7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and Rural Fire District No. 5 responded to a house fire in rural eastern Saline County on Tuesday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a deputy got the property at 3440 Kipp Rd. at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and saw smoke coming from the home. Rural Fire District No. 5 ...

7 years ago
Kansas State University purple pride is in the most recent ranking from Campus Pride, a national nonprofit that works for a safer college environment for LGBTQ students. For the second year in a row, Campus Pride lists Kansas State University among its30 Best of the Best LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities with the highest ranking, five stars. ...

7 years ago
The City of Salina is accepting the resignation of  Salina Animal Services Manager Vanessa Cowie. During a special meeting Tuesday evening commissioners voted to pay her for accrued unused vacation time. Cowie, who has been on paid suspension since  mid-August, tendered her resignation to accept a similar position at an animal shelter in the Kansas City area. ...

7 years ago
Shade structures are being installed at the Barkley Park dog park in Salina located on Markley Road. According to the City of Salina, pod one of the dog park will be closed periodically through next week. For information about Barkley Park, visit www.salinaanimalservices.com/barkley-park or call (785) 309-5765.

7 years ago
Salina City Commissioners will hold a special meeting this evening at 6:00 in the City-County Building, Room 107. The Salina City Commission will convene and recess into an executive session to discuss a matter relating to non-elected personnel. Following the executive session, the City Commission will reconvene into open session to take related action, if any.

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck and tools. According to Captain Paul Forrester, sometime between 8:20am and 8:55am Monday, someone grabbed the keys off the floorboard of a 2000 Ford F150 and drove out of the parking lot at the Lonestar gas station located at 100 N. Broadway. Police say the 60-year-old Salina ...

7 years ago
A fallen Sedgwick County deputy will be laid to rest. Funeral services for Deputy Robert Kunze III will take place Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Central Community Church at 61-hundred West Maple in Wichita. A procession to Resthaven cemetery will take place following the service. Kunze was shot and killed Sunday while he was attempting to ...

7 years ago
A Fort Riley Soldier has been killed in a motorcycle crash on the army post. According to the Army, 20-year-old Pfc. Timothy Meuse, an infantryman lost control of his motorcycle while driving on post in the late Saturday evening. He was taken to Irwin Army Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead early on Sunday. "Pfc. Meuse ...

7 years ago
Officials are ready for hundreds of people to lace up their shoes and run or walk through Downtown Salina Saturday morning to help in the fight against cancer. One of the major roads in Salina will be closed to traffic Saturday morning for the "Fe for a Cure" event. "Fe for A Cure" is a 5K ...

7 years ago
A Dickinson County roofer has been temporarily banned by court order from doing business in Kansas while a lawsuit alleging violations of consumer protection laws is pending. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's Offfice, Glenn Decker of Enterprise, who does business as Decker Construction, is temporarily banned from doing business in Kansas. District Judge Ryan ...

7 years ago
The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene, Kansas is helping to make the world a little bit better place. During its annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign on Friday, August 3, voluntary donations were picked up in the amount of $2,678.93, to benefit Dickinson County people undergoing cancer treatment. The monies go to the Elsie Brooks ...