9 years ago
A new person has been named to take over leadership of Salina’s Ashby House when the organization's longtime leader retires at the end of the year. The board of directors announced Monday that Andy Houltberg has accepted the position of Executive Director. Houltberg has substantial experience in the non-profit sector and has demonstrated the ability to ...

9 years ago
OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including Salina CityGo and 81 Connection, will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2017 for Thanksgiving. CityGo service will resume on Black Friday, November 24, 2017, with hours of operation from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with peak routes running. Regional Paratransit service will only be running essential medical trips on Friday. 81 Connection will ...

9 years ago
Over 400 motorcycles roared across Salina Sunday afternoon. For the 31st  year in a row area bikers collected and delivered toys for Salina children. Over the years riders have had to endure some wild weather at the event. Everything from rain, to snow and bitter cold. The last couple of years haven't been bad, though. Much ...

9 years ago
Joplin, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2017) — Most Kansans who knew Coach Ken Cochran as the formidable college coach, director of the Heart of America Sports Camps or the CEO of the global popular basketball Pop-A-Shot game never questioned his passion and his heart.  It was that very heart that stopped beating in the early morning ...

9 years ago
Trailing by one at the half, Kansas Wesleyan head men's basketball coach Anthony Monson turned to his senior point guard Jamon Fulton and asked for a spark. Fulton gave him more than a fireball. The former Highland Park Scot connected on four threes, igniting a crucial 18-0 run that gave the Coyotes a 95-77 victory over the ...

9 years ago
A Salina teen who was hit by a car while crossing a south Salina street Friday evening was in critical condition in a Wichita hospital Saturday afternoon. Salina Police Sgt. Brent Rupert told KSAL News that the teen was hit while crossing Schilling Road on a scooter Friday evening at 5:49. According to Rupert, a 13-year-old boy ...

9 years ago
A child crossing a South Salina Street Friday evening was hit by a car. Officials tell KSAL News that the child was crossing the street near Schilling Elementary School, in the area of Schilling Road and Royal Drive, shortly before 6:00. The child was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center. Police had the area blocked off ...

9 years ago
Sky watchers across Kansas are hoping the weather cooperates for this weekend's annual Leonid meteor shower. The shower is expected to peak before sunrise tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service says it should be clear after midnight tonight, but clouds are expected to move in before sunrise. Story from Metro Source Copyright © Rocking M Media, 2017.  All Rights ...

9 years ago
Salina Police will join law enforcement around Kansas with increased patrols to aggressively enforce DUI and seat belt laws around the city of Salina. Police Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that beginning Monday, November 20 through Sunday, November 26 police will be actively looking for drunk drivers, seat belt and child restraint violations and other ...

9 years ago
Officials offered another update Friday morning on contamination in and around the area of the Salina Regional Airport. At issue is contamination, things like solvents that have seeped into the ground, left behind when the federal government vacated the former Schilling Air Force Base. Some of the contamination dates back as far as the 1940s. The ...

9 years ago
A small UAV from K-State Polytechnic is forced to land after being winged by a rifle shot. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 22-year-old Kansas State Polytechnic student was flying his kit-built Strix Strato Surfer drone over the 2900 block of E. Water Well Road when he heard the crack of rifle ...