6 years ago
Authorities in McPherson County are investigating two thefts involving ten thousand dollars' worth of tools and equipment from a pair of farms near Inman earlier this month. According to the county sheriff's office, the first happened sometime between November 2nd and November 4th. The second reportedly took place nearby at a second farm on November 9th ...

6 years ago
Law enforcement across Kansas will mobilize beginning Monday in preparation for Thanksgiving travel. Monday, November 25th, through Sunday, Dec 1st, many police agencies across the state including the Kansas Highway Patrol will participate in the Kansas Thanksgiving Safe Arrival traffic enforcement campaign.  A grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will underwrite overtime enforcement efforts ...

6 years ago
One of the biggest events of its kind in the Midwest is coming to Salina this Saturday. Kenwood Hall and the 4-H Building will be bursting at the seams with toys at the 8th Annual Salina Heart Land Toy Show. Organizers say vendors are coming from Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma and of ...

6 years ago
Can influencing the body's metabolism improve the brain's energy and how well it functions? Researchers at the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center are trying to answer this fundamental question with a new clinical trial involving individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dapagliflozin, a drug used to treat diabetes. This single-site study designed by the KU ADC ...

6 years ago
With the work on Santa Fe winding down, all five CityGo stops currently closed on the street will be reopening within the next few days. The stops that will be reopening include the following: Blue #1, Santa Fe and Iron (SE corner) Blue #2, Santa Fe and Ash (NE corner) – this stop will be moved ...

6 years ago
A motorcycle rider was hurt in a crash involving a deer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 52-year-old William Sauer of Victoria was riding a Harley Davidson Motorcycle on U.S. 40 Highway when he struck a deer. He was thrown from the bike and came to rest in the roadway. The deer and motorcycle came to ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in locating a dark colored SUV that was involved in a hit and run. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the incident happened at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1000 block of W. Walnut. The victim, Lynn Grinage, left her 1999 Chevy S10 pickup truck ...

6 years ago
Two Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus students received awards at the recent Aero Skills Tournament in Wichita at Exploration Place. The tournament is a one-day regional competition for aircraft technicians and is sponsored by Aviation NETWorX. Schools and industry send their best aircraft structures candidates to compete. The competition required assembling and disassembling a sheet metal ...

6 years ago
Dunder Mifflin is opening a temporary office in Salina. The unauthorized Off-Broadway sensation The Office! A Musical Parody  is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. The show is scheduled for March 19th. It’s a typical morning at Scranton’s third largest paper company until, for no logical reason, a documentary crew begins filming the lives of the employees of ...

6 years ago
The largest public-private partnership in the history of Salina will be substantially completed by the end of this week. The Downtown Streetscape Project on Santa Fe Ave will will wind down on Friday. According to the City of Salina, the final completion of Campbell Plaza, the Walnut Street intersection, and various landscaping items will be complete ...

6 years ago
Kansas will join a nationwide drive to keep guns out of the hands of domestic violence offenders, convicted felons and people with serious mental problems. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, the plan called Project Guardian puts new emphasis on using the federal background check system for gun purchases to identify straw purchasers, individuals convicted of ...