6 years ago
The Fall Apple Day Festival returns to Fort Riley on Saturday. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival, which is free and open to the public, is the largest annual event at Fort Riley and serves as the military installation’s open house. Community members are invited to meet their Army through various attractions ...

6 years ago
An arrest has been made in connection with the April 29 shootings of the Rice County Sheriff and Undersheriff. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Wednesday 27-year-old Erin M. Baker was arrested at her residence at 517 E. 5th St., in Ellinwood. Baker was arrested for interference with a law enforcement officer, aggravated child ...

6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced more than $1.2 million from the Federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) grant program awarded to communities across Kansas. “It takes great courage to leave an abuser. Oftentimes, victims need to leave a dangerous situation quickly,” Kelly said. “We must do all we can to encourage women and men ...

6 years ago
A traveler from Colorado is heading home without his high-end bicycle after spending the night in Salina. Police say David Penhale, 74 of Snowmass spent the night at the Motel 6 located at 635 W. Diamond Drive on Sunday night. When he walked out to his car Monday morning, his 2017 Santa Cruz bike was gone. The ...

6 years ago
A near head-on crash on a dusty Saline County road sends two men to the hospital with serious injuries. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 22-year-old Chris Giroux of Marquette was ejected from his truck while 40-year-old Randy Choitz of Salina had to be extricated from his work truck ...

6 years ago
Former Saline County Administrator Andrew Manley is the new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at First Bank Kansas. According to the bank, Manley brings a diverse background of educational and financial experience to the bank. After graduating from Southwestern College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, Manley has held a variety of Finance and ...

6 years ago
Between September 30 – October 4 the USD 305 District Offices will be temporarily moving to a location at 501 W. Cloud Street, into the building known as Salina West. Offices are moving so that work on the building’s infrastructure and other interior upgrades can begin. “Electrical and technology upgrades are needed as well as asbestos ...

6 years ago
Ethan Brown, senior at Salina Central High School, was invited back to the RidePass desk for the PFIWestern.com Invitational in Missouri this past weekend. This time, his experience at the Springfield Professional Bull Riding (PBR) event was even more comprehensive. During the three-day event, Ethan was invited to shadow the public relations team during the local ...

6 years ago
A civilian employee of the Barton County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested in connection with an alleged sex crime. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, agents arrested 64-year-old Jimmy L. Hapes, of Great Bend.He was arrested for one count of rape connected to an incident that occurred on June 7th. Hapes is a civil process server ...

6 years ago
A Salina man is facing federal charges in connection with alleged drug and gun crimes. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen MacCallsiter's Office, 38-year-old Jeffrey Lamont Armstrong of Salina is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of unlawful ...

6 years ago
The Wichita State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives has received a large gift of scientific documents and artifacts from accomplished meteorologist Mike Smith. Smith, founder of WeatherData, Inc., and the retired senior vice president of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, recently received a special lifetime achievement award from the National Weather Association for nearly 50 years of ...