7 years ago
Over a decade ago - research of an ocean creature led a plywood company to use soybeans as a bonding agent to make a more environmentally friendly product. Thursday, Crestwood Cabinets of Salina played hosts to representatives from Columbia Forest Products as well as the United Soybean Board and Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam to ...

7 years ago
On June 26th Saline County Sheriff's deputies arrested Christopher Lee Moody after weeks of investigation. Lieutenant Mike Ascher of the Saline County Sheriff's Office told KSAL News: An 11 year-old girl from rural Saline county came forward with the help of her family accusing Mr. Moody of alleged indecent behavior. After weeks of investigation deputies arrested Christopher Lee ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Lottery has rolled out the first four of 272 planned self-service vending machines. According to the lottery, four pilot program sites have been established at select retailers around Topeka. In 2018, the Kansas legislature passed HB 2194 allowing the Kansas Lottery to sell traditional style lottery tickets through self-service vending machines. The lottery plans to roll ...

7 years ago
For the ninth year in a row, most fireworks in Salina and Saline County are legal, and are on sale. Fireworks go on sale in the City of Salina and in Saline County beginning today. Fireworks can be discharged in Saline County the day they go on sale, Thursday June 27th, between 8 a.m. and midnight ...

7 years ago
A employee working at a Kansas State Park was killed in an accident. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, 48-year-old Mark A. Jackson of Milford died Tuesday at the Milford Wildlife Area when the all-terrain vehicle he was operating overturned and rolled down an embankment, pinning him underneath. Jackson, a seasonal employee ...

7 years ago
On the heels of a $1 million donation from the Salina Regional Health Center, the Kansas Wesleyan University nursing program has received another substantial donation. According to the school, the Jack and Donna Vanier family is providing its own $1 million gift to help create a new, state-of-the-art Nursing Education Center. The building, located at 135 E. ...

7 years ago
A two-vehicle Salina crash might be the result of both vehicles trying to "beat" a yellow light. Police Capt. Paul Forrester says the crash occurred at 1:50 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of S. Broadway Blvd. and South St. A 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan, driven by 37-year-old Andrea Schadel, Hoxie, Kan., was traveling southbound on Broadway ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is out some heavy-duty farming equipment after his unsecured barn is burglarized. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between November 15, 2018 and June 25 from an unsecured barn in the 1300 block of N. Donmyer Rd. The 48-year-old victim from Salina claims that cylinders, pins and the ...

7 years ago
Four teenagers and a Salina man were involved in a two-car crash in south Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash happened at the intersection of Belmont Blvd. and S. 9th St. in Salina at 8:15 p.m. on Monday. A 2001 Ford Windstar minivan was traveling westbound on Belmont and had entered the ...

7 years ago
A former 1st Infantry Division soldier from Fort Riley was awarded the nation's highest award, the Congressional medal of Honor, on Tuesday.   During a White House ceremony President Donald Trump paid tribute to former Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia. Trump noted that Bellavia rescued his entire squad during a fierce fight in an insurgent stronghold back ...

7 years ago
A special "Women Helping Women Fund" has now awarded more than $100,000 back to women in the community since 2011. This fund at the Salina Community Foundation provides emergency assistance grants to help women in crisis get back on their feet. As a permanent resource for women who are struggling, the endowed fund is sustained by ...