4 years ago
A Wichita police officer is continuing to recover following a shooting. Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay announced yesterday that the injured officer is in critical, but stable condition and his prognosis is improving. The officer was shot in the leg and head by suspect Tyler Hodge during a call in south Wichita on Saturday night. Hodge was shot ...

4 years ago
Skeletal remains found early this spring in North Central Kansas have been positively identified. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), along with the Cloud County Sheriff’s Office and the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office, have identified human skeletal remains that were located in April, along the Mitchell and Cloud County line. According to the KBI, due to the ...

4 years ago
A two car crash sends a Salina woman to the hospital. Salina Police report that 25-year-old Chelsie Spohn was transported to the hospital to be checked out for neck pain and a possible concussion following a crash on Friday afternoon near the railroad track at Crawford and 4th Street. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around ...

4 years ago
Police are investigating a damage to property case after someone smashed two glass doors at the Stiefel Theatre located at 155 S. Santa Fe in downtown. Police say an employee at Martinelli's restaurant saw the damage from across the street and contacted authorities around 10:30am on Sunday. Damage is estimated at $600.   Police are looking for ...

4 years ago
A woman was pistol whipped and shots were fired after a party went out of bounds at a home in Bavaria. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to a house in the 2300 block of S. Midland in the early hours of Sunday morning. Deputies arrested 44-year-old Ryan Will on ...

4 years ago
A Salina organization which provides public transportation across the area is expanding its reach. According to OCCK, Effective July 1st they will be providing all general public transportation within the city limits of Concordia.  This service has been provided by the Concordia Senior Center. This new venture, called GoConcordia, will be a joint partnership between OCCK, ...

4 years ago
Fort Hays State University has released the names of 1,691 students who earned places on the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2021 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time ...

4 years ago
A key official from a group hoping to redevelop the Century II performing arts center in downtown Wichita is stepping down. Brian McHughes announced on Saturday that he is resigning from his role as spokesperson with Penumbra International, LLC-Wichita Riverwalk. McHughes noted that he had expected the group's senior leadership to answer questions about their investment ...

4 years ago
A nationwide campaign addressing boating under the influence, will take place this year over Independence Day Weekend. Law enforcement, particularly game wardens, will be extra vigilant at lakes around the country, including in Kansas, especially looking for boaters under the influence. Kansas is one of multiple states which participates in Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water’s ...

4 years ago
A man from Salina was transported to the hospital following a single vehicle crash in Ottawa County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 55-year-old David Brees was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix headed north in the passing lane on US Highway 81. For an unknown reason the car crossed over the center line and went off ...

4 years ago
Fort Hays State University’s Dane G. Hansen Scholarship Hall is currently recruiting community builders with entrepreneurial mindsets to join the cohort of students that reside in the hall.   Hansen Scholarship Hall is among the newer residence halls on campus, built in 2016, and provides living space to a select group of undergraduate and graduate students ...