2 years ago
Kansas has secured federal matching grants for 11 infrastructure projects, including projects in Abilene and Ellsworth.  Along with the 11 projects approved, eight others were rejected Officials in Dodge City secured a $14.2 million federal matching grant to improve water treatment and support releases into the Arkansas River streambed to assist with recharging wells linked to ...

2 years ago
Dangerous summer heat will impact much of Kansas through the weekend. A heat advisory is in effect both Saturday and Sunday for nearly the entire state, stretching from the Hays area east all the way into Missouri. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday and Sunday afternoon and into the early evening, the heat index in ...

2 years ago
The past eighteen months have been some of the busiest in Kansas Wesleyan’s 138-year history, filled with renovations and the construction of new spaces. Much of that nearly $10 million in construction is nearing completion, bringing with it the promise of new facilities, new gathering places and new opportunities for students. “It’s a great time to ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary from a construction site after thieves broke into an enclosed trailer. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News that sometime during the overnight hours into Thursday morning, someone cut the lock on a chain link fence at the new building site west of Menards. Police say the suspects then cut the ...

2 years ago
The body of a man is recovered from a pond in Wichita. Emergency crews were called to the area of Taft and Stoney Point yesterday morning and found the victim in the water. The man appeared to be in his 20s or 30s and there was no apparent trauma to the body. The incident is under investigation.

2 years ago
Lightning is thought to be the cause of an oil battery tank fire near Winfield. The fire was reported yesterday morning near 172nd and 161st roads. Crews from multiple agencies responded to the fire, and no injuries were reported.

2 years ago
A Salina man was killed in a single vehicle crash late Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 37-year-old Brandon Doherty was driving a 2000 GMC Sierra pickup truck headed west on K 143 Highway at a high rate of speed. He lost control, crashed into a guardrail, and overturned into a ditch. Doherty, who was ...

2 years ago
Despite what some people may have heard, an organization which provides home health and hospice care in three area counties is not closing, though there are some changes happening. According to Memorial Health System of Abilene, Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County (HH&H) has covered many miles throughout Dickinson, Morris, and Marion counties for many ...

2 years ago
You can join Salina’s first responders, the men and women who step into fires, crime scenes and crises of all sorts to serve and protect by participating in the Battle of the Badges. First responders are partnering with the American Red Cross for the annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. First responders take pride in ...

2 years ago
Walls in downtown Salina continue to be reimagined - with paint and creativity as the gallery of murals will be increasing soon. Artists from around the globe will once again be fueled by the Boom! Salina Street Art & Mural Festival to make their mark in September/October. Tanner Colvin with the Kanvas Project joined in on the ...

2 years ago
A court appearance is held for the five suspects charged in the murders of two Kansas women. Paul Grice, Tad Cullum, Tifany Adams, Cole Twombly and Cora Twombly appeared in Texas County, Oklahoma, Court yesterday to consider consolidating their case and to set a preliminary trial date. The suspects are charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy ...