7 years ago
A contingent of 16 business students at Kansas Wesleyan University descended on Lawrence this week, and left with a reputation that they are a competitive force to be reckoned with. Walking into a collegiate business competition, the 16 DECA Club students walked out with enough winner’s hardware to fill a bookcase. DECA, previously known as Distributive Education ...

7 years ago
Local promoters are doing loop de loops over news that Salina Regional Airport will play host to the 2019 U.S. Aerobatic Championships in late September. The seven-day event is expected to bring nearly 100 pilots to Salina, injecting the city with nearly $250,000 in direct economic impact. "We are ecstatic," said Sylvia Rice, director of Visit Salina, ...

7 years ago
A Salina educator has been honored. According to USD 305, Oakdale Elementary Library Media Specialist Kay Barriger has been named the 2018-2019 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the local Smoky Valley Chapter of Kansas Society of Professional Engineers . As the chapter award winner, Barriger advances to the state award competition which will be presented in ...

7 years ago
Authorities are once again warning Salina residents about scammers who are roaming the internet after a women's computer was taken over by a criminal. Police say the woman's computer was experiencing technical issues in early February and she went on the internet to find help and called the number of a company she thought would solve ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after some jewelry was taken from a home in 700 block of N. 7th Street. Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that a 70-year-old man contacted authorities after discovering three rings had been stolen from his house. Police say an acquaintance had moved in with the man last week and left after ...

7 years ago
A vehicle that was reported stolen from Gypsum has been recovered. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that a 2011 Chevy Equinox was stolen from a residence on King Street sometime between February 13 and February 20. The owner had been in the process of moving and discovered the car was ...

7 years ago
A man and a woman were arrested for living in a Salina rental property - rent free. According to Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva, the property owner alerted officers to a couple who were staying at home in the 200 block of S. 9th Street without a contract or permission. Police entered the home at 10am on ...

7 years ago
On an autumn evening back in 1923, McPherson College professor H.H. Nininger was walking home from campus and was awestruck by a fireball streaking across the sky. The experience ignited his quest to find meteorites for the rest of his life. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2-21-space-roakc.mp3"][/audio]   "Treasures from space: meteorites and a famous Kansan that hunted them", will be the ...

7 years ago
The role of the St. John’s Military School Intelligence and Security Officer (S-2) is one that requires discipline, a relentless commitment to academic integrity and achievement, and an appreciation for the potential that comes from that academic integrity. It is a role that Cadet William Kaczor fits perfectly. School leaders agree that the senior from Los ...

7 years ago
A new man will take over leadership of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. According to the agency, Eric Brown has been appointed to lead the Chamber as its new President and CEO. Brown will succeed Don Weiser, who announced his retirement earlier this year after 43 years with the Chamber. Brown is currently the Vice President ...

7 years ago
The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina has selected three high school seniors from Kansas and Missouri as the recipients of the 2019 Vanier Bluemont Scholarship. Recognized as one of the campus's most prestigious and largest valued scholarships, it honors students for their high academic achievement with an award of $40,000 over four years. Adam ...