7 years ago
A Kansas woman was killed and a Nebraska teen hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Thanksgiving Day. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 54-year-old Jamie Franch from Riley, Kansas was driving a car headed south on U.S. 24 Highway. She crossed the center line and collided head-on with an on-coming car. Franch was killed in the crash. ...

7 years ago
The smell of Thanksgiving food, and the sounds of fellowship and fun were in the air Thursday at Applebee's in Salina. The only thing on the menu was turkey, and all the trimmings. For over two decades the Salina Salvation Army has served a free community-wide Thanksgiving meal at the South Salina restaurant. People begin lining up ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody on Tuesday after his girlfriend told police about an argument that turned violent between the two last week. According to Sergeant Gary Hanus, officers arrested 22-year-old Darion Mitchell, Jr., after interviewing the female victim. Police say the woman had swelling and bruising on her face from the physical struggle that ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman was handed a citation to appear in municipal court after police officers reportedly found her smoking marijuana in the presence of seven children. Police Sergeant Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that officers were sent to an apartment in the 700 block of Fairdale on Tuesday afternoon around 5pm after a concerned citizen called ...

7 years ago
A Salina man who was wanted for threatening a business owner with a pocketknife has been taken into custody. Police arrested 37-year-old Randy L. Bartlett on Tuesday after he gave a false name to officers. Police say on Monday evening Bartlett allegedly approached the victim with a pocket knife and demanded his wallet as the man sat ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is behind bars on six charges of rape and one count of sodomy involving a girl under the age of fourteen. Police Sergeant Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that 41-year-old Phillip J. Garrett was taken into custody on Tuesday after investigators determined he had had sexual contact with the victim inside a south ...

7 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center and Geary Community Hospital entered into a period of discovery in August of 2017 in order to examine the potential of a long-term strategic partnership between the two hospitals. The due diligence was completed by Eide Bailly LLP, a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm. A consultant with Eide Bailly ...

7 years ago
Nearly 20 missing children who ran away from Kansas foster homes are back in custody. The state Bureau of Investigation announced yesterday that more than 100 law enforcement officers took part in an effort last week to find runaways from the Kansas Foster Care Program. Eighteen-children were found during Operation Hope, which was focused in Sedgwick, Johnson ...

7 years ago
It will be a great start to the Thanksgiving Holiday, but a big change is anticipated by Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, it should be great traveling weather if you are headed out on the roads for Thanksgiving Wednesday or Thursday. Expect a sunny sky and a high temperatures near 60 degrees. Rain chances return ...

7 years ago
The Johnson Cancer Research Center at Kansas State University has launched a Center of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer Research. The center has three areas of focus: cancer detection, drug discovery and studies involving in-vivo techniques and magnetic resonance imaging. The center is led by Stefan Bossmann, professor of chemistry. The focus areas are led by, respectively, ...

7 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University Director of Forensics and Debate Gary Harmon was this year’s recipient of the prestigious John Shields Award for Outstanding Contributions to Pi Kappa Delta, the national honor society for undergraduate university students and a professional organization for graduates, typically university Speech and Debate Coaches. The Concept that resulted in the creation of Pi ...