7 years ago
A scam targeted students at Fort Hays State University Thursday. The school sent an e-mail to all students warning of the scam. According to the e-mail, multiple students were targeted in a phone scam. Caller ID indicated the calls were coming from the school's campus police department main number. The caller claimed to be with FHSU Police, ...

7 years ago
Ten Kansas Lottery players members, including a Salina man, will be travelling through the wilderness in style after winning a Motoped Survival Bike in the Survival Bike Giveaway second-chance drawing. According to the lottery the 10 winners are: 1)      Shawn Schuman of Salina 2)      Karen Wallace of Winchester 3)      Kip Etter of Wellington 4)      Danny Miner of Osborne 5)      Don Young ...

7 years ago
Orscheln Farm & Home, along with other vendor partners, has joined Wreaths Across America by providing a trailer to join the organization’s Wreath Across America Honor Fleet. Each year, with the help of hundreds of volunteers from trucking companies, Wreaths Across America is able to honor our fallen heroes. The trucks are responsible for carrying thousands ...

7 years ago
Big crowds gathered along the route of the train taking President George H.W. Bush on his final journey. The Bush Funeral train is the eighth funeral train in U.S. history and the first since Dwight D. Eisenhower's body 49-years-ago traveled from Washington D.C. through seven states to be buried in his Kansas hometown of Abilene on ...

7 years ago
A student from Salina is among a group of Kansas State University students who have earned scholarships to study abroad. According to the school, scholarships awarded through Kansas State University's Office of International Programs will help students study around the world during the spring 2019 semester. Study destinations include Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, Denmark, ...

7 years ago
Both the Salina Fire Department and Salina Police Department responded to a truck on fire in South Salina early Thursday morning. Salina Police Officer Travis Dooley told KSAL News at the scene the truck's driver was traveling north on Ohio St. when he noticed a foul smell coming from his vehicle. The driver pulled into the ...

7 years ago
A group of area children received an early Christmas gift Wednesday afternoon compliments of the Salina Target Store and the Salina Police Department. According to the police department, officers just spent the latter part of their afternoon shopping with 21 wonderful "littles" who participate in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. The officers were able to ...

7 years ago
As told in the Bible, wise men from the east followed a bright and shining star to find Jesus, the newborn king. Coming up Friday, December 7th, sky watchers can follow the path to Peters Science Hall at KWU for a special look at the famous star that inspired Magi and songwriters alike. Dr. Dorothy Hanna ...

7 years ago
December’s First Friday Night Live is a performance by local duo Treehouse. According to Salina Arts and Humanities Treehouse, whose main members consist of spouses Sarah and Tim Crews, have played together for longer than they’ve been married. Performing primarily original songs written by Sarah, they also do some cover tunes and sometimes requests. The group is ...

7 years ago
The Salina Family YMCA has bestowed their inaugural Pillar Award to Kansas Wesleyan University in honor of a partnership that spans decades, but in particular for collaborative work between the two organizations over the last four years. The YMCA traditionally has recognized individuals who provide exemplary service to their organization. President and CEO Angie Lassley noted ...

7 years ago
Cadet Kenneth Golden knows what it means to work hard. He knows what it takes to be committed to personal improvement and driven to perform at the highest level. After all, only six high school tuba players in the entire state of Kansas make the state band, an accomplishment Kenneth has achieved two years in ...