5 years ago
Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers is planning to award 16 prizes to Kansas students of $529 to invest in a new or existing Learning Quest 529 Savings Account via an essay contest. According to the State Treasurer's Office, this essay contest is open to all Kansas students in grades 5 through 12 (high school senior). Essay ...

5 years ago
OCCK's Solution Outreach Center invites the public to its annual open house. According to the organization, the Solution Outreach Center provides assistive technology services to Saline, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, Cloud, Jewell, Republic, Dickinson, and Mitchell counties.  Demonstrations will feature accessible gaming, smart house technology, aids for daily living, magnifiers for individuals with visual impairments, amplified telephones, ...

5 years ago
The Transportation Secretary will speak virtually at an event in Abilene later this week. Kansas Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz will speak at the next monthly virtual Lunch & Learn program at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. According to the organization, Secretary Lorenz will speak about how President Eisenhower became known as the “Father of ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Law Enforcement Division has been awarded a $10,000 grant from International Wildlife Crimestoppers (IWC) toward the purchase and outfitting of an educational anti-poaching trailer. According to the agency, the “Wall-of-Shame” trailer will be used to highlight past criminal wildlife cases KDWP has investigated and provide educational opportunities to examine ...

5 years ago
A Kansas State University software development team that created the nationally used PEARS software program is now launching its own company. The team has opened Canopy, a public benefit limited liability corporation that will serve clients with community-focused programs. "Our vision is to help social impact programs by providing the technical tools and evaluation resources needed to ...

5 years ago
There have been 3 new COVID deaths in Saline County since Wednesday and 63 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, with the new deaths there have been 145 COVID-related deaths locally during the pandemic. There are currently 715 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 20 patients ...

5 years ago
Nearly 500 Afghan refugees may soon call the Sunflower State home. This according to federal officials, who released data on Wednesday listing how many refugees from the war-torn nation would be allocated to each of the 50 states. Each refugee reportedly will receive more than 12-hundred dollars for immediate living expenses. Federal officials say refugees age 12 and ...

5 years ago
Two people are in jail after an altercation Thursday afternoon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that around 12:15, deputies responded to a call of a disturbance at a residence on 400 E. Water Well road. A 45-year-old unnamed female victim said that 25-year-old Andrew Wood had gotten in an argument with her and ...

5 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating two alleged burglaries at a hotel Thursday morning. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that between 5 and 11 a.m. at America's Best Value Inn at 636 Westport Blvd., two rooms were entered without permission. In one room, $1,225 in power tools belonging to a 41-year old Salina man were taken. ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in a case involving a business burglary. The case is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on September 13th officers investigated a burglary at Popeye’s, 720 S. Ohio Street. The burglary occurred between 10:30 PM on September 12th and 8:40 AM on September ...

5 years ago
A law enforcement officer responding with lights and siren to an emergency call was involved in a crash which killed a motorcycle rider. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  a marked Ford Explorer law enforcement vehicle was responding to an injury crash with lights and sirens headed north in rural Greenwood County. A collision occurred when ...