8 years ago
Bethany College encourages students to participate in high-impact practices like collaborative assignments and projects and global learning. One way this is put into practice is through the English Department’s Travel Writing class. Dr. Kristin Van Tassel, Associate Professor of English, teaches the class during January Interterm. “I've taken students to New Orleans, Central Mexico, and ...

8 years ago
Hundreds of brides-to-be and prom goers enjoyed a special event Sunday afternoon at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. The soon-to-be-married ladies were joined by family and friends at the Salina Bridal & Prom Expo. Future brides and grooms had a chance to meet with dozens of the area’s premier bridal and prom specialists at the expo. ...

8 years ago
The Salina 911 system is back online. The 911 telephone lines are working again. - - - ORIGINAL: The Salina 911 system is down. Police tell KSAL News that the 911 phone lines into the dispatch center at the law enforcement center are not working. The main office line is working, though.  Anyone with an emergency can call ...

8 years ago
After nearly 30 years a signature event in Salina is changing its focus. The annual Child Advocacy and Parenting Services, or CAPS, auction has traditionbally been the biggest celebrity and sports memorabilia event of its kind in the area. The 29th Annual CAPS Benefit Auction will be a little bit different this year. CAPS Executive Director ...

8 years ago
The newest Kansas Lottery Millionaire has made himself known. Richard Van Tuyl, Jr. of Leavenworth appeared at Lottery headquarters Friday afternoon with a Powerball ticket worth $1,000,000. The ticket matched the first five numbers, but not the Powerball, in the Wednesday, January 24 drawing.  Van Tuyl’s $2 Quick Pick ticket had the numbers 5-9-11-33-64 Powerball 17. ...

8 years ago
A former Kansas State Trooper will never work in law enforcement again after admitting he used excessive force while making an arrest. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, former  Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper James Carson pleaded guilty in federal court to violating an individual's civil rights by using excessive force. According to documents filed in connection with ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for vandals who caused damage at four different locations on Thursday. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between midnight and 6am, someone used spray paint to tag one of the City of Salina's pump houses, located at 3rd Street and Crawford. Vandals tagged the phrase, "Ground Zero" on the red brick ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in finding man who has been missing since early December. Police say that on Friday, December 15th, Alex Michael LaRussa was reported to the Salina Police Department as a missing person by his family. LaRussa was last seen on Friday, December 8th, in the area of Iron and ...

8 years ago
Over a thousand area students and teachers are celebrating Kansas statehood in Salina all this week. Hundreds of grade school children are participating in special activities at the Smoky Hill Museum. The children, all third-graders, have been learning what life was like for pioneers back in 1861, when Kansas became the 34th state. Activities include shelling ...

8 years ago
Four children were killed in a house fire Thursday morning in the southern Kansas Community of Pratt. The Pratt Tribune reported that nine people lived at the home. KWCH reported that five people were pulled from the home, located near Second and Austin. A fifth person remained hospitalized but no update was given on their condition. KSN News ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback will resign next week. The governor submitted a resignation letter to Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach Thursday morning. The resignation is effective at 3:00 in the afternoon on Wednesday, January 31st. The resignation announcement comes the day after Brownback was confirmed as President Trump's Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. ...