11 years ago
A new four-legged officer is on the job for the Salina Police Department. According to the agency, Helio, a German Shepard born in Germany on Oct 2, 2012, is now part of the police force. Helio was trained by David Kiewel at K-9 Working Dogs International in Longford, Kansas. Helio is replacing Dax, who passed away ...

11 years ago
A pioneer prairie Santa is coming to Salina, to bring a touch of Christmas past to the Smoky Hill Museum. Nona Miller, Education Coordinator with the Museum joined in on the KSAL Morning News with a look at the festive event scheduled for Saturday, December 6th from 1pm to 3pm. "The Pioneer Santa does not look like ...

11 years ago
Racquetball equipment is stolen from a truck. Police report that sports equipment was taken from a Dodge Ram pickup that was parked in lot at Salina Regional Health Center on Tuesday. The owner told officers that racquetballs, elbow and knee pads, goggles, shoes and a sports bag were taken from the truck sometime Tuesday between 6:30am and ...

11 years ago
Kansas officials say more state, municipal and school district workers will qualify for health coverage starting next year because of the federal health care law. The Lawrence Journal-World reports more than 2,000 employees will become eligible for full-time health benefits starting Jan. 1. The director of the Kansas State Employee Health Plan says the expansion is ...

11 years ago
Another counterfeit bill is discovered in Salina. Police say a fake $100 bill was found in a deposit from the Valero Convenience Store at 848 N. Broadway. Staff at 1st Bank discovered the bill in a deposit on Tuesday. According to police, back on November 29th a counterfeit $100 bill was discovered in a bank deposit from the ...

11 years ago
There will be a lot of Sophias and Jacksons in the classrooms of the future. Parenting website BabyCenter said Tuesday that those are the most popular names for girls and boys born in 2014. According to the organization, it may be her fifth year to rule, but Sophia isn't the only one feeling ...

11 years ago
The Salina Salvation Army's Angel Tree project is need of a little help. According to the organization about a quarter of the angels, around 200, are still on the tree. This year there were 823 angels on the tree when it went up a couple of weeks ago. Each angel represents an area child 12-years-old or younger ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas says it will start offering a bachelor's degree in applied science in biotechnology. Classes for the new degree will begin in the spring semester at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. It will be the university's first bachelor of applied science degree. The university said in a news released Tuesday that ...

11 years ago
For nearly a decade an anonymous Wichita donor has arranged for gold coins to be delivered during the holiday season to local nonprofit groups. Two gold coins were presented Monday to the Lord's Diner. The coins will go into a vault for the auction the Lord's Diner hosts each fall to raise money. The coins are ...

11 years ago
A weekend fire that led to the evacuation of more than 20 dogs from a Lawrence pet care business also caused $60,000 in damages. The Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical department has deemed the fire accidental. In a press release, the department confirmed the fire at Christal K-9 was caused by an electrical malfunction of a box ...

11 years ago
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that science standards for Kansas public schools promote atheism and violate the religious freedoms of students and parents. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Tuesday that a nonprofit group and individuals challenging the standards did not claim specific enough injuries to allow the case to go forward. The State ...