5 years ago
Students from Salina Area Technical College brought home 10 medals from the statewide SkillsUSA competition in late April. The Kansas competition is typically held in Hutchinson, but because of COVID each school’s team competed on its own campus, with judges either in-person or monitoring students were via webcams. Students who win gold medals qualify to compete in ...

5 years ago
Flags across Kansas are flying at half-staff to honor those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and their families. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, in honor of the more than 5,000 lives lost due to COVID-19, and the families they left behind, the Governor has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff throughout ...

5 years ago
There are 5 new COVID cases in Saline County, and 2 new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department's COVID Dashboard, there have now been 6,245 total cases with 70 cases currently active. There have now also been 9 confirmed cases of The UK variant, B.1.1.7. The total number of community members who have lost their lives ...

5 years ago
Salina's own Sunset Sinners are drawing more and more attention to their brand of music - as their song "Old Glory" continues to garner more praise. Lead Singer Tony Bowell and drummer Blake Blackim were in studio for a live acoustic performance of the song during the KSAL Morning News Extra Friday.   [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/red-wihite-blue-cut-5721.mp3"][/audio]   Tony talked about the ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a vehicle that left a bar in the early morning hours Friday, crashed in to another vehicle and then left the scene. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 58-year-old Barbara Adams, Salina, was driving northbound in the 2000 block of S. Ohio St. at 2:20 a.m., when a ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who fired multiple shots at an occupied home. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Salina Police Officers were dispatched on April 30th to investigate a belated shooting into an occupied building. It was reported that between April 26th at ...

5 years ago
There is potential for severe thunderstorms in parts of Kansas this weekend, Saturday afternoon into the overnight hours. According to the National Weather Service, severe weather is possible across parts of central and southern Kansas on Saturday. While damaging wind and large hail are the primary threats, tornadoes and flooding will also be possible. There is still ...

5 years ago
It was a historical debate Thursday on the floor of the Kansas House of Representatives at the state capitol in Topeka. For the first time ever the full house debated  medical marijuana, and for the first time ever marijuana legislation passed. By a vote of 79 - 42 legislators approved legislation  to legalize medical marijuana today. ...

5 years ago
It is a day that means so much to college students near and far, whether they are first-generation graduates or coming from a long line of alumni. It’s a day that can change lives, and it’s a true rarity in life — it’s both a start and an end. It’s a collegiate commencement ceremony, and ...

5 years ago
Kansans all over the state are on a roll with hitting the $50,000 Powerball prize. According to the Kansas Lottery, this time a $50,000 winning ticket was sold in North Central Kansas. The lucky player’s ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball to win the prize. The winning numbers on Wednesday, May 5,th were 16 – ...

5 years ago
Medical marijuana will be the topic of discussion in the Kansas Legislature. The Kansas House will debate a proposal to legalize medical marijuana today. The measure was approved earlier this week by the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs. If the bill becomes law, the license and sale of medical marijuana would be legal in Kansas.