4 years ago
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has received grant funding that will help train its faculty and staff in strengthening their leadership capabilities. The campus has been awarded a Leadership Transformation Grant through the Kansas Leadership Center, or KLC. The center fosters a culture of leadership in organizations and communities throughout the state for ...

4 years ago
A man is taken back into custody after he was mistakenly released from the Sedgwick County Jail. Authorities say 30-year-old Jamarcius Quayshaun Fisher was mistakenly released from jail on Monday. Jail administrators were made aware of Fisher's release yesterday morning and he was taken into custody yesterday evening. Fisher faces charges including aggravated battery, domestic battery and ...

4 years ago
There will soon be two new faces on the Salina City Commission and one new face on the Salina USD 305 Board of Education. According to unofficial final election results from the Saline County Clerk's Office, Greg Lenkiewicz and Bill Longbine have won four year terms on the Salina City Commission while incumbent Mike Hoppock is ...

4 years ago
A group of local aviation enthusiasts is offering an opportunity for area youth to take a free ride in an airplane. The Smoky Hill EAA Chapter #1127 will host a Young Eagle Day this Saturday, November 6th, at the airport in Ellsworth. According to the organization, young people age 8 to 17 are welcome to experience a ...

4 years ago
After a year off due to the COVID pandemic, what has become a favorite holiday tradition for many in Salina is back. The Georgetown Santas tell KSAL News they will again be back out spreading holiday cheer December 21st - 23rd. The group of neighbors have become a popular mainstay in Salina in the days leading ...

4 years ago
55 of 55 Precincts Reporting 54 of 55 Absentee/ Early Precincts Reporting Voter Turnout: 28.81%   Key Saline County Results: Salina City Commission Douglas K Alt 2,776 Elise S Carter 829 Chad Farber 3,198 Michael L Hoppock 4,011 Jerry R Ivey II 2,966 Greg Lenkiewicz 4,119 Bill Longbine 4,059 Matthew M Smith 1,224 Write-In Totals 219 Total Votes Cast: 23,401   Salina USD 305 Board of Education Jim Fletcher 5,899 Gabe Grant 4,977 Bonnie Schamberger ...

4 years ago
Salina Symphony's guest conductor Mélisse Brunet's musical journey began after she saw a small jazz quartet perform when she was a child. She wanted to play the drums while growing up in Paris but her parents bought her a cello instead. Since then Mélisse Brunet has been keeping the beat as her busy career has kept ...

4 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has been named one of the top 150 two-year colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute, and is now eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The colleges selected for this recognition stand out among more than 1,000 two-year colleges nationwide for having high ...

4 years ago
One person has minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 1:30, two vehicles were going east on Crawford St. when the accident occurred. A 2010 Lexus RX 300 was stopped to turn left on Broadway Blvd. when a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis hit it from ...

4 years ago
It's Election Day Tuesday. Kansans are heading to the polls to vote for local offices and issues. Locally in Salina three people will be elected to the five seat Salina City Commission. Additionally, three people will be elected to the seven seat USD 305 Board of Education. Salina voters will also be deciding on a ballot question ...

4 years ago
There have been 46  new COVID cases in Saline County since Friday and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 363 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 12 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 163 people have now died in Saline ...