10 years ago
Classes resumed at Wallace Hall on the Wichita State University campus after a mercury spill closed it on Monday. The air was tested Wednesday morning and crews determined it was safe to reopen the hall, which houses part of the university's engineering school. The spill was reported Monday after a scientific instrument broke. The lab was closed immediately ...

10 years ago
The Abilene Cowboy basketball team have returned to state for the first time since 2013.  Abilene punched their ticket last Saturday with a 55-52 victory over #3 Ottawa.  The Cowboys enter the 4A Division I Tournament as the #2 seed with a 19-3 record. Abilene’s opponent is the Mulvane Wildcats.  The Cowboys have only played Mulvane once ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners Tuesday welcomed staff recommendations on a Proposed Construction Program 2017-2031 for Bridge Replacements, Rehabilitation, Maintenance Projects and Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Projects.  The 22 page report can be found at www.saline.org, under County Commissioners agenda tab for March 7. County Engineer Neil Cable compiled the information.  Both he and the Commissioners welcome public ...

10 years ago
A long-time City of Salina Parks and Recreation Department staffer will oversee the new Salina Fieldhouse. According to the City,Salina Parks and Recreation Superintendent Travis Scheele will be the point of contact for the facility.  He has been employed with the City of Salina for 10 years, and has 15 years of total recreational experience. Scheele ...

10 years ago
Saline County firefighters have been helping in the fight against multiple wildfires in Central Kansas. Director of Emergency Management, Hannah Stambaugh told Saline County Commissioners on Tuesday that area rural fire districts are helping fight grass fires near Hutchinson. On Sunday, a truck from RFD#5 and another truck from RFD#7 responded to a call for assistance.  On, ...

10 years ago
Kansas legislators are considering whether to increase tobacco taxes as part of a broader package for fixing the state budget and raising new dollars for public schools. The Senate planned to debate a bill Tuesday that contains Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals to raise taxes on cigarettes, other tobacco products, liquor, wine and beer. The bill ...

10 years ago
A statewide tornado drill Tuesday morning was one of the highlights of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas. This is a week where citizens are urged to become educated about severe weather, and about what to do when it threatens. According to the National Weather Service, the 2016 severe weather was pretty active statewide. In 2016 there ...

10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office responds to a request for help from Reno County. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Lindsborg Chief of Police shared a text with him around 11pm Monday night. "Reno County was looking for 40 volunteers from around Kansas to come down last night and help with security," Soldan said. By midnight, the ...

10 years ago
Authorities say a wildfire has killed an Oklahoma truck driver in Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Corey Holt, of Oklahoma City, jackknifed Monday while trying to back up his tractor-trailer on highway 34 in Clark County because of poor visibility and dust from the fires. The patrol says he succumbed to smoke when he ...

10 years ago
Multiple agencies, including firefighters from Saline County Rural Fire District #3, were battling a large out of control wildfire Monday evening. The fire started earlier in the afternoon near Lake Wilson. Fueled by dry conditions and a strong wind the fire quickly spread. It headed south toward the city of Wilson. As a precaution the city ...

10 years ago
A former city clerk for the city of Bennington, was sentenced Monday to a total of 16 months in federal prison in two separate cases of interstate transportation of embezzled funds, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. She also was ordered to pay $184,000 in restitution. In the first case, Janetta Marie Buttery, 42, pleaded guilty to one ...