7 years ago
An assistant professor of education and colleagues at Fort Hays State University have been awarded a $476,015 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an online professional development learning platform that will solve a continual challenge facing teachers who work in rural schools. Dr. Brooke Moore, interim chair and assistant professor of the Advanced Education ...

7 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for its August grant cycle. Online applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on August 15, 2019. Over $135,000 is currently available through the following funds: Assaria Community Fund – supports charitable projects that improve quality of life for citizens of Assaria, Kansas. Dane G. Hansen Community ...

7 years ago
Students from Salina Area Technical College placed 4th, 6th and 11th in the nation at the SkillsUSA national competition in Louisville, Kentucky this past week. Seth Nelson of Lindsborg, who graduated from Salina Tech in May with his Associate of Applied Science degree in Diesel Technology, placed fourth. Ethan Oestmann, who graduated from Smoky Valley High School ...

7 years ago
The statewide Silver Alert for Vonita Renae Colle has been canceled. The Rice County Sheriff’s Office reported Colle was located safe in Rice County Tuesday afternoon, a quarter mile south of her residence. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment. - - - Original: Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Sterling woman. The ...

7 years ago
Republican former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Monday that he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Pat Roberts. Kobach beat then-Gov. Jeff Colyer in the primary election last year — helped partly by a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump — but ultimately lost the governor’s race to Democrat Laura Kelly. Now, the ...

7 years ago
A physical altercation on Friday leads to the death of a Salina man and an on-going investigation. City of Salina Department of Police gave the following information in an offical media release: "At 3:45 PM, July 5th, 2019, Salina Police Officers were dispatched to McDonald's, 701 S. Broadway Blvd, for a report of an unconscious person in ...

7 years ago
Aggravated charges for an 18 year-old from Topeka, in Salina. On July 5th at 5:25 PM, Police were called to the 400 block of S. Connecticut, according to Captain Gary Hanus of The Salina Police Department. Officers arrived on scene, and after an investigation determined a 25 year-old male from Salina was the victim and 18 year-old ...

7 years ago
A 54 year-old Salina man reported a long list of stolen items from his storage unit on N. Ninth St. Gary Hanus, Captain at the Salina Police Department, told KSAL News: On July 6th the man noticed the contents of his storage unit were missing. He had last been inside on May 4th. The total value is ...

7 years ago
The Tractor Supply Company reported that sometime between 6:00 PM on the 4th and 7:00 AM on the 5th, someone stole two mini bikes. According to Captain Gary Hanus of the Salina Police Department told KSAL News: Someone cut the pad lock securing the outdoor merchandise area, and then cut the padlock to a cable securing two ...

7 years ago
A chase across four counties leads to the arrest of an 18 year-old from Independence KS. Sheriff Roger Soldan of The Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL: On July 6th at approximately 12:20 AM a deputy on saturation patrol noticed a 2005 Chevy Caviler with one headlight out. The deputy attempted to make a simple traffic ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and the Salina Police Department announced this morning that they are now accepting applications for the 2019 Citizen's Academy. Applications can be found online, at the Sheriff's Office, or at the Police Department. All applications must be turned in by the 26th. This year's academy will be held from August 14th ...