8 years ago
Salinans went to the polls on Tuesday and elected three city commissioners and four members to the Salina USD 305 Board of Education. Those who won seats on the Salina City Commission include: Michael Hoppock Melissa Hodges Joe Hay Jr. Hoppock and Hodges will serve four-year terms while Hay will serve a two-year term. Those who won four-year ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan wanted to change the name of the mascot for College of Saint Mary. The Coyotes smothered the Flames before they had a chance to ignite a spark, cruising to a 74-45 victory in Mabee Arena Tuesday night. KWU used a pair of threes from sophomore Kayla Vallin and junior Sydney Mortensen to build an early ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Jayhawks continue to struggle. After a scoreless first quarter, KU fell to Baylor 38-9. Baylor picked up its first win of the year to match the record of Kansas at 1-8. The Jayhawk offense mustered up just 289 yards of total offense while going 3-of-16 on third downs. Quarterback Carter Stanley was 17-of-33 passing for ...

8 years ago
Salina Election Final Results: Salina City Commission (1st place and 2nd place get 4-year terms, 3rd place gets a 2-year term) Michael Hoppock -3,203 Melissa Hodges - 2,966 Joe Hay Jr. - 2,818 Frank Hampton - 2,101 Aaron Householter - 1,907 Owen Freiburger - 1,191 Tracy Wiegert - 679 Write -In - 77   Salina USD 305 ...

8 years ago
The Kansas State Wildcats are a win away from being bowl eligible. K-State edged Texas Tech 42-35 in overtime to improve to 5-4. Quarterback Skylar Thompson filled in for starter Alex Delton after halftime and led KSU to two scoring drives. Thompson had a one-yard rushing TD to allow the Cats to tie the game following a ...

8 years ago
A retirement party is planned this weekend for the longtime director of the Salina Public Library. Director Joe McKenzie will retire on December 31st, after 40 years public service. The public is invited to a retirement party for McKenzie on Sunday between 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the library’s Prescott Meeting Room. Light refreshments will be served at ...

8 years ago
A two vehicle crash on South Ohio sends a Salina woman to the hospital on Monday afternoon. Salina Police say 52-year-old Jennifer Smith was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after her 2006 Honda Pilot was rear ended by a 2002 Dodge Caravan driven by 17-year-old Dane Vanetta of Salina. The accident occurred just before 3pm in ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary at a rural property east of Salina. Sheriff Roger Soldan says sometime between late October and November 6 someone stole a Speeco log splitter, Predator 4000 watt generator plus four tote boxes filled with household goods from a farmstead in the 7000 block of E. Crawford. Loss is ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store at gun point early Tuesday morning. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just after 2am a suspect described as a shorter Hispanic male parked a white Chevy Suburban or Tahoe style SUV outside the Kwik Shop near Kansas Wesleyan at 1600 S. 9th ...

8 years ago
A medical condition is prompting the Saline County Sheriff's Office to retire its canine. According to the agency,in late October Sheriff’s K-9 “Leroy” was demonstrating unsteadiness on his feet. The veterinarian ran numerous tests and found that he had developed a spinal column issue and that required an immediate retirement. K-9 Leroy started with the Sheriff’s Office ...

8 years ago
The fall season is coming to a close for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. But, the winter season is just getting started. And so does the Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show, which takes place every Monday from 6 to 7 pm, live at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn just past Lowe’s. Come in for the $6.99 Build-Your-Own-Burger ...