4 years ago
"I got a rock!" So joked Dr. Stefanie Milam '02 upon learning that she would now share her name with asteroid 40706 (1999 RO240). The space rock is now christened asteroid 40706 Milam, and a full view of its orbital pattern can be seen here. "This asteroid was initially discovered on Sept. 11, 1999, my 18th ...

4 years ago
The pond at Salina’s Jerry Ivey Park is among 10 bodies of water in Kansas now under a public health warning. Additionally, another 12 are under a watch. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has issued public health advisories for four Kansas lakes and ...

4 years ago
Area law enforcement continues to search for a male suspect who was involved in a road rage incident where shots were fired and a high speed chase ended with the suspect eluding police on Tuesday. A female passenger was caught a short time later on the nature trails in Lakewood Park. The Saline County Sheriff's Office ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after a homeowner was awakened by his security unit to find a man in his backyard in the 900 block of Seneca. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester the man was alerted to an intruder on Wednesday around 3:50am. He watched the suspect leave the property and ...

4 years ago
A call about a stolen car leads to a couple of drug related arrests. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 45-year-old Jeremy Stahlman was taken into custody after he was allegedly found in the driver seat of a stolen Chevy Impala with methamphetamine on Wednesday afternoon. Police say about 11:30am - the owner of ...

4 years ago
A driver was killed and two teenage passengers were hurt when a mini-van was hit by a semi along Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the van was headed west in the right lane. As it went to cross the median at a crossover it was struck on the driver's side ...

4 years ago
Kansas farm families are mentally ready to transition from wheat harvest to focusing on their local county fair and other summer activities, but combines are still running across much of the central and northern tiers of the state. An atypical growing season has resulted in a highly variable wheat harvest, but farmers who are planting superior ...

4 years ago
A resident 0f the Sexual Predator Treatment Program at the Larned State Hospital escaped on Wednesday. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, John Freeman Colt, a 42-year-old white male, walked away from Larned State Hospital and is currently considered absent without permission. Colt was seen on video walking out of the Dillon Building at approximately ...

4 years ago
A Wichita man who was caught in Salina following a robbery in Newton will spend 5 years in federal prison. According to the U.S  Attorney's Office,  19-year-old Jeremiah Urias was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his role as getaway driver in an armed gas station robbery. In April he pleaded guilty to one count ...

4 years ago
Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller, along with Saline County medical experts, are urging residents to remain vigilant in our community battle against COVID-19, as positive cases are rising in Saline County and the Delta variant has been detected. There have been 38 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last week, with one sample testing ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of an inoperative SUV. According to Undersheriff Brent Melander, sometime between 6pm on Monday and 1pm on Tuesday, someone loaded up a 2000 Ford Excursion SUV and stole it from a home in the 400 block of E. 4th in Gypsum. Deputies say the owner was keeping the ...