4 years ago
The McPherson Police Department investigated a threat to commit violence at the McPherson High School and arrested the suspect. According to the agency on Monday evening, January 31st, the McPherson Police Department received a report concerning a threat communicated on Snapchat to commit violence at the McPherson High School using knives. On Tuesday, February 1st, the ...

4 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is inviting the public to vote on a name for the new baby rhino which was born in December. The male rhino calf was born on December 9th. According to the zoo, the selection has been narrowed down six names by staff. The public is now invited to tell them which name they ...

4 years ago
Tips are being sought in connection with an unsolved murder in North Central Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation  and the Osborne County Sheriff’s Office again ask for the public’s assistance as they investigate the murder of 48-year-old Calvin Beams of Downs. According to the KBI, it is believed Beams was shot and killed on November ...

4 years ago
With weather forecasts expecting snow Tuesday evening moving through Wednesday, and into Thursday, the City of Salina will be pre-treating roadways with salt and Magnesium Chloride brine (MgCl2), treating initial accumulations of snow with salt and MgCl2, and when accumulations merit plow arterial and residential roadways. According to the City, salt spreaders have been loaded and ...

4 years ago
Crews are ready to respond if the winter storm expected to move across parts of Kansas and Missouri causes power outages. According to Evergy, with forecasts in the service area including a potential for heavy snow and freezing rain late Tuesday through early Thursday, crews are on standby. “Given the forecast, we have deployed additional resources at ...

4 years ago
A Salina car dealer has helped to raise $125,000 for a new car museum which is set to open this month. According to Long McArthur Ford, $125,000 was raised for The Garage Car Museum in Salina during one of the most well-known automobile auctions in the world.  A 2021 Shelby GT500 Mustang was auctioned off by ...

4 years ago
Two Texas men have been arrested in connection to shots fired at a hotel in  Salina on Monday night. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at approximately 11:20 p.m., officers were sent to the Rodeway Inn for reports of shots fired in the parking lot. Upon arrival, a witness outside the hotel advised that ...

4 years ago
Several people are under arrest following a warrant sweep in Barton County. The Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Great Bend Police and Barton County Sheriff's Office conducted a joint operation last Friday in an effort to find wanted suspects. Nine people were arrested during the nine-hour long operation on charges including parole violations and drug ...

4 years ago
A group of soldiers from Fort Riley are deploying to train in the west coast. According to the Army, the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division heads to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California for a month-long training rotation to test their unit in an austere environment. “The Dagger Brigade is excited about ...

4 years ago
Severe winter weather is expected to take aim at much of the Midwest starting late Tuesday and lasting a few days, so emergency management professionals are urging residents and business owners to be ready for everything from snow to icy roads and possible power outages. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, officials from the National ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s DECA team continued its impressive winning streak at the recent state meet, held Jan. 28 at Tabor College in Hillsboro. It was the fifth consecutive year that KWU finished as the top team in the state. This year, KWU matched up against the likes of the University of Kansas, Fort Hays State University, Tabor ...