8 years ago
A Salina man pulled out a machete to protect himself from an intoxicated stranger at his home on St. Patrick's Day. No one was injured after police broke up a fight on a front lawn in the 700 block of W. Crawford and arrested 30-year-old Raymond Lawrence of Salina. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 33-year-old ...

8 years ago
A million dollar winning lottery ticket was sold in the Kansas Lottery's North Central Region, which includes the Salina area. According to the Kansas Lottery, a lucky player is holding a Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million.  One ticket matched the first five numbers, but not the Megaball to win the $1 million cash prize ...

8 years ago
Much needed rain has arrived. Thunderstorms, some of them bringing heavy rain and small hail, spread across much of Kansas late Sunday night into early Monday morning. According to the National Weather Service, welcome rainfall is impacting much of the area Monday morning. A strong storm with small hail and gusty winds will remain possible in southeast Kansas. ...

8 years ago
A state wildlife educator from Wilson is receiving a prestigious award for his work. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) wildlife education supervisor Mike Rader has been selected by the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) to receive the John K. Strickler Award. According to the KDWPT, each year, KACEE recognizes leaders in ...

8 years ago
The streets of downtown Salina were alive with the spirit, and color of St. Patrick's Day Saturday night. Salina Downtown's "St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl 2018" event attracted a large crowd of enthusiastic revelers. Many dressed in bright, festive, green attire and were enjoying their favorite cold beverages. The pub crawlers were able to walk, crawl, skip, ...

8 years ago
Salina area state representatives were back in town Saturday to provide an update on the 2018 Legislative Session. A gathering of about 30 people jotted down questions for State Senator Randall Hardy and State Representatives, Steven Johnson and Diana Dierks to respond to during the 90-minute meeting. Represent J.R. Claeys was unable to attend. Topics ranged from ...

8 years ago
Bethany College is celebrating the largest spring enrollment in the 136-year history of the college. At the start of spring classes, 622 full-time students were enrolled. Bethany’s total full-time student enrollment for the spring semester is up 11 percent from one year ago. This past fall, the college announced the largest freshmen and transfer student groups ...

8 years ago
A couple of Salina educators received some unexpected good news this week when the Salina USD 305 School District announced its 2018 - 2019 Teachers of the year . Travis Peterson is the secondary teacher of the year. He teaches at Opportunity Now. Jacy Murphy is the elementary school teacher of the year. She teaches Kindergarten ...

8 years ago
A theft of checks is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Between January 24, 2018 and February 6, 2018 unknown suspects stole an undetermined number of checks from a residence in the 300 block of Third Street, Smolan, Kansas. One of the checks was forged and cashed on February 17, 2018 at Check ...

8 years ago
The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is expanding its unmanned aircraft systems capabilities to now include sports and entertainment operations with the help of Salina's professional indoor football team. The campus's Applied Aviation Research Center, which is a hub for UAS exploration, is collaborating with the Salina Liberty to bring drone technology to the team's home ...

8 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 7th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday, March 15, at Salina Fieldhouse. In 24 hours, over $270,000 was raised for 75 area nonprofit organizations through donations and bonus prizes. A total of 744 unique donors contributed a record-breaking total of $267,755.45 through 1,815 gifts. This is the highest ...