3 years ago
A Swede alum is now overseeing the spiritual health of Bethany College. The college in Lindsborg has officially installed a new campus pastor. According to the school, on February 24th Pastor Melissa Woeppel ’15 was officially installed as the pastor of Bethany College. Pastor Woeppel began her pastoral role in January and is excited to give back ...

3 years ago
Race organizers are preparing for the 2023 Eisenhower Marathon. The Marathon will be Saturday, April 29, in Abilene. The race will start in Old Abilene Town and offers 5k, 10k, Half-Marathon and Full-Marathon options. The race began in 2003 under the leadership of June DeWeese and was one of only a handful of marathons in the ...

3 years ago
The man behind the mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs will speak at the annual Salina Area Prayer Breakfast. Organizers say Dan Meers, aka KC Wolf from the Kansas City Chiefs, will be the featured speaker. He is a man whose energy, humor and excitement not only entertains but encourages others. His message has inspired thousands ...

3 years ago
A verbal argument that escalated between two Salina men led to an arrest on Tuesday evening. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Cole Marlow was taken into custody around 6pm after officers observed him swinging a pair of hedge trimmers at a 22-year-old male who was standing on his porch in the 300 ...

3 years ago
An Arizona woman was hurt in a single-vehicle crash north of Salina Tuesday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  79-year-old Carol Bolgren from Coolidge, Arizona, was driving a 2010 Chevrolet HHR headed south on U.S. 81 Highway. She entered the east ditch, over-corrected, and lost control. The vehicle crossed the road and struck a guardrail ...

3 years ago
Fort Riley has updated its access control system, called Automated Installation Entry (AIE), for non-Department of Defense Identification cardholders. There is no change in access procedures for current DoD ID cardholders nor for anyone under age 18.  According to the Army, for visitors to Fort Riley who do not have a DoD identification card, a state-issued ...

3 years ago
One of the largest events of its kind in the country is coming back to Salina.  Equifest of Kansas is preparing for its 26th year. The event will be riding into to the Tony's Pizza Events Center and Saline County Expo Center grounds this week. Equifest is the largest equine expo and horse lovers event in ...

3 years ago
This week on Monday several small fires occurred at the Salina Municipal Landfill. Officials say the fires started as a direct result of a few dozen Lithium, Ni-Cad and alkaline batteries disposed of in one load at the landfill. Lithium batteries have a tendency to start fires in the waste when impacted by machinery at the ...

3 years ago
Police are working to identify a shoplifter who has hit the Salina Walmart at least three times in the month of March. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the store on South 9th Sunday after a black, male suspect exited the building with a backpack, dog food and an unknown ...

3 years ago
 Kansas Wesleyan’s DECA program has dominated the state for the past several seasons, and although other programs showed great improvement this year, the 2023 competition was still controlled by the Coyotes. According to the school, KWU took first place in seven of the 11 events at this year’s meet, held Feb. 24 at Tabor College in ...

3 years ago
OCCK Transportation is recognizing the recipients of the 2022 Driver Safety Recognition Awards.  The organization is honoring 48 drivers with more than 193 years of safe driving. According to the organization, the OCCK Transportation Division Safe Driver Recognition and Award Program is designed to distinguish and honor transportation drivers who have proven their skill in avoiding ...