7 years ago
Kansas’ new governor wants to fix the state’s foster care. Fast. Laura Kelly isn’t the first governor to highlight a crisis in child welfare, or to inject cash into the Department for Children and Families. Expectations run high for Kelly, who sat on a task force examining the child welfare system for more than a year. She’s ...

7 years ago
The Bethany Oratorio Society will be holding the first “Messiah” rehearsal this Sunday. The rehearsal will be in Presser Hall at 3 p.m. New singers are asked to arrive at 2 p.m. for an informal vocal placement. “Messiah” scores will be available for purchase for $10 each. The chorus for the performance of the "Messiah" is uniquely ...

7 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Dickinson County man who went missing  a week ago. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News 31-year-old Alex Head of Enterprise went missing last week on Tuesday, January 15th. Head is 5' 10" tall and weighs 135 pounds. Head was last seen driving a  2002 silver Dodge Durango in Chapman, possibly ...

7 years ago
A teenage boy accused of shooting at Kansas state troopers was taken into custody. Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents served an arrest warrant for the teen at Saint Francis Community Services in Salina  where he had been held since his release from a Kearney, Nebraska hospital. The 15-year-old  was arrested for attempted first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and ...

7 years ago
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream is still alive and well in Central Kansas. Salinans gathered over the weekend to celebrate the civil rights pioneer’s life and legacy. A community potluck was held Saturday evening at this year's host, Sunrise Presbyterian Church. Sunday afternoon King's dream was kept alive through words and song and a community-wide service ...

7 years ago
The Republican Party in the First Congressional District of Kansas has reorganized. Tom Arpke of Salina was re-elected as the Chairman in the Big First. Jim DuBois of Salina was also re-elected to continue to serve as Treasurer. Newly elected were Laura Tawater of Dodge City to be the Vice-Chair and Bev Lippert of Green to the ...

7 years ago
There is still time for quality hunting before the winter seasons come to an end. The pheasant, quail, and greater prairie chicken seasons remain open through Jan. 31, 2019. And while not everyone enjoys a winter storm, cold weather and some snow on the ground can definitely boost bird hunters’ success. Make it a point ...

7 years ago
A Kansas Department of Transportation employee driving a snow plow clearing roads was killed in a single vehicle crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Stephen Windler of Paola was driving a 2011 Freightliner State of Kansas snow plow truck. Windler was traveling south on U.S. 69 Highway in the outside lane. For an unknown reason, ...

7 years ago
A woman fleeing police was killed in a single-vehicle crash in southeast Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 29-year-old Carla Tewel from Broken Bow, Oklahoma, was driving a 2011 Honda Accord and leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit. The chase was headed east on U.S. 166 highway. As Tewel  crossed over US 75 highway she ...

7 years ago
A brightly colored hippo is the people's choice. Salina Arts and Humanities has announced the 2019 People's Choice in the Salina Sculpture Tour program as "Patches" by Dale Lewis from Minnesota. The work will be placed where it is currently located, in front of the Smoky Hill Museum. "Patches" is the eighth People's Choice selected by the ...

7 years ago
A drowsy FedEx driver escapes injury after his double trailer truck swerves into the median on Interstate-70. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 23-year-old Shonzell Davis of Kansas City, Kansas was driving westbound just past the I-70 / I-135 junction when he fell asleep - and awoke to find the truck in the ...