8 years ago
Smoky Hills Public Television has begun a capital campaign to fund two projects. The first project is the replacement of the KSWK transmitter located near Lakin. The transmitter broadcasts Smoky Hills Public Television’s signal to southwest Kansas. When the transmitter is at full strength, nearly 83,000 people in southwest Kansas can receive Smoky Hills’ programming for ...

8 years ago
Crew members with Smoky Hill Construction were watching the sky Monday morning hoping the rain in the forecast would hold off - or not turn into a steady downpour in Downtown Salina. Foreman Rick Augustine tells KSAL News that it would take heavy rains to slow their forward progress as they prepare to pour concrete on ...

8 years ago
Registration for for Salina Public Library fall classes opens this week. According to the library, CLASS registration opens on Tuesday for fall courses, with three easy ways to register. Prospective students can register quickly online, via salina.coursestorm.org using a debit or credit card. Students wishing to pay with cash or check can bring their completed registration form ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for Southeast Saline Schools, USD 306 located in Saline County. Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: • Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water. • Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer increased his victory over Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in Saline County by 9 votes Monday morning. Saline County Commissioners convened to canvass provisional votes Monday morning. 96 total ballots were approved to be counted, 37 ballots were not allowed. Following the count, Colyer ended up increasing his lead over Kobach in ...

8 years ago
Provisional ballot counting will likely determine the winner of the Republican primary for Kansas governor. Secretary of State Kris Kobach led incumbent Governor Jeff Colyer by 110 votes as of late last week, but nearly nine-thousand provisional ballots could swing the final result to either candidate. More than 40 percent of the provisional ballots were cast ...

8 years ago
With the new school year beginning this week in most central Kansas communities, AAA has released some safety tips for drivers of all ages to reestablish awareness. Every fall, more than 55 million children across the United States head back to school. With 13 percent of those children typically walking or biking to their classes, AAA ...

8 years ago
Riley County Police have made an arrest in connection with a murder that that happened last fall. According to the Riley County Police Department, investigators arrested 32-year-old Steven Meredith Saturday evening. Meredith was arrested in connection with the October 2017 death of a 48-year-old Carrie Jones of Junction City. Meredith is being held in the Riley County jail ...

8 years ago
Kansas kids can win great prizes and learn about traffic safety by participating in poster and video contests as part of the annual Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day safety campaign. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, kids can win great prizes and learn about traffic safety by participating in poster and video contests as ...

8 years ago
A large crowd of over 1,600 people gathered Saturday for the final big swim of the summer at Salina's Kenwood Cove water park. Families were able to  enjoy a final big day together in the Summer sun, many of them getting into the pool for free, before kids head back to school beginning this week. Rocking M ...

8 years ago
A 93-year-old man was injured when he fell asleep at the wheel while driving on a Kansas highway and rolled an SUV several times. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 93-year-old Edward Rolfs from Junction City was driving a 2010 Ford Explorer headed east on K-18 Highway when he fell asleep and veered off the road. The ...