6 years ago
Out with the old and in with the new, work crews are in phase one of a ten-week improvement project at the Senior Center in Salina. Monday, decades old kitchen equipment was resting on the lawn before being hauled off. Months of fundraising and grant writing are now real dollars in motion as a remodel of ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a possible suspect after a vehicle was stolen from the YMCA parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 24-year-old Salina man, Tyler Bouasanouvong, went in to the YMCA, 570 YMCA Dr., at 2:30 p.m on Tuesday. The victim at 3:45 p.m. came back to the locker room ...

6 years ago
A new round of drugs laced with deadly fentanyl is causing overdoses in Kansas. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, Wichita police have reported multiple overdoses in the past few days. They suspect the problem is caused by victims consuming what look like oxycodone pills. In fact, the pills are laced with fentanyl. “I want to add ...

6 years ago
Organizers of the largest equine event of its kind in the Midwest are looking forward to the first year in the their new home. Equifest of Kansaswill set up shop in Salina in a couple of weeks. The Kansas Horse Council says they are excited to move to Salina for their Equifest event. Equifest is ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Wind Ensemble has been named a semifinalist for the American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music. KWU is one of 22 semifinalists in the college and university division, joining such schools as the University of Kansas, Texas Christian University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It ...

6 years ago
A group of hearty volunteers will take a little dip in some icy water this weekend in an effort to raise big money for Kansas Special Olympics. The Salina Polar Plunge is this Saturday at GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness in Salina. The Salina Polar Plunge, along with the icy dip, also includes a Polar Strut 5k ...

6 years ago
An upcoming concert at the Stiefel Theatre in Salina has been postponed. According to the venue, Amy Grant has had to postpone her March 6th show in Salina. The concert has been rescheduled to October 22nd. All tickets purchased will be good for the rescheduled show. There is no need to contact the Stiefel if you have ...

6 years ago
A Salina attorney has applied for the Kansas Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals Nominating Commission today announced the applicants for the upcoming vacancy on the Court of Appeals. The deadline to apply was 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. As of that deadline, the following Kansans had submitted their applications for consideration, including a Salina attorney: ...

6 years ago
A former Wichita Collegiate teacher is accused of sex crimes with a former student. Thirty-nine-year-old Rodney Wren was taken into custody last week and booked on three counts of unlawful sexual relations with a student 16 or older. Wren, who ran for the Wichita City Council last year, was arrested after the former student came forward last ...

6 years ago
A Kansas farmer will spend time in federal prison in connection with crop insurance fraud and bankruptcy fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister 63-year-old Kevin W. Struss of Wakeeney had previously pleaded guilty in the case. Struss admitted to defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop insurance program, which provides government insurance against unavoidable crop losses. ...

6 years ago
Fresh off an exciting week of concerts during Fusion!, the KWU Festival of Music, Kansas Wesleyan’s department of music will welcome groups of select high school students for a special event on Thursday, Feb. 13. The groups will perform selections during a concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Sams Chapel. Admission is free, and the ...