7 years ago
A girls' day out for Susan Leech and her 2-year-old daughter Avelyn was highlighted by a trip to the Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair on Saturday in Salina. The two worked together on making a new rope, using an old world technique. "You hold one and I'll hold the other," Susan explained to Avelyn as the ...

7 years ago
Hundreds of people in Salina were up bright and early Saturday morning, lacing up their shoes. They ran, or walked, the length of  the downtown area . It was the "Fe For a Cure" event, starting and ending on Santa Fe, to help locally in the fight against cancer. Fe for A Cure is a unique event. ...

7 years ago
Kansas State University remains among the top higher educational institutions in the nation for demonstrating diversity and inclusion. Insight into Diversity magazine has awarded the university with the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, Award. Kansas State University has received the award every year since 2014. The university is one of 96 higher education ...

7 years ago
The City of Salina will host the 2019 Unmanned Aerial System Tech Forum in the fall of 2019.   The announcement was made during the 2018 conference held in Broken Arrow, Okla. The conference is the largest annual event produced by the Unmanned Arial Systems Cluster Initiative of the U.S Small Business Administration to support the ...

7 years ago
A student from Salina is among eight outstanding KU undergraduates who have been selected to serve as Hall Center Scholars for 2018-2019. They will have exclusive opportunities to interact with the well-known authors, scholars and public intellectuals who speak in the Hall Center Humanities Lecture Series. The scholars for 2018-19: Kayleigh Anderson, Lawrence senior in English ...

7 years ago
The Salina Animal Shelter is hosting "Super Cat Saturday". According to the City of Salina, cat adoption fees at Salina Animal Services are half price through Saturday. Adopted cats will be: Spayed/neutered Micro-chipped Vaccinated with age-appropriate vaccines Wormed Flea-treated The Salina Animal Shelter, located at 329 N. 2nd Street,  is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Saturday-10 a.m.-2 p.m. To ...

7 years ago
During its recent August grant cycle, the Greater Salina Community Foundation awarded $37,760 in grants to 10 area nonprofit organizations. Funding was provided through the foundation’s L.P. “Pat” Mullen Fund and the Kansas Health Foundation Fund for GSCF. Recipients include: St. Johns Military School, $5,000 to develop a combination makerspace and STEAM lab where cadets in ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman is facing an assault charge after allegedly throwing a pair of scissors at a man. Police arrested 24-year-old Hazel Ruwwe on Thursday evening after officers responded to a call about a domestic dispute in an apartment in the 200 block of S. 9th. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a verbal dispute between ...

7 years ago
A stolen pickup truck is found engulfed in flames at a Salina park. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol drove into Lakewood Park on E. Iron around 12:30am Friday and discovered a truck burning in the east parking lot. The truck was so badly damaged, officers used the rims to identify ...

7 years ago
A pair of burglaries that might be connected at this weeks Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. On Friday September 7, 2018, the Saline County Sheriff's Office investigated two burglaries that each occurred that day between 5:30 AM and 2:15 PM. Just after 1:00 PM deputies responded to a residence in the 3600 block of S. ...

7 years ago
First responders are taking stock today after storms prompted officials to close stretches of highway in some areas. On Thursday, a Rooks County Sheriff's spokesman said officers shut down parts of Highway 183 between Stockton and Plainville due to downed power lines. Officials said more storms were expected in the region. Source: MetroSource News