7 years ago
A company from Salina was among those from around Kansas honored this week. Creativity, customer service and commitment to community seem to be the hallmarks of the entrepreneurs and rural community advocates recognized by K-State’s Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development as Leaders of the Year for 2019. “We salute these Kansans for their innovative ...

7 years ago
A former Salina journalist has joined a foundation which awards grants and scholarships every year to qualified recipients in Northwest Kansas who demonstrate a strong desire for community improvement. Erin Mathews has been named to the newly created position of public relations coordinator for the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. According to the organization, Mathews will work in ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are in search for two black males who were caught on video surveillance using stolen credit cards. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities were called to Planet Fitness, 2012 S. Ohio, in reference to two separate vehicle burglaries that happened between 6 a.m. and 6:10 a.m on Thursday. Two female victims both ...

7 years ago
A theft from a parking lot is this week's Salina Crime Stopper crime of the week. According to the Salina Police Department, they are currently investigating the theft of a pick-up tailgate from a white Ford F-150 pick-up in the parking lot of Walmart at 2900 S 9th Street. The theft happened on Monday of this ...

7 years ago
Kids are in school to learn; they shouldn’t also have to worry about how to handle a threat of violence they overhear or bullying behavior they observe. Thanks to a partnership between Smoky Hill Education Service Center and STOPit Solutions, many Kansas K-12 students will have a new, powerful tool to help make their schools a ...

7 years ago
Students at Fort Hays State University will benefit from the school's largest ever gift.  Memories of Earl and Nonie Field, and their gift to Fort Hays State University  were celebrated Thursday in a news conference in the Memorial Union, attended by almost 200 people. The Fields, childhood sweethearts, lifelong citizens of Hays and devoted alumni and ...

7 years ago
Kids in and around the Salina area will have a couple of opportunities to hunt Easter eggs this weekends. Rolling Hills Zoo is hosting its ZOOrific EGGstravaganza, and the Salina VFW is hosting its Easter Eggstravaganza. ZOOrific EGGstravaganza - Saturday April 13th The event at Rollings Hills Zoo is an all-day event. Kids can enjoy the egg ...

7 years ago
Saturday is the day. Volunteers are still needed for a Salina community-wide clean-up effort, in conjunction with Earth Day. Community members are invited to join in the annual Spring Spruce-Up Salina. Volunteers of all ages rally together to improve designated areas, making our community a better place to live. The Spring Spruce-Up community work day will take ...

7 years ago
A concert honoring all active military, veterans and first responders is planned in Salina. The Red, White & Brews patriotic tribute concert is coming to the Stiefel Theatre in June. Red, White & Brews will feature Country, Red Dirt, and Southern Rock bands Sunset Sinners, Brady Weston Band, Northcutt and Taylor Kline. The Stiefel Theatre will have ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly pointing a flashlight and handgun at two Salina residents in a parked car. Salina Police Capt. P. Forester told KSAL News a 35-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were in a parked car Thursday morning around 12:10 in the parking lot of Maggie Mae's on S. Broadway. A subject ...

7 years ago
Service members stationed at Fort Riley have a new educational option to consider with the establishment of a computer-based degree program from the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus. An associate degree in web development technology from Kansas State Polytechnic will be offered at Fort Riley starting in August for the fall 2019 semester. Eligible students include ...