8 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents released preliminary figures that show a slight increase at state universities and a small decrease in systemwide enrollment of full-time equivalent students. Fort Hays State saw the largest increase of students, while K-State and Wichita State saw a slight increase to both of its enrollment numbers. KU had a slight decrease ...

8 years ago
Police arrested 30-year-old Christopher Selby on Saturday evening after a homeowner in the 1200 block of N. 7th asked officers to come and remove him. Officers discovered Selby had three probation violations and took him to jail. He's now facing additional charges, during his book-in process, deputies found him in possession of 5.1 grams of ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of some high-tech gadgets stolen from a small river gauge station that is operated by the U.S. Geological Survey Center. Deputies say sometime between 10:45pm and 11pm Thursday, someone forced entry into a small shed near the Smoky Hill River Bridge in the 1500 block of N. ...

8 years ago
A car left abandoned after a high speed pursuit was found with a reluctant passenger inside. According to Salina Police Sergeant David Villanueva, an officer on patrol attempted to make a traffic stop on Saturday evening after observing someone in a 1998 Cadillac DeVille driving erratically in the 800 block of E. Iron around 6:40pm. The pursuit ...

8 years ago
No one was hurt after a couple of shotgun blasts were aimed at a home just northeast of Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that someone in an older model 4-door Ford Focus slowed down in front of a home in the 1700 block of N. Marymount Road - and fired two shells ...

8 years ago
A woman suspected of breaking into a couple of homes is in jail while her wiener dog named Pickles, is at the Salina Animal Shelter. Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 32-year-old Allison Williams was tackled and held down on the homeowner's front lawn early Sunday morning in the 600 block of W. Iron. Police ...

8 years ago
A long-time Salina organization whose mission is to mentor children is getting a new look. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina along, with more than 270 Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates across the country, Monday unveiled a new, modern look and brand repositioning with a goal of recruiting more diverse volunteers. “The need in Saline County ...

8 years ago
The Rebecca A. Morrison House will host a 25th anniversary celebration this week. The Morrison House serves as a home away from home for loved ones of patients at Salina Regional Health Center who come from outside Salina. The home also is utilized by patients from outside Salina who are undergoing outpatient treatment at the Tammy ...

8 years ago
Enrollment at Salina Area Technical College rose 27% in the fall of 2018 compared to the previous fall, according to information collected on September 20th for reporting to the Kansas Board of Regents. According to the enrollment data, Salina Tech had a total of 435 Full Time Equivalent students, compared with 342 at this time in ...

8 years ago
Lindsborg will be the first of six free hearing screenings, funded by the Kansas Masons, offered again this fall and next spring in western Kansas communities by Fort Hays State University. “The FHSU Herndon Clinic in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is very fortunate to have received a large grant from the Kansas Masons ...

8 years ago
The exhibition Claire Pentecost: 2018 Prairie Festival Artist is at the Salina Art Center Sept. 26 - Dec. 16, 2018 in downtown Salina. Claire Pentecost, artist, activist, writer, and professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is The Land Institute’s 2018 Prairie Festival Artist. The Prairie Festival offers a unique opportunity ...