7 years ago
An altercation between two friends became physical, and ended with both of them in jail. According to the Saline County Sheriff's office, Wednesday night around 11:00 PM, Kip Fiegel (46) was working at the Farmers and Ranchers storage lot on W. Old Highway 40. Acquaintance Michael Hinks (49) arrived and the two men began to partake ...

7 years ago
After serving as president of Fort Hays State University for 27 years, Dr. Edward H. Hammond is no stranger to being recognized for his commitment to higher education, where he has held numerous titles in his 40-plus years in the field. But Hammond’s most recent title is the most meaningful yet. Last semester, Hammond was named President ...

7 years ago
A single winning ticket in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing was sold in Wisconsin. The grand prize was a whopping $768 million, topping the previous third-place jackpot of $758 million set in August 2017.  The one-time cash payout option is over $465 million dollars. Along with the grand prize, there were two tickets worth $2 million sold, including ...

7 years ago
Unmanned aircraft will be a part of the Salina Liberty in-game experience for a second season. Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is once again collaborating with the indoor football team to provide drone operations during home games. The campus’s Applied Aviation Research Center is utilizing unmanned aircraft to perform a 35-foot ball drop on the field ...

7 years ago
A woman from Abilene was hurt when she hit a semi which was parked on the shoulder of the road along Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Keena Henderson was driving a 2006 Pontiac G6 headed west on  I-70. She failed to maintain a single lane and struck a 2007 Freightliner semi which ...

7 years ago
Three people from Alabama were killed in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2015 Chevrolet Camaro was headed west in Geary County. The car entered the median and struck a guard rail, then  vaulted over K 177 Highway and came to rest on the west side ...

7 years ago
A school resource officer is accused of child sex crimes. Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents arrested 30-year-old Mark Scheetz of Lansing Wednesday afternoon for suspicion of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. According to the KBI, Scheetz worked for nearly a year as a school resource officer at F.C. Schlagle High ...

7 years ago
It's day two of the Mid America Farm Expo at the Tony's Pizza Events Center and Saline County Livestock and Expo Center in Salina. The annual event boasts more than 300 exhibits with vendors on hand to discuss grain storage, livestock equipment, farm buildings and precision electronics. Don't miss the amazing roasted nuts as you enter ...

7 years ago
A Salina motorcycle driver was sent to the hospital after he crashed in to the side of a vehicle in north Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash happened at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday in the 100 block of S. 5th St. A 2014 Kia Soul, driven by Aymet Demara, 23, Maricopa, Ariz., ...

7 years ago
A subject allegedly took a vehicle for a test drive and never returned. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a subject showed up at Kenny's Auto Body, 615 E. Pacific, and asked to test drive a 1999 Chevy Astro van on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The subject told the business that he would drive to ...

7 years ago
Authorities are on the look out for two donkeys--not even a month old--who appear to have been stolen. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the donkeys were taken sometime between 5 p.m. on Monday and at noon on Tuesday from the 2300 block of W. Farrelly Rd. A 66-year-old Salina man owns a pasture ...