6 years ago
A 45-million-dollar bond issue to fund security, safety and facility upgrades at Great Bend schools is a no-go. That's the word from local Board of Education members, who say the measure failed to garner sufficient votes during yesterday's count. Proponents say the two-question spending plan would have bolstered safety and security at local elementary and middle schools. The ...

6 years ago
A homeless woman who was found strangled and unconscious in a Hutchinson alley almost two weeks ago is dead. Authorities say 29-year-old Lora Beth Stratton had been on life support at a Wichita hospital since August 24th before she expired Wednesday evening. Twenty-two-year-old Granville Ervin was charged with aggravated battery and obstruction in the case. Reno County ...

6 years ago
A discussion centered on a stolen grocery cart leads to the arrest of Salina man wanted on a felony warrant in Missouri. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Thursday morning, an officer on patrol noticed a man standing near a Save A Lot shopping cart at the corner of Iron and 3rd Street. The ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in catching a suspected thief who was caught on camera. Police say on July 7th the suspect purchased several items while using another person’s credit card at the Salina Wal-Mart. The person exited the business and left in a white van. He was described as a white male mid-20 to ...

6 years ago
A large pet turtle which went missing three years ago has been reunited with its family. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Three years ago the turtle escaped from his owner in Salina. On Thursday a concerned citizen spotted it crossing Markley road in east Salina and stopped to make sure it didn’t get run over. ...

6 years ago
Police are looking for thieves who stole metal and copper items from a City of Salina maintenance facility. Police say sometime between August 30th and September 3rd, various items were stolen from a maintenance facility at 730 Oakdale Drive in Oakdale Park. An air conditioning unit was damaged, and a condenser coil unto was taken from it. ...

6 years ago
Kansas State University is again being recognized as the top university value in Kansas by Money magazine. It's the fourth year in a row that K-State is the highest-ranking Kansas school on Money's list, which was developed to find schools that successfully combine quality and affordability. The magazine rates schools on factors dealing with quality of ...

6 years ago
Employees of the hospital system in Abilene gathered money to help a local event in the fight against childhood cancer. According to the hospital, Memorial Health System employees recently wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser. Employees who make a donation of at least $5 are allowed to wear blue jeans on the ...

6 years ago
Two Fort Hays State University students are taking advantage of the philosophy, “To teach is to learn twice.” Drake Kee and Wyatt Engel began the fall semester at FHSU with a different perspective on learning after mentoring other students assisting with their chemistry research project. Kee and Engel spent part of their summer working at a camp ...

6 years ago
Several volunteers from the Midwest region of the American Red Cross have made their way to the East Coast to help prepare for and respond to Hurricane Dorian. According to the agency, eight volunteers from Nebraska and seven volunteers from Kansas are deployed to prepare for Hurricane Dorian and help people who have been forced to ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman is behind bars after she was spotted walking with her chest exposed and then threatened a man with a knife. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol in the 800 block of N. Broadway Blvd. at 3:10 a.m. this morning, spotted a woman walking with her shirt ...