8 years ago
A familiar voice in Salina for nearly 20 years on KSAL Radio will no longer be heard. Family, friends, and colleagues are remembering Richard Volk, who was known to his listeners on the radio as Rich Alexander. Volk passed away late Monday morning following a battle with cancer. Volk started his radio career in Wichita, going by ...

8 years ago
Volunteers from the Red Cross office in Salina are preparing to head to Texas on Wednesday. An Emergency Response Vehicle team from the agency is scheduled to leave early in the afternoon. The American Red Cross is mobilizing thousands of volunteers to support hurricane relief oprations in Texas, Louisiana and Florida. As volunteers provide support to ...

8 years ago
Kansas officials are reacting to the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congressman Roger Marshall says his heart goes out to the children covered by DACA, and Congress must use legal ways to help them. Congressman Ron Estes says he supports President Trump's decision and says the move gives Congress time ...

8 years ago
An inmate was hospitalized after a fight at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. KSN News in Wichita reports that Butler County Dispatch confirmed an inmate was taken to Wesley Hospital following a Monday night disturbance involving two inmates. One of the inmates suffered serious injuries with stab wounds to the stomach and the chest. Monday’s disturbance comes after ...

8 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers had a busy Labor Day Weekend, assisting over 900 motorists on roads and highways around the state. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2017, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 4, 2017. Two fatal crashes were worked during this reporting period, which killed two ...

8 years ago
Thanks to the generosity of people from around the Salina area, the Rocking M Media group of radio stations collected $5,000 on Tuesday to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The radio station group, which includes News Radio 1150 KSAL, Y 93.7, FM 104.9, 95.5 The Rock. The New Zoo 92.7, and Real ...

8 years ago
Last week, Larry Mattison alerted the Saline County Commission about the increasing frequency and cost he is experiencing as a landlord, with an increasing number of tenants having bed bugs.  Mattison is especially concerned about tenants who move and likely bring the bed bugs with them, to likely infect another residence. At Tuesday's meeting, Commissioners heard ...

8 years ago
A woman discovers her windshield shattered after gunshots ring out in a Salina neighborhood. Police say 38-year-old Kristina Keyser heard two distinctive shots outside her home in the 800 block of Sherman Friday night around 11:40pm. When she stepped outside she discovered the left rear window and windshield on her 2015 Nissan Versa were shot out. No one ...

8 years ago
A two vehicle crash sent a Wellington man to the hospital in Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Department reports that a 1990 Lincoln Towncar driven by 63-year-old Bradly Mattox of Derby was headed northbound on Donmyer Road Saturday around 3pm and failed to stop in time near the intersection of Country Club Road. The Towncar rammed into ...

8 years ago
A Salina Police investigation leads to the arrest of a man accused of sexually molesting at least three children. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Harold Weis was taken into custody on Friday after officers interviewed three male victims, ages 5, 9 and 11. Police say the boys were allegedly molested inside Weis's apartment at ...

8 years ago
Wichita police are investigating after a child's remains were found inside a home. An owner was cleaning out a rental property near South Vine and May Saturday when they found a concrete structure emitting an odor. Police discovered the remains of a three-year-old boy inside the concrete. A man and woman who live at the home were ...