3 years ago
A driver and his passenger were both hurt when they crashed while fleeing law enforcement in Dickinson County on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2005 BMW was actively fleeing and eluding. The car left the roadway and vaulted over Jeep Road, coming to rest on the West side of Jeep Road. The driver, ...

3 years ago
Kansas voters in a landslide Tuesday defeated a constitutional amendment that would have stripped residents of abortion rights, defying polling and political observers who expected a close result. The ballot measure was failing by a 60-40 margin late Tuesday after voters responded to an intense and costly campaign marked by dubious claims by amendment supporters and the unraveling of protections ...

3 years ago
The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo has been a part of Sharolyn Adams’ life for 61 of her 64 years. Since she was a baby, she’s only missed the rodeo three times: once as a newborn, the year her father died, in 2001, and last year, when she had a broken leg.   Adams, who lives north of ...

3 years ago
Saline County Unofficial Primary Election Results Contested Races: Constitutional Question  NO - 8,302 YES - 6,913 SALINE COUNTY COMMISSION 5th DISTRICT Joe Hay - 481 Mike White - 422 Randall Hardy - 286 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 7th DISTRICT Dennis Hershberger - 4,874 Ben Jones - 2,945 STATE REPRESENTATIVE 107th DISTRICT Susan Concannon - 393 Gerald Johnson - 336 _ _ _ COMPLETE RESULTS          

3 years ago
Officials have made an arrest in connection with a death in an eastern Kansas community. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, a woman was arrested in connection with the death of Blake Pearson. On Monday evening 41-year-old Nicole Fox was arrested in Allen County. Fox was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder connected to the killing ...

3 years ago
Salina area public transportation is adding a new route headed east. According to OCCK Transpotation, in partnership with Sunbelt Solomon, they are offering a new daily regional route from Salina to Solomon and back.  The route is part of the KanConnect program of OCCK, a plan to connect regions of rural Kansas through public transportation options. The ...

3 years ago
Investigations are ongoing for a vehicle burglary and vehicle theft that happened in Salina over the course of Monday night. Police Capt. Paul Forrester has provided the details to KSAL News. Vehicle Burglary A 1990 Jeep Cherokee was burglarized Monday night in the 100 block of N. Seventh Street. Forrester said it happened between 7:45 p.m. and ...

3 years ago
It's Primary Election Day Tuesday. Kansans are heading to the polls to vote for local, state, and federal offices. Most notably of statewide interest voters will decide whether or not to approve an amendment to the state constitution that would allow abortion restrictions in Kansas. Locally in Salina, one Saline County Commission seat is contested in the ...

3 years ago
A part-time police officer is dead following a Monday incident. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, its High Risk Warrant Team, supported by the Kansas Highway Patrol Special Response Team, were requested to assist in the execution of a search warrant in Macksville, Kansas. On Monday at approximately 12:15 p.m., KBI agents arrived at 410 N. ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Foundation has announced a pair of new board members, as Jandrea Blumanhourst ’89 and Jenell Hulse join the group of esteemed leaders. The appointments took effect July 1. Hulse, the construction division manager and a commercial loan officer at Bank VI, hails from nearby Lindsborg. A 2018 graduate of Kansas State, she ...

3 years ago
This week, Abilene, Kansas is rodeo central.   That’s because over 325 cowboys and cowgirls will descend on the town, for the annual Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo.   One cowgirl won’t have far to travel.   Sarah Irvine, from Chapman, will compete in the barrel racing during the Saturday, August 6 night of rodeo.   It’s not the first time for her to ...