6 years ago
A near head-on crash on a dusty Saline County road sends two men to the hospital with serious injuries. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 22-year-old Chris Giroux of Marquette was ejected from his truck while 40-year-old Randy Choitz of Salina had to be extricated from his work truck ...

6 years ago
Former Saline County Administrator Andrew Manley is the new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at First Bank Kansas. According to the bank, Manley brings a diverse background of educational and financial experience to the bank. After graduating from Southwestern College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Manley has held a variety of Finance and ...

6 years ago
Between September 30 – October 4 the USD 305 District Offices will be temporarily moving to a location at 501 W. Cloud Street, into the building known as Salina West. Offices are moving so that work on the building’s infrastructure and other interior upgrades can begin. “Electrical and technology upgrades are needed as well as asbestos ...

6 years ago
Ethan Brown, senior at Salina Central High School, was invited back to the RidePass desk for the PFIWestern.com Invitational in Missouri this past weekend. This time, his experience at the Springfield Professional Bull Riding (PBR) event was even more comprehensive. During the three-day event, Ethan was invited to shadow the public relations team during the local ...

6 years ago
A civilian employee of the Barton County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested in connection with an alleged sex crime. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, agents arrested 64-year-old Jimmy L. Hapes, of Great Bend.He was arrested for one count of rape connected to an incident that occurred on June 7th. Hapes is a civil process server ...

6 years ago
A Salina man is facing federal charges in connection with alleged drug and gun crimes. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen MacCallsiter's Office, 38-year-old Jeffrey Lamont Armstrong of Salina is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of unlawful ...

6 years ago
The Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives has received a large gift of scientific documents and artifacts from accomplished meteorologist Mike Smith. Smith, founder of WeatherData, Inc., and the retired senior vice president of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, recently received a special lifetime achievement award from the National Weather Association for nearly 50 years of ...

6 years ago
A Kansas man who appears to have accidentally shot himself with a gun he wasn't supposed to have will serve time in federal prison. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister's Office, 26-year-old Keeno D. Collins from Ozawkie was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a gun. In a plea, Collins admitted ...

6 years ago
Applications are still open for employers in northwest Kansas to apply for a spring or summer intern from Fort Hays State University through the FHSU/Dane G. Hansen Internship program. A grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation made 30 paid internships possible for the 2019-20 academic year, including the summer 2020 term.  Applications for spring and ...

6 years ago
An employee at a Salina liquor store was fooled by a caller claiming to be with a Kansas utility provider. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the employee at Hill Liquor, 153 N. Broadway, received a call at 12 p.m., Tuesday, from a caller claiming to be with Westar Energy. The scammer told the employee ...

6 years ago
Law Enforcement are investigating after a window was smashed out and an ATM dismantled at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the break-in occurred between 6:20 p.m. Monday and 5:25 a.m. Tuesday at Tony's Pizza Events Center, 800 The Midway. Employees with the entertainment venue arrived to work ...