10 years ago
In June, the Saline County Jail booked in 72 first time offenders and 318 repeat offenders.  In July, the jail booked in 83 first time offenders and 335 repeat offenders, according to Captain Brent Melander. Just how many of the “repeat offenders” are returning to jail to serve out a number of court ordered, “48 hour ...

10 years ago
Steve Kmetz is passing the baton he's been running with for 22 years - to Chad Young as the new Executive Director at the Salina Rescue Mission. The two stopped in during the KSAL Morning News Wednesday with a look back and ahead at what's to come. "I don't think God is through with me," Kmetz said. "Retirement ...

10 years ago
Authorities say a cement truck driver has died after crashing off a western Kansas bridge. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the truck was headed southbound Tuesday on U.S. 183 when it hit a bridge rail about 10 miles south of Hays. The Hays Post reports that the truck went over the edge and struck an embankment. The ...

10 years ago
A road rage incident lands a Salina man in Jail. Police arrested 55-year-old Joe L. Godbout on Tuesday evening after he allegedly pointed a handgun at another driver. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Mark Biggs of Salina told officers that he was driving westbound on Magnolia when he noticed the driver behind him was becoming ...

10 years ago
The Blueprint for Rural Health campaign to relocate the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Salina Campus to downtown Salina has surpassed $6.3 million of its $7.5 million goal. This total includes a $2 million grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation received last week as the campaign’s largest gift. “The silent phase of the campaign has gone ...

10 years ago
Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus in Salina has joined with a Kansas-based company to launch three technology competitions that seek ways to improve the safety of flying drones, help pilots pass their color vision test, and aid NASA's search to find life in the solar system. Kansas State Polytechnic is working with HiddenGenius.com, an online community ...

10 years ago
Staff members from Alpha Media Salina radio stations have been honored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. The association announced its 2016 KAB Awards of Excellence on Tuesday. Salina staff have been honored with nine awards. The awards include: Complete Severe Weather Coverage 1st Place - KSAL Severe Weather Team - coverage of the May 25th Dickinson County ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners approved the 2017 budget as published.  They raised questions about commercial properties being assessed as residential properties. 2017 Budget Approved In a 4-1 decision, Saline County Commissioners voted to approve the 2017 budget as published.  It includes a 1 mill reduction in the mill levy and gives staff a $750/year salary increase. Commissioner Luci Larson ...

10 years ago
Plaintiffs in the ongoing Kansas school finance lawsuit have told the state Supreme Court that some student test scores show the state is failing to fund its public schools adequately. But attorneys for the state counter that funding is at record levels, that all schools are meeting state accreditation standards, and a court order for additional ...

10 years ago
They'll be rocking under the stars Friday night with 80's cover band "The Astronauts" zoo animals and eighteen beers on tap at Rolling Hills' Zoo Brew. "Just delicious beers, Kansas beers, pale ales and Oktoberfest beers," said Tracy Allen, Sales and Event Manager at Rolling Hills. Allen tells KSAL News that patrons will find all the taps ...

10 years ago
Health officials have rescinded a boil water advisory that was imposed in Manhattan after a power outage created the potential for bacterial contamination. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment made the announcement Tuesday, one day after the order was issued. The agency said in a news release that laboratory testing samples collected from Manhattan's public ...