5 years ago
A teenager killed in a Newton shooting is identified. Family members say 14-year-old Madison Parrott was shot and killed at a home in the 900-block of South Walnut on Sunday night. Witnesses say the 16-year-old male suspect was visibly intoxicated and holding a gun before the shooting. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help defray the ...

5 years ago
Salina USD 305 School Board members have approved a plan which rewards employees with a raise, and retention incentive pay. According to the district, the mission of the Salina Public Schools is to be the best place to learn and work by embracing challenges, creating belonging, fostering pride and inspiring hope. In pursuit of that mission, ...

5 years ago
One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in rural Dickinson County. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, Sunday evening at around 6:30 first responders were sent to the 700 Block of 2700 Avenue, just east of Fair Road, for a report of an injury accident. 20-year-old Jade Waters of Abilene was operating a 2003 Chevrolet ...

5 years ago
A Kentucky man has admitted to a securities fraud charge and agreed to pay $25,000 in restitution to a McPherson County victim. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 52-year-old Bryan Scott Hurt, of Glasgow, Kentucky, pleaded guilty last week in McPherson County District Court to one count of securities fraud. The plea was accepted by ...

5 years ago
A Salina man who allegedly pointed a couple of guns at his neighbors was taken to the hospital after he was struck in the head with a wrench. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 700 block of Maple around 2:30am Monday after an altercation between neighbors. Police say 36-year-old ...

5 years ago
An employee at St Francis Ministries suffered broken bones and abrasions after being run over by a couple of teens who were allegedly stealing her car. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that around 6:40pm Monday a 17-year-old female and a 14-year-old female grabbed the woman's bag that had her car keys it it ...

5 years ago
Full details of the rescheduled Smoky Hill River Festival were unveiled at a media event Tuesday morning. The 45th Smoky Hill River Festival will be Labor Day Weekend, Thursday to Sunday, September 2-5 . The festival of the arts will feature 4 stages,158 artists,151 performances, and 35 food vendors. The headliner acts set to debut on the Eric ...

5 years ago
You can’t fill the boots of a legend, but KWU alumnus Kiefer Storrer ’13 is excited to try. He was recently hired as Kansas Wesleyan’s head debate and forensics coach, where he will take the reins from longtime coach Gary Harmon. “It’s hard for anyone to follow such a successful person, but I’m excited to do it. I know that I’m capable of doing it,” Storrer ...

5 years ago
The clown-princes of basketball are coming back to Salina. The World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their newly reimagined Spread Game Tour in 2021 to over 150 cities starting on July 21 after being inactive due to the pandemic for over a year. The most famous basketball team in the world will play a game at ...

5 years ago
The week leading up to automated waste collection, July 12-16, the waste cart contractor will only be delivering new waste carts to City of Salina sanitation customers, but will not be removing any old carts. According to the City of Salina, beginning July 19, the waste cart contractor will be removing customers’ old City of Salina ...

5 years ago
The body of a drowning victim in Montgomery County is identified. Officials say the body of 47-year-old Craig Gilson was pulled from the Elk City Lake late Friday night. Gilson was spotted struggling in the lake on Friday afternoon before going underwater and never resurfacing.