8 years ago
A Kansas teen has been recolonized for her dedication as a volunteer. Maureen Botros, Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Gold Award winner, was recognized as one of the top two youth volunteers in Kansas by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards for her outstanding volunteer work. She also qualifies as an honoree of the President's Volunteer ...

8 years ago
No one was hurt when a bus carrying the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyote Softball Team caught fire on Friday. The team, which is competing in  season-opening tournament in Texas in the Dallas area, was on its way to its first game of the season when the bus caught fire. Another team in the tournament, the Morningside Mustangs ...

8 years ago
Entries to the Salina Presbyterian Manor's "Art is Ageless" program are now being accepted. Salina Presbyterian Manor's juried exhibit will be from March 13th to March 15th. Entries are now being accepted from any area artist 65 and older to exhibit and/or compete for the chance to be featured in the 2018 Art is Ageless calender. For ...

8 years ago
The City of Salina is beginning an important study to plan the future of Broadway Boulevard from Crawford Street to Ash Street. Broadway has always been an important corridor, serving as a major avenue for retailing and business. It is now time to look at the boulevard and consider a realistic plan for the future of ...

8 years ago
Another round of snow is expected this weekend across central and eastern Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, snow is expected to move into central Kansas late Saturday afternoon or evening and continue through the night. The highest snow totals are expected along and north of I-70. Some light snow may linger across eastern Kansas early ...

8 years ago
If you’re one of those people who believes there are no accidents in life, then the story of Victoria Ethridge is right up your alley! The 52-year-old Salina woman had a $30,000 day, quite by accident. “I went into the store and asked for two $2 instant scratch tickets,” said Ethridge. “The store clerk accidentally pulled ...

8 years ago
When Salina Area Technical College started its Commercial Truck Driving program in 2015, it was with the support many local trucking companies, including Great Plains Trucking, which donated the use of a semi and trailer for a year. The company renewed that annual donation in 2016 and 2017. For 2018, the company has instead made the ...

8 years ago
A new study is ranking Wyandotte County as the worst in Kansas. Looking at factors such as population decline, unemployment rates and poverty numbers, Wynadotte made the list of the "Worst County to Live in Every State." Wynadotte's poverty rate of nearly 23-percent is ten-percent higher than the state's rate.

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in northwest Salina. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Robin Ellyson came home from work on Thursday and discovered shattered glass and coins all over his front porch in the 200 block of South 10th Street. Police say someone damaged the front door to gain entry and stole a ...

8 years ago
Law enforcement in Dickinson County is investigating a shooting. Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman confirms his Department is investigating a Wednesday evening shooting from a motor vehicle into another motor vehicle. No one was injured. Just before 9p.m. Wednesday, a vehicle northbound in the 3300 Block of Rain Road at a high rate of speed came up ...

8 years ago
Thanks to a $25,000 grant from American Airlines, plans are taking off on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus to help more secondary students learn what it's like to be an airplane pilot. The grant, designed to increase enrollment in Kansas State Polytechnic'sprofessional pilot degree program, will fund construction of a mobile aircraft simulator lab, support ...