5 years ago
UPDATE: An investigation has turned up a Salina man who law enforcement believe is responsible for robbing a Salina convenience store over the weekend. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 24-year-old Jose Ramirez, Jr., Salina, is arrested in connection with a Sunday evening robbery at Pump Mart, 1118 N. 9th St. He was ...

5 years ago
A professor at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus for more than 20 years, Troy Harding is stepping into a new role as interim department head of the integrated studies department. With the appointment of former director Terri Gaeddert as associate dean of academics and student success, Harding has been selected as her replacement for the 2020-2021 ...

5 years ago
An employee at a Salina continuing care retirement community has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Salina Presbyterian Manor, a non-essential, non-direct resident care employee tested positive this week for COVID-19. The employee is in isolation and quarantined at home. The employee last worked on June 16 and passed the employee screening. The employee called in June ...

5 years ago
Say this about the 4-H youth development program in Kansas: it’s resilient. The thousands of 4-H members, volunteers and supporters proved as much the past couple months as the COVID-19 pandemic ground all of their face-to-face programs to a halt. Instead of shriveling up during the pandemic, the organization decided to stand up. Led by the Kansas ...

5 years ago
Salina has been selected as a location for the Governor's phase in of drive tests. Kan. Governor Laura Kelly directed the Kansas Department of Revenue to begin phasing in the availability of drive tests. To start administering these tests, steps had to be taken to ensure the health and well-being of all who interact with the ...

5 years ago
The Pump Up the Volume blood drive is on a roll - but not yet across the finish line. Teri Novotny with the American Red Cross tells KSAL News that donors have been stopping in at a brisk rate at Sunrise Presbyterian Church.   [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/teri-6-23.mp3"][/audio]   Three new locations have been added to allow more and easier access for ...

5 years ago
An 18-year-old man is arrested and a 15-year-old boy is cited after a confrontation turned violent with an underage boy. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the victim, a 12-year-old Salina boy, went to a residence in the 800 block of Navajo at 2:20 p.m. Monday. There, the boy got in to an exchanging ...

5 years ago
Authorities in Saline County are in search for a John Deere Gator that was stolen. They have also recovered a stolen truck in an unrelated case. A 2010 John Deere Gator, Model 625L and green in color, is stolen from a storage shed at a residence in the 1400 block of N. Solomon Rd. It is ...

5 years ago
Officials will meet on Wednesday to receive an update on contamination in the Salina Airport Industrial Area, and to consider entering into an agreement to get the problem  resolved. A special joint meeting will convene of the Salina Public Entities involved in the case including Salina City Commissioners, Salina USD 305 School Board members, Salina Airport ...

5 years ago
There are ten new COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the new cases of COVID-19 include: 2 minors under the age of 18. 1 female under 20. 2 individuals in their 30s (one male, one female). 2 individuals in their 40s (one male, one female). 2 males in their 50s. 1 ...

5 years ago
A Salina dental care facility is offering scholarships for high school and college students from around the area, however, time to apply is running out. New Horizons Dental Care is offering full scholarships for local students aged 15-27+, to attend America’s #1 Motivational Leadership Summer Program, LEAP Week. As longtime supporters of the LEAP Foundation, Drs. ...