5 years ago
A write-in candidate for the USD 305 School Board recently contacted police about threatening messages she said she received in the mail. Hollie Henoch tells KSAL News that an anonymous letter may have been sent to intimidate her candidacy. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Holli.mp3"][/audio]   Henoch says she took the letters in stride but having men show up in ski masks at ...

5 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman remembers the white knuckles of parents waiting for him to deliver “the words they never wanted to hear.” Their teenage daughter had died in a car crash on the highway. “What caught my attention was they were squeezing each other’s hand so tight,” he said. “… I just got the sense, ...

5 years ago
Brett Hubka wanted to leave a lasting mark on Clay Center when choosing the annual project for his Rotary Club. First he considered updating the city’s welcome sign but quickly decided against it when he discovered all the red tape involved in placing a sign near the highway. “A mural project has been talked about for ...

5 years ago
A disgruntled pizza customer leaves the store, then shatters the glass of a nearby business in Salina's Elmore Center. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that detectives are reviewing video from Little Caesers Pizza on E. Crawford, after a white male became angry at the counter and stormed out the door. A short time later he ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation  is investigating the death of a 17-year-old who died after being in law enforcement custody. According to the agency, preliminary information indicates that at approximately 1 a.m. on Sept. 24th, officers from the Wichita Police Department responded to a disturbance call from a resident at 1221 S. Fox Run in Wichita. ...

5 years ago
There were no injuries when nearly a half-dozen train cars slid off railroad tracks in Dickinson County. Dickinson County Emergency Management Director Chancy Smith tells KSAL News the incident happened when a train derailed on Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Herington late Sunday morning. According to Smith, five grain cars carrying wheat left the tracks. One went ...

5 years ago
A man considered to be a dangerous sex offender who escaped from a state mental hospital in Kansas is back in custody after 3 months on the run. Authorities say John Freeman Colt was captured Monday night. According to KWCH TV in Wichita, U.S. Marshal for the District of Kansas Ronald Miller said Wayne County, Utah authorities ...

5 years ago
Kansans looking for employment are encouraged to participate in this week’s KANSASWORKS Statewide Virtual Job Fair. According to Governor Laura Kelly's Office, the virtual job fair which begins at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, will give job seekers the opportunity to meet virtually with multiple businesses, with the ability to ...

5 years ago
A partnership between OCCK Transportation and Cloud County Community College will continue to allow students, faculty and staff to ride 81 Connection buses for free. According to OCCK, all Thunderbird students, faculty and staff can ride any 81 Connection regular fixed-route bus for free during normal operating hours by presenting a valid Cloud County Community College ...

5 years ago
Salina Area Technical College formally dedicated its Goode Learning Resources Center Monday evening, naming it for Greg and Barb Goode. Greg Goode was Salina Tech’s first president, serving from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2016. During that time, he led the college’s transformation from a technical school that was part of the USD 305 School ...

5 years ago
The Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus in Salina is set to enter into a partnership with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to collaborate on a first-of-its-kind program to prepare students to serve as officers and pilots with the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, or NOAA Corps, one of the nation's eight uniformed services. According ...