8 years ago
Move-in, and some classwork began this week at the KU School of Medicine-Salina, inside the Salina Health Education Center. The brand new facility is the home of the Salina campuses for the KU Schools of Medicine and Nursing. A vacant downtown property has been under renovation since the fall of 2016, and will become the new ...

8 years ago
Three people were killed in a head-on crash on a highway in rural McPherson County Wednesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol. the Little River Police Department was in pursuit of a 2017 Nissan Versa headed east on U.S. 56 Highway. As the Nissan crossed out of Rice County and into western McPherson County, for ...

8 years ago
A five man crew from Kansas City, Kansas is making sure shade will be easy to find for patrons and performers during the 42nd Annual Smoky Hill River Festival. Terry Fox is the project manager with Marquee Event Rentals and says they packed all the poles, tents and ropes to build 15 tents in a semi ...

8 years ago
A Salina Wal-Mart clerk was duped by a quick change artist. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the incident happened on Monday at around 8 p.m. at Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th St., however, the store didn't contact authorities until the next day when they realized what had happened. The scammer is described as a Hispanic ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are in search for a missing truck after it was stolen from a north Salina residence. According to Police Capt. Paul Forrester, a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck was parked in front of its owner's home in the 200 block of S. Columbia when it was taken sometime between Monday at 8 p.m. and ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office made an arrest after a Salina man rammed a tow truck several times with his vehicle in road rage incident. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that an employee for Kidds Towing in Salina was driving northbound on Ohio St. on Tuesday afternoon around 1 p.m. The truck being ...

8 years ago
Alysia Starkey, associate dean of academics at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus, will serve as interim CEO and dean of the campus while a national search for a new leader is conducted. Starkey was appointed by April Mason, Kansas State University provost and senior vice president, following an all-university search process. She will begin her new ...

8 years ago
A former Kansas man is facing more than 150 counts of rape. Abilene police detectives went to McKeesport, Pennsylvania last week to serve an arrest warrant for 44-year-old Eric Millsap. Millsap is accused of committing sex crimes between 2006 and 2015 when he was a resident of Abilene. Millsap was booked in the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Jail ...

8 years ago
One of the most anticipated events of the year for Salina area comic fans is back. Coming off the success of  last year's first ever event, Salina Comic Con is back. The comic com is this weekend , July 7th and July 8th, at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. Last year's first -ever Salina Comic Con ...

8 years ago
An annual food collection effort that has been going every year in Salina for nearly 30 years is winding down. Volunteers have been busy this week picking up, and delivering food collected during the just completed Project Salina food drive. Project Salina is an annual drive to collect food for the hungry. Each May multiple businesses, ...

8 years ago
A planned Salina area indoor shooting range and training center project has been scrapped. Centerfire Range & Training Center announced via social media that the project has been permanently stopped. Plans had called for a fully concreted structure. The 16,000 sq ft facility would have included 12 shooting lanes, a pro-shop, a snack bar, and a training ...