4 years ago
The Sedgwick County Zoo is losing its leader. Dr. Jeff Ettling is stepping down as the zoo's executive director to become the new president and CEO of the Jacksonville, Florida, zoo. Ettling has served as president and CEO of the Sedgwick County Zoo since 2017, and he is credited with overseeing work on a 25-year master plan ...

4 years ago
A group of volunteers who are dedicated to raising funds and awareness in Salina in the fight against cancer are planning a kickoff meeting. According to the Saline County Relay For Life Organization, a kickoff meeting for the 2022 Relay For Life is scheduled for this Monday, January 24th. It will be held at Belmont Blvd ...

4 years ago
There have been 734 new COVID-19 positive cases in Saline County since Friday. According to the Saline County Health Department, over 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported locally in just 19 days in 2022. This is the highest number of new cases to hit the county since they began keeping records. Salina Regional Health Center ...

4 years ago
A record number of students are attending Kansas Wesleyan University this spring semester. According to the school, the start of a new semester at Kansas Wesleyan has brought news of additional growth to the university. Full-time, undergraduate enrollment for the semester is 652 students, the largest such spring enrollment in school history. “This news emphasizes our upward ...

4 years ago
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has promoted Kris Grinter to director of admissions. Grinter served with K-State Salina's enrollment management department since 2015. His tenure began as an admissions representative; he became an admissions operations coordinator in June 2016; served as interim executive director from December 2016 -September 2017; and was promoted to ...

4 years ago
Flags in a Central Kansas county will fly at half-staff on Thursday to honor an emergency medical technician. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office, she has ordered flags throughout McPherson County to be flown at half-staff from sunup to sundown on Thursday, January 20, 2022 in honor of McPherson Emergency Medical Technician, Randall Willems, who ...

4 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after he allegedly shattered the glass on the lobby door at the police station. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 53-year-old Craig Gilbert was arrested on Tuesday evening after he tossed a rock through the glass around 10:30pm and then walked into the lobby to call dispatch. Officers ...

4 years ago
A group of students from Salina Sacred Heart excelled at a recently completed science olympiad event. According to the school, the Knights beat out 10 other teams to take 1st place at the Hays Regional Science Olympiad.  Out of the 23 events in science and engineering, Sacred Heart medaled in 19 of them. Sacred Heart team members ...

4 years ago
Splashes of bright colors and stacks of toys invite a brand of imaginative play for parents and kids in downtown Salina. Kids Creative Corners is set to open in February. Owner, Tia Westling joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with the backstory to her dream job. Westling, who grew up in Salina and has been ...

4 years ago
Whether singing soft drink jingles as a boy soprano, learning the violin at a young age or composing and conducting major orchestral pieces as an adult, Yaniv Segal has had an unconventional music career. The son of a Polish violinist and Israeli violin maker, the New York City native was introduced to the violin as a ...

4 years ago
A devoted alumnus of Emporia State University has left the university a remarkable gift for student scholarships through the realization of two insurance policies. Robert Chatham, who passed away August 21, 2021, set the stage for his $200,000 gift to the ESU Foundation back in 1993, when he took out two policies — $100,000 to provide ...