6 years ago
The next phase of Kansas Wesleyan University’s first new, on-campus instructional facility in 50 years began Monday. According to the school,  Harbin Construction will be the general contractor for the school’s Nursing Education Center. Harbin Construction, a Salina-based contracting company, will also be utilizing exclusively local subcontractors for the duration of the project. “We’re pleased to announce ...

6 years ago
State health officials are trying to get the truth out about a story circulating on social media that there are six coronavirus cases in Wichita. The Centers for Disease Control say there are 15 confirmed cases in seven states but none in Kansas. The same fake story is making the rounds in other states as ...

6 years ago
The president of  McPherson College has been elected to a national board. According to the school, President Michael Schneider was elected to a three-year term to the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. He will represent Region VII, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South ...

6 years ago
A farmer's market workshop is planned for next week. The Kansas Department of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will host a regional workshop at the Beloit First Christian Church in Beloit on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. This is one of six regional workshops which are being offered this year to assist farmers’ market vendors and ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after tools were stolen from a home in the 100 block of Aspen Road. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Sunday, a Lindsborg man who was doing remodeling work inside the property discovered the front door on the home was open - and his power tools ...

6 years ago
Police are looking for a car thief after a vehicle was stolen from the 700 block of Johnstown over the weekend. The green, 2000 Subaru Legacy has Kansas tag: 995 MNP and was stolen sometime between 1pm Saturday and 6am Sunday morning. The owner told officers the key was stuck in the ignition so she ...

6 years ago
For the fifth consecutive year, Salina Area Technical College has been recognized as a Military Friendly® school by Victory Media, the publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. The Military Friendly® list is created each year based on both public data sources and surveys sent to colleges. The process ranks more than 8,800 ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman falls victim to a phone scam. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a thief used a phone call to convince a 46-year-old woman that the Social Security Administration was going to suspend her Social Security number if she did not send them $1,000 immediately. To make the payment, the woman purchased two, ...

6 years ago
A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), will arrive Monday, February 24, 2020, to examine all aspects of the Salina Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The Salina Police Department was initially accredited in March of 1996 and most recently received re-accredited status ...

6 years ago
A teenager is dead following a crash in Jefferson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Kyler Postma was driving on Kansas Highway Four in Meriden yesterday morning when his car went into oncoming traffic and struck a semi head-on. Postma died at the scene, and the driver of the semi complained of pain, but was not ...

6 years ago
No serious injuries are reported after a plane crashed in Valley Center. Officials say a Cessna taking off from a grassy area went down about 3:00 yesterday afternoon behind the Valley Center Christian Church near 85th Street North and Seneca. The pilot suffered minor injuries in the crash, but refused medical treatment, and three other people aboard ...