7 years ago
Kansas State University's Landon Lecture Series will kick off the 2019-2020 academic year with two lectures scheduled for the fall semester. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is scheduled to speak on Friday, Sept. 6, while Fortune CEO Alan Murray will speak on Friday, Sept. 27. Both lectures will be in McCain Auditorium beginning at 10:30 ...

7 years ago
Walgreens is announcing plans to close 200 stores in the U.S.. The loss of a couple hundred stores represents about three percent of the ten-thousand locations in the U.S. The company says it hopes to retain a majority of the employees and transfer them to other nearby locations. Walgreens said it hopes to save one-point-five billion dollars ...

7 years ago
One person from Salina and two people from McPherson were all hurt in a crash on a highway near Lindsborg Tuesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 75-year-old Mary Bridges of Salina was driving a 2005 Buick passenger car headed east on K-4 Highway.  She rear ended a 2014 Dodge passenger car which was slowing ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after someone broke into an unattached garage in the 100 block of South Penn Avenue. According to Captain Gary Hanus, sometime between 11:15am Sunday and Monday morning at 10am, someone apparently entered an unlocked car and used the garage door opener to gain access inside. Police say burglars stole multiple ...

7 years ago
The staffing emergency at the El Dorado Correctional Center in Butler County is over. Governor Laura Kelly lifted the emergency, which will allow employees at the prison to return to working eight hour shifts. There were 75 uniformed staff vacancies at the prison in June, but that number had fallen to 50 by July 29th. Kansas Deparmtent of ...

7 years ago
Police officers were sent to a Salina apartment after a woman was allegedly choked by her boyfriend. Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that police arrested 46-year-old Anthony Ray after a neighbor called about a domestic disturbance in an apartment building located in the 2100 block of E. Crawford Monday night at 10:30pm. The 36-year-old woman told ...

7 years ago
Construction around Southeast of Saline is causing the USD 306 Board of Education to delay the start of school for the district. According to the district's social media page, USD 306 Southeast of Saline is pushing back their first day of school to Monday, Aug. 19. The original first day was scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 15. ...

7 years ago
More than 800 military personnel are set to converge on Salina and the surrounding area for the next couple of weeks to participate in the joint-service exercise, Jaded Thunder. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the exercise will include joint forces integration by members of Air Force, Marine, Navy and Army units, as well as representatives ...

7 years ago
It’s fair week in Salina. Festivities of the Tri-Rivers Fair run Wednesday through Sunday. The fair parade gets things started Tuesday evening at 7:00. Because of downtown construction the parade route will be different again this year. Instead of Santa Fe, the parade will be on 7th Street. It will begin at Elm Street and end ...

7 years ago
Salina schools resume classes next week and the enforcement of the reduced speed school zones in Salina will resume as well. Drivers are encouraged to be additionally aware of children, school buses, the school zones around schools, and the reduced speed limits. Kansas law states that when a school bus stop arm is extended and the flashing ...

7 years ago
Fort Riley is expanding its civilian workforce. According to the Army, the post  has started a new round of hiring to fill three dozen security positions at the post. Security personnel are responsible for access control, manning the multiple access control points at Fort Riley. Soldiers have filled many of these positions and those are now ...