9 years ago
On the day that summer was officially beginning, Salina residents were being offered a way stay cool. The Salina Salvation Army, with some help from Westar Energy, on Tuesday was offering people without access to air conditioning or other means of staying cool during hot and humid weather, a free fan. Volunteers from Westar Energy delivered ...

9 years ago
Sheriff Roger Soldan visited today’s Saline County Commission meeting to appeal the commission’s preliminary decisions regarding his budget.  Soldan had asked for a $300,000 contingency fund as well as monies for specific repair projects, such as for the parking lot. The resulting conversation might have seemed pretty mundane, but it appears that a miscommunication has been ...

9 years ago
A former Kansas legislator who was the Republican nominee for governor in 2006 is running for the office again.  Former state Sen. Jim Barnett made a stop in Salina on Tuesday as part of a statewide tour announcing his candidacy for governor. Barnett is appealing to Republican voters who are upset with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback ...

9 years ago
Two men have been sentenced for the shooting death of a Pittsburg State University student. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that Darius Rainey was sentenced Monday to life in prison and Corbin Spragg to 27 years and six months in the death of Taylor Thomas. Rainey won't be eligible for parole for 25 years. Thomas was a ...

9 years ago
Salina Police stopped over 180 vehicles during a recent campaign to raise seat belt awareness. According to Police Sergeant Brent Rupert, between May 22 and June 3, officers stopped 183 vehicles and handed out 171 citations to adults in Salina who were not buckled up. Ten citations were issued to adults who were driving with children who ...

9 years ago
A truck and trailer taken from a job site on Sunday have been recovered and authorities have made an arrest. Police took 54-year-old Keith Loudermilk of Salina into custody Monday after he allegedly left a stolen 2008 Dodge Ram truck along with a double axle trailer parked in the 800 block of N. 2nd. Police say he ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody on Monday afternoon after investigators linked his indecent texts, to sexual contact with a 15-year-old female. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a concerned citizen learned of the texts and contacted authorities. Kyle Neal Morris, 27 was arrested on multiple charges that include rape, aggravated indecent liberties, aggravated ...

9 years ago
A government report shows the Kansas winter wheat harvest is mostly on track compared to this time a year ago. The National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated on Monday that 22 percent of the wheat in the state has been cut. That is the same progress at this point a year ago and near the 25 percent ...

9 years ago
Wichita police say a 28-year-old man is jailed on suspicion of making a terroristic threat after several people reported a threatening post on Facebook. Police say the man was arrested at a business Monday morning. Officer Charley Davidson says Sedgwick County 911 dispatchers started getting calls Sunday night from people concerned about the post that includes threats ...

9 years ago
The need for nurses continues to grow, and the shortage is especially dire in rural communities. To address that need, Kansas Wesleyan University and Salina Area Technical College are launching new programs to expand nursing education in the Salina area. Salina Tech is planning to start a one-year Practical Nursing program in the fall of 2018, ...

9 years ago
Shareholders who worked to save and restore a 138-year-old church just south of Lawrence have put the property on the market. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Stephens Real Estate held an open house Saturday for the Vinland Presbyterian Church, which is listed at $249,000. The 17 shareholders of Vinland Preservation LLC bought the property in 2001 with ...