12 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help in finding a vehicle involved in a recent hit and run death. According to the agency, back on May 3rd troopers responded to a call of an injured female on the west shoulder of US-81 highway at Vale Road, north of Concordia. The victim, identified ...

12 years ago
A man is killed in an explosion at a Salina Park. First responders were called to Jerry Ivey Park at around 12:30 Monday afternoon to the report of an explosion. The first officer on the scene found a truck parked near a restroom facility at the south end of the park badly damaged and on ...

12 years ago
State lottery officials say a $2 million winning ticket was sold to a player in northeast Kansas during the weekend Powerball drawing. Officials declined to say Monday exactly where the ticket was drawn. The lottery's northeast Kansas zone covers 21 counties. The winning ticket matched the first five numbers drawn Saturday, which were 23-32-39-47-49. The Powerball was ...

12 years ago
Salina Police make an arrest in connection to an aggravated burglary case. Jason Duffy, 29, of Salina was booked into Saline Co. Jail after allegedly stealing a playstation 3 gaming console and a CO2 BB gun from an apartment in the 1400 block of East Iron on April 25. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL news that there ...

12 years ago
A high speed chase through Dickinson and Saline Counties early this morning lands two Olathe residents in jail. Saline County Sheriffs Deputy Rick Heinrich tells KSAL news that officers in Dickinson County began pursuit of a 2007 Honda Civic at approximately 5:30am Monday morning clocked at around 107 mph on Interstate 70. The chase would continue ...

12 years ago
An effort to crack down on unbuckled drivers on Kansas roads and highways is underway. Extra officers will be on patrol as part of the Memorial Day Weekend "Click It Or Ticket" campaign. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the peak of summer travel across our nation’s highways is about to begin. The Kansas Highway Patrol ...

12 years ago
One man is dead after a boat carrying him and two other people capsized on Tuttle Creek Lake near Manhattan, Kansas. KMAN-AM reports two men and a woman were in the 10-foot fishing boat when it capsized just after 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon near the mouth of Tuttle Cove. A nearby fisherman pulled a man and ...

12 years ago
A Kansas utility is starting a pilot project that will let customers who have advanced digital meters pay for their electricity in advance. Westar Energy is awaiting permission later this month from the Kansas Corporation Commission to offer as many as 1,000 customers prepaid service. Approval is highly likely because all of the parties that would ...

12 years ago
Military officers from the U.S. and eight other countries will receive their degrees in advanced military studies this week from an Army college at Fort Leavenworth. The 132 graduates include 12 international officers. They'll complete their education with a ceremony Thursday at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. The program is a 10-month course in ...

12 years ago
Two people are hurt when a car goes airborne and crashes. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 90-year-old Earl Hanna was driving a Toyota Prius, headed east on K 61 Highway. As he approached the intersection with Interstate 135, he drove off the road. The car went airborne, struck the ground, then struck KDOT ...

12 years ago
There were plenty of smiles, hugs, and tears in Salina on Sunday as family, friends, and well-wishers said goodbye to graduating seniors. Seniors from Central were the first to walk across the stage and graduate in front of a packed house at the Bicentennial Center. A couple of hours later seniors from South did the same ...