7 years ago
Remodeling work has begun this week at the Salina Public Library's front checkout desk. "We're reconfiguring our circulation checkout area because we are getting new self-checkout stations in," said Melanie Hedgespeth, Director of the SPL. Hedgespeth says the goal of the facelift is to improve customer service and availability. "We've moved our 'Hold' shelves our 'New' book ...

7 years ago
A new person to take over the top administrative job in Saline County has been selected. The Saline County Commission Tuesday morning approved a contract with Phillip Smith-Hanes, current Ellis County Administrator, to serve as the new Saline County Administrator. According to Saline County, Smith-Hanes comes to Salina after a career of more than 23 years ...

7 years ago
Sunday night five people were injured in a couple of unrelated crashes involving deer, including one in Southwest Kansas and one in Central Kansas, as the he numbers of crashes involving deer are spiking across the state. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, 10,734 (16.5 percent) of the 64,933 vehicle crashes reported in 2018 ...

7 years ago
College-bound students will soon have another great reason to choose Fort Hays State University. Already the most affordable university in the region, the university will offer, effective Oct. 15, 2019, four new scholarships with award levels ranging from $15,000 to $6,000 over four-years, or $3,750 to $1,500 yearly. Some of these awards can also be ...

7 years ago
A $1 million gift will help McPherson College fund a new community health care initiative, including ten $25,000 scholarships for students committed to community health. Introduced last month in partnership with McPherson Hospital, the initiative features a new enhanced health science degree at the college paired with a wide variety of hands-on educational opportunities developed ...

7 years ago
The 5th annual Every Child Matters Dinner in Salina is Tuesday night. According to the Child Advocacy and Parenting Services agency, the evening aims to connect the community to child abuse prevention and intervention work completed by CAPS staff in eight programs. The featured speaker is Darrell Scott, the founder of the Rachel’s Challenge program. Rachel’s ...

7 years ago
Authorities are investigating a forgery case after a Salina business discovered that checks were forged and then cashed in at least six states. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the UPS Store located at 1648 S. Ohio contacted authorities after learning that someone used computer generated checks that mirrored the current UPS design as ...

7 years ago
A sixty six year old woman was transported to the hospital after a two car crash in south Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Friday morning around 7:30am, Iris Thomason was driving a 2002 Pontiac Bonneville southbound on Ohio when a SUV driven by 53-year-old Tiffany Modlin-Macey entered the intersection at Schilling ...

7 years ago
Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage after an armed robber ran out of a Salina gas station with cash on Friday night. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, no one was hurt after a man dressed in all black, wearing a black mask over his face entered the 5 Corner Gas and Food store located at 848 ...

7 years ago
One person was injured following a plane crash near Goddard. Authorities say a small plane went down about 2:30pm Sunday afternoon near North 167th Street and West Central after the pilot took off, but soon discovered the aircraft was having mechanical issues. The plane suffered minor damage, and the pilot was taken to a hospital with minor ...

7 years ago
Four people were hurt in an accident in Western Kansas which began with a car hitting a deer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2008 Chevrolet Impala was disabled in the eastbound lanes of K-156 Highway in rural Hodgeman County. The car was partially on the shoulder and partially in the lane of travel after ...