4 years ago
Two people are injured following a glider crash near Yoder, Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a glider was making a turn when it lost control and crashed in a field yesterday morning. The pilot, Carl Hallum of Minnesota, and his passenger, 15-year-old Wyatt Barnett of Tulsa, Oklahoma, both suffered minor injuries. The incident is under investigation.

4 years ago
A motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Patrick Noles of Junction City was riding a Victory Motorcycle headed west on the interstate in Geary County near Fort Riley. He lost control and laid the bike down. It impacted the guardrail, where both ...

4 years ago
The political map has changed in Saline County since data from the last census was extracted and applied to area districts. In the coming weeks, Saline County residents will find Notices of Disposition in their mailboxes informing them of their new districts. According to Saline County, after census completion every 10 years, the Legislature reviews district ...

4 years ago
A couple of Salina organizations who work with those in need, especially the homeless, have strengthened their partnership.  The Salina Rescue Mission and Salina Grace are now working in joint management. Brittany Willer has been selected as Director of Donor Engagement and Development, as of June 17th. According to the organizations, in this role Willer will strengthen ...

4 years ago
The United States Marine Corps will conduct a joint forces combat search and rescue training as part of exercise Gunslinger 22, at the Smoky Hill Weapons Range west of Salina. According to the military, Gunslinger is a large military exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and the Kansas Air National ...

4 years ago
Salina Police have found a suspect vehicle in a missing person case and are asking for the public's help in determining locations where it may have been. The agency says through the course of the investigation investigators developed information that the Chevrolet Express van was possibly used to facilitate the disappearance of Nathan Thompson.   The Salina Police ...

4 years ago
A man from Minneapolis, Kansas was cited for failing to stop after an injury accident on Tuesday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 39-year-old man suffered a cut on his arm after his 2010 Toyota Corolla collided with another vehicle near the intersection of 9th Street and Republic Ave around 7:45am ...

4 years ago
A single vehicle crash on a rural road in north central Kansas killed two people Tuesday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Dodge Ram pickup truck was headed north on a rural road in Clay County when the driver lost control. The truck struck a bridge and overturned, coming to rest in a ditch. The ...

4 years ago
An area railroad run is deemed one of the best train trips in the country. If you ride the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad’s steam powered excursion trains  you will be enjoying one of the best steam train trips in the country, according to the Saturday Evening Post. According to the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, ...

4 years ago
Eligible child care staff at licensed facilities in Kansas are getting a bonus. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that 53-million-dollars in Child Care Workforce Appreciation bonuses will be distributed to more than 22-thousand early childhood care staff around the state. Bonus amounts will range from 750-dollars to 25-hundred-dollars per person.

4 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of an original member of its animal family. According to the zoo, their male southern white rhino Uzazi has passed away. Uzazi was the last of the original rhinos that arrived at RHZ in 1995. The zoo says at 30 years old, Uzazi began developing age related issues which were ...