8 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday afternoon that school funding is still not adequate. According to the court, the State has not shown that the school finance laws enacted during the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions meet the adequacy requirement in Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution. But if the State chooses to make timely financial ...

8 years ago
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Salina woman, and her fiance, who were killed in a car crash in Puerto Rico. Haley Weinhold was in Puerto Rico visiting her fiance Colt Tomlin when the couple were killed in a crash Friday night. Colt, who is from Little River, was working as a lineman in ...

8 years ago
A Salina-based bank is merging with a Western Kansas-based bank.The Plains State Bank and BANK VI are merging. According to the compnay, BANK VI, with $114 million in assets, transitioned to a division of The Plains State Bank on June 16th, 2018. BANK VI has operated as a state-chartered Fed member bank and has two banking ...

8 years ago
For the eighth year in a row, most fireworks in Salina will be legal. Fireworks will go on sale in the City of Salina and in Saline County beginning on Wednesday. Here is what you need know in regard to dates, times of discharge, and the rules associated with lighting fireworks: Saline County (Assaria & New Cambria ...

8 years ago
A luncheon event for veterans is planned in Junction City on Wednesday. Vetrepreneurship: Principles for veterans to launch and grow successful businesses will be the topic of discussion of the event presented by the Concerned Veterans for America Foundation. According to the organization, the free lunch will offer an "exciting opportunity for veterans and their families on ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen vehicle and a possible known suspect. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 33-year-old woman contacted authorities after discovering her 2001 Honda Civic was missing. The woman told officers on Sunday she stepped outside for a cigarette around 2am and then walked outside again at 9am and noticed her ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect who is accused of breaking a man's cheekbone with a bar. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 22-year-old man from Minneapolis, Kansas was treated at the hospital for a concussion, broken left cheekbone and a 1-inch gash on his left shin after being beaten by pipe ...

8 years ago
Mango, a 26-year old male Sumatran orangutan, recently relocated from the Metro Zoo in Miami to his new home at Rolling Hills Zoo (RHZ).  Born March 19, 1992 at the Oklahoma City Zoo, Mango had recently lost his mate at Metro Zoo and was being housed with the gibbons. It was on the recommendation of the ...

8 years ago
The Salina Art Center Cinema has installed a hearing loop in the 92 seat downtown movie theater. The hearing loop was made possible by private support from patrons. The hearing loop is a wire taking a feed from a PA system and transmitting it through a wire loop around the room. This loop creates a magnetic ...

8 years ago
The city of Norton is under a state of emergency. Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer declared the state of emergency because of harmful algae blooms in Sebelius Lake, which provides Norton's water supply. The Kansas National Guard is delivering bottled water to the town. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a boil water advisory for Norton ...

8 years ago
Candidates for Kansas Governor on the Republican ticket stormed in to Salina on Saturday morning in what was the final debate before the primary election. Hundreds of well-wishers, supporters and citizens watched; wearing clothing with slogans, pins and stickers of their favorite candidate as four of the men up for the GOP nomination for Kansas Governor ...