4 years ago
Kansas drops a few notches this week from its near-pole position with respect to low gas prices. As reported by Triple-A on Thursday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded stood at three-78, compared to yesterday's national-average figure of four-12. The nation's cheapest gas can be found in Arkansas, where yesterday's average price sat at ...

4 years ago
A statement by Salina Emergence Aid Food Bank Executive Director Karen Couch at a Thursday Project Salina kickoff event summed up the mood of the day. She said "hunger is not a choice, but sharing food is." A group of motivated Salinans gathered to rally, and kick-off the 2022 Project Salina effort. Salina's annual largest organized ...

4 years ago
Kansas State University is adding a new cyber security degree option. According to the school, the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University, with recent approval from the Kansas Board of Regents, will add cybersecurity as its 13th Bachelor of Science degree program Offered through the computer science department, the curriculum of 120 credit ...

4 years ago
The Dollar General store in downtown Salina is relocating and expanding to a first of its kind in Kansas DG Market. According to the company, the current downtown Salina store located at 140 South Santa Fe is moving to 511 East Iron Avenue, a building which was originally a grocery store. The move will be complete ...

4 years ago
A Salina couple is hoping police find their moped and the thief who stole it. According to Captain Paul Forrester, sometime Wednesday between 9am and 5pm someone rolled away with their 2014 Bronc Rally moped that was parked near their front porch in the 1000 block of E. Iron. Police say the once green vehicle - was ...

4 years ago
An arrest has been made in connection with a Wednesday morning murder in Salina. According to Salina Police, Wednesday morning an arrest warrant was issued for Anthony Quentin Lopez-Garcia by Saline County District Court, for the charges of First Degree Murder and Criminal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Wednesday afternoon  a Kansas City, Missouri ...

4 years ago
A couple of blood drives are being held to remember, and honor a former Kansas Wesleyan University student who was killed by a drunk driver. According to the American Red Cross, Leah Jean-Lacher Reay touched many lives with her generosity and enthusiasm before her death in a crash with an intoxicated driver on Jan. 22, 2017. Reay, ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University has received another substantial gift toward its current fundraising effort. According to the school, a long-time supporter has shown generosity once more. The Elden V. Miller family has made a $100,000 donation.  The funds will go towards KWU’s Music campaign, edging the university closer to its $4.5 million goal. “The Elden V. Miller family ...

4 years ago
A team of Salina Tech welding students recently took first place in an annual statewide welding competition. According to the school, a team of four high school welding students from Salina Area Technical College placed first at North Central Kansas Technical College’s annual Gas Metal Arc Welding Invitational recently. The competition in Beloit attracted 132 welding students ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are using video images to try and apprehend a car thief who dumped a stolen vehicle in Manhattan. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Monday afternoon, a member of Planet Fitness on South Ohio had finished her workout and was preparing to leave when she noticed her keys were missing from her ...

4 years ago
There will be a couple of opportunities to get out of the house, have some fun, and help feed the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless, is going to be back in action, hosting a couple of more cruising events on Santa Fe. They will be a flashback to a by gone era ...