4 years ago
A woman was pistol whipped and shots were fired after a party went out of bounds at a home in Bavaria. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to a house in the 2300 block of S. Midland in the early hours of Sunday morning. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Ryan Will on ...

4 years ago
A Salina organization which provides public transportation across the area is expanding its reach. According to OCCK, Effective July 1st they will be providing all general public transportation within the city limits of Concordia.  This service has been provided by the Concordia Senior Center. This new venture, called GoConcordia, will be a joint partnership between OCCK, ...

4 years ago
Fort Hays State University has released the names of 1,691 students who earned places on the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2021 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time ...

4 years ago
A key official from a group hoping to redevelop the Century II performing arts center in downtown Wichita is stepping down. Brian McHughes announced on Saturday that he is resigning from his role as spokesperson with Penumbra International, LLC-Wichita Riverwalk. McHughes noted that he had expected the group's senior leadership to answer questions about their investment ...

4 years ago
A nationwide campaign addressing boating under the influence, will take place this year over Independence Day Weekend. Law enforcement, particularly game wardens, will be extra vigilant at lakes around the country, including in Kansas, especially looking for boaters under the influence. Kansas is one of multiple states which participates in Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water’s ...

4 years ago
A man from Salina was transported to the hospital following a single vehicle crash in Ottawa County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 55-year-old David Brees was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix headed north in the passing lane on US Highway 81. For an unknown reason the car crossed over the center line and went off ...

4 years ago
Fort Hays State University’s Dane G. Hansen Scholarship Hall is currently recruiting community builders with entrepreneurial mindsets to join the cohort of students that reside in the hall.   Hansen Scholarship Hall is among the newer residence halls on campus, built in 2016, and provides living space to a select group of undergraduate and graduate students ...

4 years ago
The next monthly Lunch & Learn program will be discuss President Franklin Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms". According to the organization, the guest this month is Jeffrey Urbin, Roosevelt Presidential Library Education Specialist, discussing "Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms." In January 1941, advancing Nazi armies spread hate, fear, death, and destruction across most of Europe and showed no ...

4 years ago
It’s not a season for everyone, but with enough grit and vigor, you just might be up to the challenge. The handfishing for flathead catfish season is now open. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, there are a couple of things to consider: Handfishing is allowed only in certain areas: the Arkansas ...

4 years ago
OCCK has awarded $2,500 in scholarships to five area seniors. According to the organization, the new scholarship was established as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of OCCK in 2020, as a long-term reminder of the good work that past generations have done, and that future generations will do, in working with people with disabilities in ...

4 years ago
The University of Kansas has received funding for Alzheimer's disease research. According to Senator Roger Marshal's office, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the University of Kansas more than $1.1 million to develop a more comprehensive understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression by evaluating various biomarkers within minority populations, an underrepresented group in AD research. “Alzheimer’s is ...