4 years ago
A Former Kansas State Representative has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he defrauded federal, state and local agencies of more than $450,000 in COVID-19 business recovery funds. According to the U.S. Department of Justice,  a federal grand jury in Wichita indicted 43-year-old Michael Capps on 19 charges. According to court documents Capps is ...

4 years ago
The police chief of a Dickinson County community who is facing criminal charges as part of a Kansas Bureau of Investigation case is resigning. Herington City Manager Brandon Dross tells KSAL News Herington Police Chief John V. Matula is resigning his position, effective Friday. On Wednesday the 36-year-old Matula  was ordered to appear in Dickinson County District ...

4 years ago
A vehicle accident yesterday evening has left one Salina woman with minor injuries. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL news that around 5:35, a 2013 Nissan Versa hit a 2015 Honda Fit from behind at a stop light. This occurred at the intersection of South Ohio St. and Albert Avenue. The driver of the Nissan, a ...

4 years ago
Michael Pritchard, assistant professor in the integrated studies department at Kansas State University Salina, is the 2021 recipient of the Rex McArthur Family Faculty Fellow Award. The annual honor recognizes a K-State Salina professor who exudes honorable service in teaching and research, and commitment to the college, university and community. Since joining K-State Salina in 2019, Pritchard ...

4 years ago
The superintendent of schools in a Dickinson County school district has been placed on administrative leave. Earlier this week on Tuesday in a special board meeting the USD 473 Board of Education voted unanimously to place Superintendent Jerry Hodson on administrative leave. The Board also named Chapman High School principal, Kevin Suther, as interim superintendent. Hodson has ...

4 years ago
No injuries were reported after a child drove a van into a school building. Garden City police say a woman parked her van outside Gertrude Walker Elementary School Wednesday and left two children in their restraint seats in the vehicle while she picked up other children from the school. A three-year-old child got out of the restraint ...

4 years ago
Salina area public transportation is debuting a new Send-A-Pass Program to the Token Transit mobile ticketing partnership for all services including CityGo, Regional Paratransit, 81 Connection, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, and KanConnect. According to OCCK Transportation, with this new program anyone on the internet can send a pass to anyone else.  Users select the smart phone number they ...

4 years ago
There are three new COVID deaths in Saline County and 79 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, three people have died of COVID-19 since the last update on Friday. Overall, 140 people have now died locally. Along with the three deaths', have been 79 new cases of COVID-19. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 14 ...

4 years ago
Around twenty in-person Hunter Safety classes have been paused around the state for now. Jessica Mounts is Director of Licensing and Education at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and tells KSAL News that health concerns have put in-person education on hold. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/hunt-ed-1.mp3"][/audio]   Mounts says the safety measure will be reevaluated in early October, and that ...

4 years ago
A Wisconsin man is cited after hitting two cars at a couple of red lights in Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 66-year-old Michael Ramaika may have suffered a medical condition as he drove southbound on 9th Street Tuesday afternoon around 3pm. Police say he hit a 2018 Chevy Malibu in the rear that ...

4 years ago
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the state, the Kansas Department of Revenue reminds its customers that many of the services provided in its offices can also be completed online. According to the agency, this includes for many Kansans renewing driver’s licenses and making tax payments, whether current or delinquent. “Reminding our customers that these options ...