasters has been expanding thanks to its popularity with emergency crews. Crisis City opened in October 2009 southwest of Salina on property owned by the Air Force. It hosts training drills that simulate various catastrophes, such as an active shooter, ...

11 years ago
Some of the copper from the old Kansas Statehouse dome is being repurposed. Several artists are using some of the weathered copper that was removed from the dome during renovations to make jewelry and sculptures. The creations are on sale in the Capitol gift shop. Artist Kristen Haug says the artists get the copper in rough-edged sheets, ...

11 years ago
A central Kansas company has bought an Italian manufacturing company. Moundridge-based Bradbury Co., has acquired Industrie Pu. Ma. Bradbury's facility in Tribano, Italy, will include sales, engineering, assembly and equipment testing. The companies of The Bradbury Group, which employ about 600 people, manufacture and supply roll forming and coil processing equipment. The acquisition expands Bradbury's operations into ...

11 years ago
The expansion of U.S. 50 in southwestern Kansas no longer includes leveling a historic rock formation. The Dodge City Globe reports the U.S. 50 expansion from a two-lane road into a four-lane expressway will use a paved 16-foot median as it passes the Point of Rocks formation, which was once used as a navigational aid for ...

11 years ago
Volunteers have removed two swastikas that were spray-painted onto a Wichita mural that celebrates immigration. On Saturday, volunteers scrubbed off the two swastikas that had been sprayed in black paint onto the mural. The mural, which was painted by a group of high school students on the side of a store, depicts two people wrapped in flags, ...

11 years ago
Authorities say a grass fire over about 1,500 acres in northeast Kansas damaged two homes and four outbuildings. No injuries were reported. Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones told The Topeka Capital-Journal its  unclear what started the fire Sunday. Fire crews from throughout the city and surrounding area fought the fire through strong winds and dry conditions. The ...

11 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University introduced Salina to the big world of small science on Sunday. The school celebrated "NanoDays" at the Central Mall. Students and faculty from the KWU science department hosted hands-on exhibits that allowed visitors to imagine, discover, and explore a world that is too small to see. Activities included things like demonstrating how ...