5 years ago
A Gypsum man is without his truck after it was taken yesterday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 2:14 a.m., grainy video footage shows a 2004 white Ford F250 truck being stolen from 701 Maple Street. The victim, 42-year-old Robert McKim, told deputies the keys were left in the vehicle. The truck is ...

5 years ago
A former department dean at North Carolina State University is in line to take over as president of Kansas State University. In a statement issued yesterday, members of the school's Board of Regents announced the hiring of Richard Linton. He reportedly will serve at the university's 15th president. Authorities say he replaces former President Richard Myers, who ...

5 years ago
Family, friends, and brothers and sisters in arms are mourning the death of retired sheriff and part-time deputy Doug Whitson. Local authorities announced that Whitson died this week due to complications associated with COVID-19. He was 69. Officials say Whitson served with the Goodland Police Department from 2006 to 2011.

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An incoming student from Nebraska is the first ever winner of a new scholarship at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to KWU, Sydney Mitchell is the winner of the inaugural Barbara Marshall Theatre Scholarship competition. Mitchell (Alma, Neb.) intends to major in Psychology when she begins her education at KWU in the Fall of 2022. In addition to academics and ...

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Make a joyful noise! It’s Christmastime in Lindsborg! According to the Visit Lindsborg organization, there are many holiday inspired activities over the next several weeks. Celebrate the season with great music opportunities at Bethany College. Sunday, December 5 at 4:00 p.m. in Presser Hall, Dr. Hentus van Rooyen and Pastor Amy Truhe presents Comfort & Joy: A ...

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Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan is reminding citizens to be on the lookout for scams that come through your computer or telephone after a couple of women were recently coerced out of thousands of dollars. Sheriff Soldan tells KSAL News that a 41-year-old woman was hoping to raise her credit score and was searching online for ...

5 years ago
An Abilene man was transported to the hospital after his car collided with a stationary train early Thursday morning. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, 67-year-old Ray Snieder was driving eastbound on Old 40 Highway when for an unknown reason hit a train that was not moving at a marked railroad crossing near Amos Road. Deputies ...

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A Salina woman had her backpack stolen at gunpoint. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 2am Thursday, a 38-year-old woman was checking her phone while seated on a bench near the Hawthorne Apartments on 9th Street when she noticed a white, Dodge Charger or Dodge Challenger drive past. Moments later a man approached her ...

5 years ago
A missing Oklahoma man is back home safe thanks to Kansas convenience store workers and officers from the Belleville Police Department who transported him home to Oklahoma. According to the Belleville Police Department, on Wednesday observant employees at Love's Travel Stop noticed an older individual that appeared confused. The employees called law enforcement and an officer ...

5 years ago
A trio of sisters in Kansas are celebrating after the youngest one turned 100. Frances Kompus celebrated becoming a centenarian on November 11th with her 104-year-old sister, Julia Kopriva, and her 102-year-old sister, Lucy Pochop. The sisters grew up on a farm together in Beardsley, Kansas. When asked how they have lived so long, Kopriva told KSN-TV, "Pray ...

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Unseasonably warm weather which could shatter records will continue on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, record highs are likely Thursday as temperatures soar 20 to 25 degrees above average for this time of year. Some locations in Central Kansas may approach or exceed their all-time December record high temperatures. Friday will be warm with a ...