7 years ago
Numerous construction sites in downtown Salina were idle Wednesday morning after temperatures dipped to 6 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind chill of -8 degrees. Despite the frigid conditions, one crew from Smoky Hill Construction was on the job near the intersection of 4th Street and Iron calculating flowline elevations for storm sewer pipes in the area. Bill ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is facing federal gun charges. According to the U.S Attorney's Office, 34-year-old Darick Charles Byrd who is in federal custody, is charged with four counts of making false statements on Form 4473, which is a report required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to lawfully purchase a firearm from a ...

7 years ago
A Salina pharmacist and her husband are facing federal charges. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 28-year-old Kirsty C. Hartley and 28-year-old Dalton R. Hartley are charged with one count of conspiring to distribute and dispense controlled substances and one count of obtaining controlled substances by fraud. In addition, Kristy Hartley is charged with one count ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was taken in to custody after police found him hiding in a north Salina motel room. Police Sgt. David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Salina man Dustin Dale Kraft was wanted on a federal Marshal's warrant for felony probation violation regarding a weapons charge. Authorities received a tip that Kraft was staying ...

7 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities announces the addition of several acts new to Festival stages, plus other updates for River Festival 2019, scheduled for Thursday to Sunday, June 13-16.  Among the music acts set to debut at River Festival 2019 are: the Amado Espinoza Trio, featuring Bolivian/world music, from Kansas City, MO. The trio is rooted in ...

7 years ago
Authorities are investigating thefts at Kansas nursing homes which they believe are connected. According to the Smith County Sheriff's Office, suspects from thefts in Oklahoma have made it into Kansas. The suspects have been seen in nursing facilities in Wilson and Russell. In Oklahoma the suspects stole a wallet from a nursing home and then charged over $7000 ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigating is working with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office on a case after covert video was recorded in a restroom area According to the KBI, on January 16th their help was requested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office to assist in an investigation involving an allegation that covert video was recorded in ...

7 years ago
Kansas will receive normal mail delivery today despite extreme wind chills impacting the region. The U.S. Postal Service originally announced yesterday that mail service would be suspended today for the state. Postal service officials later announced that mail carriers in Kansas will run their normal routes today, but service in parts of neighboring states, including Nebraska and ...

7 years ago
Most people vastly overestimate the population of gun owners in the United States, and it potentially influences how groups approach gun policies, according to a study by two University of Kansas political scientists. "Because gun owners are actually a minority, perceiving their group as larger and even as a majority could make them feel more empowered ...

7 years ago
They’re everywhere. Howling or moaning their way through movies and across television screens. Wherever they are, they’re always hunting – us. Where did these ideas originate, and what’s the underlying grain of truth, if any, to zombies? Join Cécile Accilien, Ph.D., as she shares the story of what we’ve come to call zombies. She’ll also discuss what ...

7 years ago
U.S. Senators Pat Roberts, and Senator Jerry Moran, along with Rep. Dr. Roger Marshall introduced legislation to authorize the honorary promotion of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole to the grade of colonel in the U.S. Army. “Kansas’ favorite son, Senator Bob Dole, is a true American hero and has earned this honorary promotion to colonel by ...