8 years ago
The Tri-Rivers Fair Board informed County Administrator Rita Deister last week that they would not be offering helicopter rides during this week’s fair, as they would be charged a $4,000 insurance premium increase to cover additional risks.  Earlier, County Counselor Mike Montoya noted that the proposed agreement between DWTA Helicopters and the Fair Board did ...

8 years ago
Salina's City Manager could potentially soon be relocating about 100 miles to the east, to Topeka. Salina City Manager Jason Gage is one of five finalists for the city manager job in the capital city of Kansas. Appearing on the KSAL Morning News on Tuesday, Gage said that the Topeka City Council was scheduled to meet ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating a couple of unrelated polices shootings in which suspects were shot and killed in Junction City and Wichita. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a Junction City officer fatally shot a man. Police spokeswoman Trish Giordano says the shooting occurred early Tuesday when officers were called to make ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is looking for a giant rock that served as a yard decoration. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News the quartz crystal was taken sometime between August 2 and August 4 from 2785 W. State St. 64-year-old, James Brown is the reporting party. The crystal is white in color, two-feet tall and weighs ...

8 years ago
Eight nearly new kidney dialysis clinics are mostly unused because the state is more than two years behind inspecting and certifying for the clinics. And another four clinics are waiting to expand because they are waiting for state inspections. The Kansas City Star reports federal funding for inspectors was reduced in recent years and Kansas has not ...

8 years ago
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer has appointed a treasurer for a campaign for the Republican nomination for governor next year. Selzer filed the form last week with the secretary of state's office. Appointing a treasurer allows him to legally accept contributions. Five other Republicans have appointed treasurers. They are Secretary of State Kris Kobach, former state Sen. ...

8 years ago
Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer has hired a state Republican Party official as a special assistant and named a new press secretary in preparing to become governor. Colyer announced that Clay Barker began working as his special assistant Monday after having been the Kansas GOP's executive director for six years. Colyer also announced that Kara Fullmer joined ...

8 years ago
A Delphos man has been charged with sex crimes against a dependent adult and Medicaid fraud. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office, charges have been filed against 25-year-old James Tholstrup. The charges are in connection with an incident that allegedly happened last week in Cloud County. The charges are: One count of aggravated criminal sodomy. ...

8 years ago
A weekend accident in Kansas has claimed the life of a husband and wife, just one day after their marriage. The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Clearwater. The driver of a truck, Austin Wesson, was pronounced dead at the scene. His 19-year-old wife, Rebekah Bouma, died about 12:30 a.m. Monday at a hospital. Bouma and ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary at a storage unit at the 2400 block of Centennial. Sgt. James Feldman tells KSAL News that several items were taken from one of the units including jewelry, a digital camcorder and a marble vanity wash stand. The total value of all items is $1,100. Feldman says that an employee of ...

8 years ago
A Salina man racked up several charges after he forged his father's name on a loan application from a local car dealership. Sgt. James Feldman tells KSAL News that Salina Police were called to Conklin Cars at 2700 S. 9th St. in Salina in regards to a subject who test drove a vehicle, but then never ...