5 years ago
A former Kansas man will spend a decade in federal prison for child pornography crimes. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 55-year-old Kenneth Herd was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for uploading child pornography to his Yahoo Messenger account. In a plea, Herd admitted that Yahoo reported him to Cyber Tip Report (https://report.cybertip.org/ ). Investigators ...

5 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education failed to sign Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's executive order that would delay the start of the 2020-2021 school year. The board could not reach a majority to adopt Kelly's executive order on Wednesday morning as the vote was 5-5. Board members Mah, Waugh, McNiece, Porter and Chairwoman Busch voted to accept ...

5 years ago
A vehicle catches on fire southeast of Salina and a vehicle was washed off the road in unrelated incidents in Saline County. A pickup catches fire on Tuesday just after 3 p.m. Saline County Sheriff's deputies and Rural Fire District No. 2 respond to a 1999 Ford F150 truck on fire at the Land Institute, 2440 ...

5 years ago
Public transportation will continue to be free in the Salina area for another month. OCCK Transportation says  free fares for all public transit services, including CityGo, 81 Connection, Paratransit and City of Abilene through the month of August. “It’s amazing that another month has come and gone already,” said Michelle Griffin, Mobility Manager.  “OCCK continues to ...

5 years ago
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is endorsing Congressman Roger Marshall to replace him in the Senate. Roberts made the announcement yesterday and noted Marshall's experience in the House Agriculture and Health committees and his support of Kansas military installations. Marshall faces former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, former Kansas City Chiefs player Dave Lindstrom and businessman Bob ...

5 years ago
Americans will be able to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with an easy-to-remember number. Earlier this month the Federal Communications Commission  unanimously finalized 9-8-8 as the new digits. Service providers will need to direct 9-8-8 calls to the suicide lifeline by this time in 2022. The FCC said the number will make it easier for those ...

5 years ago
Starting this week, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin following up with households in Kansas that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. According to the Census Bureau, the current self-response rate in the state is 65.8%. The agency need to visit the remaining addresses to collect responses in person. Non response follow up operations begin ...

5 years ago
A Bennington man was hurt in a crash along Interstate 70 in Geary County while hauling anhydrous ammonia. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Tyler Elsasser was driving a Peterbilt truck, hauling an anhydrous ammonia tank. The truck hydroplaned, lost control, went through the median and came to rest in the north ditch. Elsasser was was ...

5 years ago
Another large outdoor event in Salina has been cancelled. Officials say it is with “reluctance and disappointment” that the Smoky Hill  Museum will be unable to host its Street Fair this September. “The health and well-being of our guests and community, as well as that of our volunteers and staff, is our number one priority,” said Susan Hawksworth, ...

5 years ago
Numerous power tools are reported stolen from a north Salina business. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between Friday and Monday at Great Plains Manufacturing, 1720 Dewey St. No. 5, Salina. Between the dates, numerous power tools came up missing from a building on the property. There are no signs of ...

5 years ago
A Salina Police Department officer is arrested and placed on leave for his involvement in an off-duty, single-vehicle crash where alcohol appears to have been a factor. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, an on-duty police officer observed a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup traveling northbound on N. Broadway ...