11 years ago
The big white firework tents have been set up, stocked with explosives and are open to the public today through July 5. Wholesale Fireworks, a franchise fireworks company has opened up it's tents to Salinan's for the past five years due to the initiatives put fourth by Kenny Bird, his family and partners. "This is year number ...

11 years ago
Police add a charge of aggravated robbery to a Salina man, already in jail for a suspected murder. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, investigators arrested a man and a woman for a robbery made at gunpoint in April - and allege that 25-year-old Joel Heil took part in the stick up on April 18th. Heil was arrested ...

11 years ago
Salina Police Chief Jim Hill announced his retirement today during a media conference. Hill became Police Chief in January of 1991. He tells KSAL News that after 44-years of wearing a uniform there's a lot of mixed emotions. "It's kind of bittersweet because I have a lot of affection for the department and the great men and ...

11 years ago
The house in Kingman that burned after a woman was killed has been demolished. The two-story home of Vashti Forrest-Seacat was demolished Thursday, to the relief of neighbors. It had sat damaged and unusable since Seacat was killed in April 2011. Her husband, Brett Seacat, was found guilty earlier this month of killing his wife and setting ...

11 years ago
Combines are rolling in central Kansas and KSAL Radio's "Harvest Fest" is in full swing. KSAL's Rich Alexander was in Abilene yesterday at the Gavilon Grain Elevator, celebrating an on-air tradition that continues to reach out to Kansas producers and families as the wheat harvest comes in. Field crews can enjoy a cold drink and a slice ...

11 years ago
Federal prosecutors want a celebrity hunter from Tennessee to spend three months in jail for violating probation in a Kansas case. William "Spook" Spann is scheduled to appear at a hearing in federal court Thursday afternoon. Prosecutors are seeking to have his probation revoked in a 2007 case in which he pleaded guilty to transporting unlawfully ...

11 years ago
A Great Bend animal shelter is over capacity after 50 dogs were removed from a woman's home. The Golden Belt Humane Society coordinated the roundup of the animals from a trailer home Tuesday on the southeast side of Great Bend. A concerned citizen notified People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which called the local shelter. Golden ...

11 years ago
A flight demonstration of various unmanned aircraft systems used to improve the care of crops, livestock and pastures is scheduled for next week in central Kansas. Kansas State University is hosting the event Tuesday in Lindsborg, where U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will be on hand to discuss economic growth potential of unmanned aircraft systems in the ...

11 years ago
Two people are transported to the hospital following a crash along Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a semi pulling a trailer was traveling west. Its trailer swung off the edge of the road, kicking up dust and reducing visibility. A car following the semi slowed down and was rear ended ...

11 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas winter wheat harvest is slowly moving closer to the Nebraska border. The trade group Kansas Wheat reported Wednesday that yields are mixed across Kansas as more grain is harvested. In Bucklin, the harvest has reached the 60 percent mark with the Offerle Co-op saying it expects to take in about one ...

11 years ago
“It’ll be probably one of the biggest harvest’s we’ve ever seen,” Tom King a merchandiser for the Scoular grain elevators said. King has worked for 12 years at Scoular and has been around grain elevators his whole life. According to King, the weather has been perfect for harvesting, especially after the long drought that has been ...