8 years ago
Figures from the Kansas Department of Corrections show that state prisons saw an increase in staff vacancies at the end of July. Figures released Thursday showed 268 vacancies in positions for uniformed officers as of Tuesday. The department reported 236 vacancies on July 24. The figures also showed that the El Dorado Correctional Facility saw its number ...

8 years ago
No one was injured after a John Deer baler caught fire in a field north of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that Jeff Jackson was using the machine in the 5200 block of Streckfus Trail on Wednesday afternoon around 4:20pm when he smelled smoke then saw an active fire. Jackson told deputies he was unable ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was taken to jail early Thursday morning after his narcotic fueled frenzy damaged his mother's home. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Derek White was arrested just before 3am Thursday after he allegedly walked into his mother's home in east Salina and began a verbal argument with her around 1:30am. Police say ...

8 years ago
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says its Induced Seismicity Department and the Oklahoma Geological Survey are investigating several earthquakes in the central part of the state. At least six quakes of magnitude 3.0 or stronger have struck since Tuesday in an area about 4 miles northeast of Edmond — about 15 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The strongest ...

8 years ago
Low oil prices and the high cost of extracting Canadian oil are casting new doubts on the Keystone XL pipeline as project developer TransCanada faces its final regulatory hurdle in Nebraska. Keystone would snake from Canada’s tar sands through Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska, and then connect with existing pipelines in Kansas and Oklahoma to carry ...

8 years ago
A federal appeals court ruling will force Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to answer questions under oath about plans to change U.S. election law. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied the Kansas Republican's request for an emergency stay of his deposition by the American Civil Liberties Union. Kobach's office declined to comment on ...

8 years ago
The owner of a southeast Kansas hunting guide company pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation for violating state and federal hunting laws. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said in a news release that 35-year-old Josh Hedges, of Grenola, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. He ...

8 years ago
An accident occurred on Interstate 70 causing damage to two vehicles and sent four people to the hospital. The accident happened at mile marker 240 or about 11 miles west of Salina after 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday afternoon. Kansas Highway Patrol and the Saline County Sheriff's Office were on scene. According to Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Fleming, ...

8 years ago
Higher gate counts, increased early Button sales, new art elements and great entertainment are among takeaways of the Smoky Hill River Festival, June 8-11 in Oakdale Park. Here’s a recap: OVER THE BRIDGE: The Festival 2017 confirmed gate count was 67,381, compared to 56,351 for 2016 and 61,439 for 2015. Cooler temperatures, vibrant programming and other ...

8 years ago
A radio revival is coming to your dial on NewsRadio 1150 KSAL on Saturdays at Noon. "We've been in production all summer and now we're ready to debut the show and it's going to be on every week," said Ray Wills, producer of the Kansas Radio Theatre (KRT). The Wichita native tells KSAL News that after spending ...

8 years ago
Salina Police responded to a homeless man being disorderly on a public bus on Tuesday evening. Capt. Paul Forrester says that the man was on a Greyhound Bus when he started yelling and cursing at the driver for not opening the door at McDonald's at 125 E. Diamond Dr. After the man became disorderly, the driver opened ...