6 years ago
Fort Riley will bid farewell to its senior non-commissioned officer and welcome the newest division command sergeant major to the Big Red One. According to the Army, Command Sgt. Maj. Craig Bishop, the division’s senior non-commissioned officer, will transfer responsibility of the 1st Inf. Div. to Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond S. Harris during a ceremony on ...

6 years ago
A Wichita company is laying off hundreds of employees. DB Schenker announced yesterday that it is cutting 255 positions. The company is the lead logistics provider for Spirit AeroSystems, which was expected to start laying off 28-hundred employees yesterday due to a suspension in production of Boeing's 737 MAX.

6 years ago
The Saline County Board of County Commissioners met on Tuesday, Jan. 21st with a heavy agenda. Here are the highlights from Tuesday's meeting: • Commissioners heard a yearly update from Rebecca Seeman, Register of Deeds. She reported on fees totaling $567,757 collected in 2019. A total of 1,381 passports were processed, 2,071 deeds were recorded, 29,441 pages ...

6 years ago
Authorities in Kansas continue to try to connect the dots after a license plate that was reported stolen off of a Salina vehicle was found on another vehicle in Great Bend. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Justin Fischer, 28, Salina realized on Tuesday that the license plate from his Ford Focus had ...

6 years ago
Salina Police continue to investigate after a deceased person is found in a vehicle on Tuesday. Wednesday, Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester reported that the deceased person is a 67-year-old man who is not a Salina resident. Forrester says that authorities were sent to Sunset Park, 700 Sunset Dr. in Salina at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday. A ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are looking for whomever broke in to a vehicle and stole a gun from inside. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News the burglary happened between Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. and Monday at 4 p.m. from the 800 block of Highland Ave. The victim, 37-year-old Dustin Burgardt, Salina, thinks he had left the ...

6 years ago
A suspect in a triple murder in Harvey County will avoid the death penalty. Prosecutors announced yesterday that 39-year-old Jereme Nelson pleaded guilty to intentional second-degree murder, reckless second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary. Nelson had been charged with capital murder in the 2016 deaths of 33-year-old Travis Street, 37-year-old Angela Graevs and 52-year-old Richard Prouty ...

6 years ago
A bench-clearing brawl marks the end of the Sunflower Showdown between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University men's basketball teams. The fight began in the closing seconds of the Jayhawks' 81-to-60 victory over the Wildcats last night at Allen Fieldhouse. Both benches emptied and punches were thrown after KU's Silvio DeSousa blocked a shot ...

6 years ago
The Salina Art Center is ready to "Paint the Town Red".  It will host its annual fundraiser gala "Paint the Town Red" at the end of the month. According to the organization, they will be making a special announcement about 2020 programming at the event. Guests are invited to ignite the night and enjoy a red carpet ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting which occurred Tuesday morning along Highway 96 in Rush County. According to the agency, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Dollar General store in Dighton was robbed at gunpoint. A Ness County Sheriff’s deputy observed a blue Dodge Ram pickup matching the description of the vehicle ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect who damaged a couple of side mirrors on vehicles during the overnight hours on Monday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the Kwik Shop at 1727 W. Crawford after a white male punched the mirror on a Krispy Kreme Doughnut van. Police say ...