9 months ago
A new face is in a leadership position at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. According to KWU, Dr. Judy Holmes, is the new vice president of finance and chief financial officer. She will serve as the university’s lead on financial matters and will act as a member of the President’s Council. “To have an accomplished higher education leader ...

9 months ago
With spring comes awareness of severe weather – plus the need to plan ahead – and this year is no exception, said Jan Steen, community vitality specialist with K-State Research and Extension. “We have insurance on our crops, vehicles and homes should disaster strike, but how are we protecting our important data? Digital photos and videos, ...

9 months ago
Hours after the sun has set for the day, it’s pitch black in the middle of Meade County. As David Hampton stands invisible in a southwest Kansas field scanning the landscape for coyotes, the only sounds are the crunch of dry grass underfoot and calls of coyotes in the distance. He has a handheld night vision ...

9 months ago
The new April list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The April  list went online Saturday morning. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include aggravated battery, battery on a law enforcment officer, making criminal threats, aggravated endangering a child, intimidation ...

10 months ago
One person was arrested after two people were stabbed at a Salina bar early Saturday morning. According to Salina Police, at 1:19 AM officers were dispatched to Chuck’s Bar at 600 N. Santa Fe, in reference to a disturbance involving a knife. Upon arrival, they located blood inside and outside the bar. Witnesses reported several people being ...

10 months ago
A federal prosecutor says in court filings that the former leader of a Kansas foster care agency should not be allowed to attend his daughter’s high school graduation in El Salvador because he is a flight risk. Robert “Father Bobby” Smith, the former Saint Francis Ministries CEO who is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, ...

10 months ago
A crash in a work zone along Interstate 70 near Junction City late Friday night sent one person to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Toyota Highlander was headed east on I-70 near milepost 301. The SUV swerved to avoid an animal crossing the road and was hit from an International semi which ...

10 months ago
A Catholic Priest who ministered throughout Kansas dating back to the 1960s is being remembered. Father William J. Surmeier, known to all simply as "Father Bill", passed away on Wednesday. According to the Salina Diocese, Father Bill was born in Hays, Kansas on January 7, 1940, the second son of Anton and Gertrude (Fellhoelter) Surmeier and passed ...

10 months ago
A Kansas company that provides a range of technology services, including broadband internet, wireless plans, business solutions, and creative services, is expanding its footprint in Salina. Nex-Tech has purchased the former Jumping Joe’s Family Fun Center facility at 1624 Sunflower Drive. During a Salina Area Chamber of Commerce business after hours event the company announced plans ...

10 months ago
Thirty-five teams from 29 Kansas schools will travel to Salina on Saturday with their sights set on winning a state title in the Kansas KidWind Challenge and an opportunity to advance to the World KidWind Challenge in Phoenix, AZ. Each team qualified for the state finals based on their performance in a series of regional ...

10 months ago
Salina authorities are investigating a burglary within a sporting goods store, which included shattered merchandise. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Thursday, April 3rd employees from Cleve's Marine and Sporting Goods on 136 S. Broadway, reported a burglary that occurred in the business. Police say it was determined forcible entry was made into a portion ...