4 years ago
A statue of Amelia Earhart is now on display at the U.S. Capitol. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and members of the Kansas Congressional Delegation were on hand yesterday for the statue's dedication and unveiling ceremony in Statuary Hall. Earhart, who was born in Atchison, was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and ...

4 years ago
The parents of a Wichita boy who was found dead are heading to prison. Twenty-six-year-old Brandi Marchant pleaded guilty yesterday to second-degree reckless murder, aggravated kidnapping and child abuse and was sentenced to nearly 27 years in prison. The child, two-year-old Zaiden Javonovich was found dead in a playpen at a mobile home in the 45-hundred-block ...

4 years ago
A group of the largest and most powerful horses in the world will be part of the events at the upcoming Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene. According to the rodeo, six beautiful equines will be part of the show. Broken Spoke Clydesdales, Winfield, Kansas, will bring their six-horse Clydesdale hitch pulling a freight wagon to the ...

4 years ago
A recent multi-agency operation that included the Salina Police Department ended with  $4.4 million worth of methamphetamine taken off the streets. According to the Junction City Police Department,  the agencies participated in a 3-day special operation that targeted major criminals. This operation occurred in Wabaunsee County, and over the 3-day span, multiple arrests were made. In ...

4 years ago
A catalytic converter is cut off a Ford Excursion in broad daylight. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a young woman who works at Lowe's Home Improvement, 3035 S. 9th contacted her dad off she started the 2005 Ford in the parking lot and heard an unusual noise. Her father called police after a ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen E-Bike and the thief who took it. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 11pm Saturday and 7am Sunday, someone removed a Swagtron electric bike from outside a home in the 600 block of W. Prescott. The bike is painted white and teal and valued at $1,200. There are ...

4 years ago
A pickup was destroyed by fire in Smolan after a bag of power tool batteries ignited in the backseat. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, crews from Rural Fire Distcits #6 and #2 were sent to the 100 block of S. 3rd in Smolan on Monday evening at 6:30pm to an active truck fire. Deputies say ...

4 years ago
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Central Kansas will be the focus of an upcoming presentation at the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina. According to the museum, Tom Fleming will explore why and how the Ku Klux Klan was so popular throughout the state in the 1920s. He’ll share the cultural, political and economic reasons for the KKK’s ...

4 years ago
A group of creative area high school students are spending this week at a creative arts workshop in Salina doing all things needed to create a theatrical performance, and will debut their show. Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts is bringing back their week-long workshop to Salina area high school students where they conceive, write, ...

4 years ago
Thousands of Kansas voters are casting ballots in advance of next Tuesday's primary election. The Kansas Secretary of State's Office says as of yesterday morning, more than 109-thouand people had cast a ballot in-person or by mail. Saline County Master Clerk and Elections Officer Jamie Doss reported earlier this week that over 1,500 votes had been mailed ...

4 years ago
An artist from Iowa and his grandson will display their talent during a residency in Lindsborg. Rodger Gerberding of Council Bluffs, Iowa, will be the Artist-in-Residence, Monday, August 2 to Sunday, August 28th at the Red Barn Studio Museum on Main Street in Lindsborg. According to the studio, Rodger is a multidisciplinary artist active in ...