9 years ago
Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus in Salina is going to be flying unmanned aircraft systems after dark. The school announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration granted it a waiver to federal law regulating the unmanned systems, often called drones. Generally, flying the unmanned aircraft is not allowed at night. The night flights will be conducted for ...

9 years ago
Excel Industries in Hesston says it is reorganizing its operations and will lay off about 270 employees, effective immediately. Excel announced the layoffs Thursday in a letter sent to employees. The plant was the scene of a shooting that left four dead and 14 wounded in 2016. Company officials said in a news release that demand for the ...

9 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested after he stole a vehicle and credit card from an acquaintance and subsequently crashed the stolen car. Salina Police arrested the subject after he wrecked a 2005 Ford Escape and used the credit card of the owner of the vehicle to tow the vehicle. The wreck was a single card accident ...

9 years ago
A vehicle traveling northbound on I-135 lost a wheel, which started a small fire that damaged a nearby wheat field. The Saline County Sheriff's Office and Fire District #6 were called to a small fire burning in a field near Assaria and milepost 84 on Wednesday. Brian Cedeno, 28, Wichita, was driving a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan ...

9 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Deputies will be out in force late Friday night, specifically looking for drunk drivers. According to the agency, local law enforcement will be increased on Friday into the early morning hours of Saturday as deputies work a DUI saturation patrol in an effort to decrease the amount of intoxicated drivers on the streets. Deputies ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a 14-year-old boy has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in southwest Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the ATV's 16-year-old driver was speeding Wednesday night when the vehicle started to fish tail on a road about nine miles north of Liberal. The ATV then toppled onto the passenger side, killing Brett Cunningham, of ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a 10-year-old Kansas boy died after the bicycle he was riding collided with a pickup truck in southwest Nebraska. The accident occurred around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday on the southwest side of McCook. The Nebraska State Patrol says the boy rode his bike from a private driveway onto a roadway, where it was struck by ...

9 years ago
An event designed to unity the community is planned in Salina. After the success of a similar event last year, "Unity in Kansas 2" is planned in Salina's Oakdale Park. Shaunice Talbot is one of the organizers of the event. She tells KSAL News that the entire community is invited to the free event. The goal ...

9 years ago
Civil rights advocates say a Kansas election official is trying to hide materials that undercut his public claim that substantial numbers of noncitizens have registered to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union obtained the documents in its federal civil lawsuit in Kansas challenging the state's proof-of-citizenship voter registration law. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says efforts ...

9 years ago
The Long McArthur Ford Dealership has won the same award for the second consecutive year. On Wednesday, Long McArthur was awarded the Ford Presidents Award for 2016-the highest award a dealership can win from Ford. Only a few other Ford dealerships from around the country win this award. Long McArthur ownership, including West McArthur, were on hand ...

9 years ago
Salina Police say they were notified by a man from Lucas, Kansas about losing several thousands of dollars to a phone scam. The man, a 75-year-old, whose bank is in Salina, notified police on June 20 and says that the scam call came back on April 20. The scam call told the subject that they were from ...