11 years ago
The final numbers from the 2015 Smoky Hill River Festival have organizers smiling. According Salina Arts and Humanities, cooperative weather and strong, live stage acts were among the high points of River Festival 2015. Here are a few highlights, even as event evaluation continues. PLAY TIME: More than 2,500 children came ready to frolic and create in ...

11 years ago
A truck reported stolen in Abilene is recovered in Saline County. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that deputies located the abandoned 1997 Chevy Silverado valued at $3,000 northeast of Salina in the 5300 block of N. Woodward Road on Saturday. Deputies say owner, Scott Leister picked up the vehicle from the officers and detailed several items ...

11 years ago
Another Sunflower Bank customer contacts police after discovering her account information was compromised at a Salina ATM. Detective Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a fourth victim from rural Salina claims skimmer thieves used her debit card data to steal from her bank account. Police say Cleo Denning's stolen bank card information was used to withdraw ...

11 years ago
Seven finalists have been selected for the site of a proposed Kansas transload shipping center The Kansas Department of Transportation/Kansas Turnpike Authority Transload Facility Site Analysis team selected the finalists from the 111proposals submitted for consideration. Some communities submitted multiple sites. The finalists include: Abilene, Concordia, El Dorado (Refinery Road site), Garden City (U.S. 50 Industrial Park), Great ...

11 years ago
Divers were to resume the search for a 26-year-old man who fell into the Walnut River at an El Dorado park and never resurfaced. The man was with his brother Sunday morning when he tried walking across a man-made waterfall and got swept away. Emergency crews spent the day looking for the man, whose identity hasn't been ...

11 years ago
Authorities are searching for a 26-year-old man who hasn't been seen since falling out of a boat in south-central Kansas. KWCH-TV reports that the man was fishing with a friend Sunday morning when he went into the water at El Dorado's Riverview Park. The friend never saw the man resurface and called 911. Lt. John Stewart with ...

11 years ago
A Salina man was arrested following a high speed pursuit late Sunday morning. Officials tell KSAL News that the incident began when a Saline County Sheriff Deputy observed what appeared to be a vehicle burglary in progress in the parking lot of the Coyote Canyon restaurant at the Salina Central Mall. The suspect fled the scene in ...

11 years ago
Wichita-based aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems is trying to fill 500 jobs. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1IaYzYl) reports that the effort involved a job fair Saturday morning at the Spirit Employment Office. The focus of the fair was filling 350 openings for assembly mechanics. The company says the Boeing 737 program is driving their need for workers. Spirit ...

11 years ago
A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp has been sentenced to 12 months in prison in a Kansas child-sex case. Matthew Pennell was sentenced Friday in Ford County after admitting to two of the 17 child sexual exploitation counts he was charged with in March. The Dodge City Daily Globe (http://bit.ly/1HB76Ap) reports that Pennell also ...

11 years ago
The help wanted sign is out, and the state of Kansas is looking to hire 6 to 10 new game wardens. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism  invites qualified applicants to test for entry-level game warden positions in the Law Enforcement Division. Successful applicants will enter a pool of eligible persons who may receive ...

11 years ago
The Salina Symphony will celebrate a historic season, its 60th. The Salina Symphony’s 60th Anniversary “Diamond Jubilee” season includes a full schedule of a wide range of shows. The Symphony will open the season Oct. 4 with Tchaikovsky’s powerfully dramatic Symphony No. 4 and a premiere performance for two cellos and orchestra composed by award-winning Japanese ...