2 years ago
A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Kansas Highway Patrol to pay $2.34 million in attorney fees and other costs following a successful challenge to constitutionality of the state law enforcement agency’s practice of detaining motorists and searching vehicles without establishing reasonable suspicion. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, the national ACLU and the Spencer ...

2 years ago
An investigation is underway following the death of a Kansas prison inmate. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Lansing Correctional Facility resident Robert Edwin Blanchette, 44, died Monday. He was found unresponsive in his cell. Staff and Emergency Medical Service personnel administered life-saving measures but were unable to revive him. The cause of death is pending ...

2 years ago
A woman who spent over 30 years as an avid advocate for Salina is being remembered.  Sylvia Rice, the longtime director of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce's Visit Salina division has passed away. The chamber made the announcement Monday, writing: "During her career, Sylvia exemplified dedication, professionalism, and a true passion for her work. Her contributions ...

2 years ago
Following the state competition in Salina over the weekend, winners of the Kansas KidWind State Finals are gearing up for their next challenge – the World KidWind Challenge scheduled for May 5-8, 2024 in Minneapolis, MN. According to the Kansas Corporation Commission,  to qualify for the world competition teams first had to capture one of the ...

2 years ago
A comedian known for his witty, angry rants is going out on a final tour and is planning a stop in Salina. Lewis Black is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. After 35+ years as a touring stand-up comedian, Lewis Black is parking his tour bus for good next year, marking the end of his ...

2 years ago
Two teens have been sent to the Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City after breaking into a work truck and allegedly igniting a grass fire. According to Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman, two boys age thirteen and sixteen were reported as runaways from St. Francis Foster Care Services on West Cloud Street and are now facing ...

2 years ago
Police arrest a Salina man caught going through cars near a storage unit business. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 62-year-old Robert Ford was taken into custody on Saturday morning after a person at the storage unit located in the 1500 block of W. Schilling, noticed him allegedly entering vehicles outside the fence. The witness ...

2 years ago
A simple plant that began to take root as a grain crop several decades ago, has been refined in Kansas to reach revolutionary potential. With the help of researchers and proponents, Kernza® is rising in popularity and has some thinking it could change the way the world is fed, while simultaneously providing fixes for an ailing environment. The ...

2 years ago
A long-time Salina school principal, who then later in life was a realtor, is being remembered. Lewen Clay Thompson passed away last week. Mr. Thompson taught high school English, Drama, and Debate in Hoisington, from 1960-1967. He began his career as a secondary school administrator as the principal of Moundridge High School from 1968-1970. After a move ...

2 years ago
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation recovered two bodies on Sunday, a day after making four arrests in a case involving two Kansas women who went missing over Easter weekend. 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley were last seen on Saturday, March 30th, where they were traveling to Oklahoma to pick up children, but they ...

2 years ago
A couple of experts on Kansas trails, and Kansas travel, will host a presentation in Salina. Jonathan Conard, Kansas Trail Guide co author and  biology and environmental science instructor at Sterling College, and his sister Kristin Conard, a freelance travel writer and award-winning author, will be the featured speakers at the Smoky Hill Audubon Society's April ...