8 years ago
It's the end of an era at Salina South High School. The pod classrooms, which the school became known for when it opened in 1971, are going away. Friday was the last day of classes for students in the pods, while teachers finished on Monday. As part of a voter approved bond project South is undergoing ...

8 years ago
A threat prompted a brief evacuation of a Salina business Monday afternoon. Salina Police tell KSAL News that officers responded to the Taco Bell restaurant at the corner pf Iron and Ohio to the report of a bomb threat. As a precaution the building was evacuated, and the parking lot was blocked off at both entrances. After ...

8 years ago
A Salina organization is among a dozen from around the state receiving special Seed Grants. This is the sixth year Volunteer Kansas has awarded organizations in the $500 Seed Grants. According to the organization, these mini grants are intended to support service projects that will engage volunteers and increase volunteerism. This year’s winners include: RSVP of Northeast ...

8 years ago
Volunteers are not giving up in their search for a missing Wichita boy. Five-year-old Lucas Hernandez was reported missing from his family's Wichita home in February. Members of the group Kansas Search Investigation say they have their core team take part in active searches for Hernandez every day. Officials did not reveal the location of yesterday's search effort.

8 years ago
A homeless man wanted on warrants from Mitchell County is apprehended after running across I-135 Saturday. Salina Police arrested 27-year-old Anthony Sibley on Saturday around noon time after he ran from an off-duty officer. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the officer observed Sibley walking in the parking lot in front of Dick's Sporting Goods, 2450 ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of an enclosed stock trailer from a property just east of Rolling Hills Zoo. Deputies say sometime Friday between 7:30am and about 2pm, someone lifted a gate off the hinges on a fenced in property in the 3600 block of W. Stimmel Road and hauled off the ...

8 years ago
As part of a nation wide effort to encourage drivers to buckle up - Salina Police will be out in force beginning today through June 3, looking for seat belt violations. Police tell  KSAL News that extra officers will be on patrol looking for drivers and occupants who are not buckled up. Citations for unrestrained adults are ...

8 years ago
Salina Police have a possible known suspect in connection to a business burglary at a hotel. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an employee at Best Western Hotel, located at 745 W. Schilling noticed items scattered on the lawn as they arrived at work on Friday morning. Staff called police after realizing that Room #132 had ...

8 years ago
Kansas now has an age requirement for people who run for governor. A bill signed into law by Governor Jeff Colyer on Friday requires candidates for governor and lieutenant governor be at least 25-years-old. The measure also requires all candidates for attorney general to be licensed to practice law in Kansas. The new requirements will take effect ...

8 years ago
When Bonnie McKee Crume heads to Massachusetts after graduation to start her residency at U.S. News & World Report's No.1-ranked children's hospital, she does so with a heart filled with confidence and the satisfaction of having proven her doubters wrong. Born with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, Crume has overcome her physical disability, moments ...

8 years ago
Whatever your outdoor interests, you’ll find something you enjoy at a Kansas state park this summer. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism staff have our state parks groomed and ready for visitors, and many special events are scheduled. Your outdoor experience can be exactly what you want it to be: quiet and relaxing, exhilarating, ...