3 years ago
The Salina Fire Department is planning the inaugural "Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Family Walk". According to the organization, the event will be this Sunday, September 11th, at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. The Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb & Family Walk is a way to honor ...

3 years ago
An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose in Wamego. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, On September 9th 2021, the Wamego Police Department requested KBI assistance after 21-year-old Jayson Ebert was discovered dead on Sept. 5, 2021, at 1312 16th St. in Wamego. Ebert died from an apparent fentanyl overdose. On Tuesday, ...

3 years ago
On the 20th anniversary of an unsolved double murder new DNA evidence has put a renewed focus on the case.  On September 4th, 2002, 79-year-old Mary Drake and 24-year-old Mandi Alexander mere murdered at the Dolly Madison Bakery in Great Bend. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the investigation into the 2002 homicides of Drake ...

3 years ago
A Salina manufacturer is partnering with a Salina college to provide a one-of-a-kind scholarship opportunity. The collaboration between K-State Salina and Great Plains Manufacturing will allow engineering technology students to gain real-world experience and save money on their education. According to Great Plains, the new GPM Scholars Program will allow students to gain professional work experience ...

3 years ago
On September 5th around 3:20 A.M. officers were called to the Kwik Shop after a subject was throwing items around the store. Salina Police Department Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL news that Tercero Williams a 42-year-old man from Salina had been pacing inside the store for a short time before he became agitated. The clerk of ...

3 years ago
On September 3rd officers responded to a two vehicle accident at the corner of Cherokee and Republic. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL news that a 16-year-old-male in a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado was stopped at the Cherokee and Republic intersection. Mikal Terrell a 29-year-old from Salina initiated a turn in front of the Silverado as it proceeded ...

3 years ago
Corry Barnes was taken into custody for obstruction and outstanding warrants on September 2nd. Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department tells KSAL News that officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of N. 7th just before 7:30 P.M. on September 2nd. Corry Barnes is a 20-year-old male from Salina on Salina's Most Wanted and was ...

3 years ago
The stadium at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University has a new name. According to KWU, the facility will now bear the name JRI Stadium at Graves Family Sports Complex. “Dr. Matt Thompson and his team embody the spirit of our organization when it comes to community,” said Jason Ingermanson, founder and CEO ...

3 years ago
A Salina teen is living proof that hard work can pay off. Alex Disberger started a small lawn service mowing in the summer when he was 14-years-old. He is now enjoying the fruits of his labor, as his lawn care business is booming as he is now in his first semester of college. Disberger started ARD ...

3 years ago
Applications are still open for employers in northwest Kansas interested in a Fort Hays State University spring or summer intern.   According to Fort Hays State, thanks to a grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, funding was made possible for 25 paid internships during the 2022-23 academic year, including the summer 2023 term.   Applications for spring and ...

3 years ago
A driver was killed in a crash Sunday night in Riley County near Manhattan. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Sean Warner was driving a 2008 Ford F250 pickup truck headed east on Deep Creek Road. He failed to negotiate a curve  and left the road to the right. He then overcorrected back onto the ...