9 years ago
Drawing parallels to what is being “said about Muslims now” to what was being said about Jews in America’s most anti-Semitic times, occurring during the isolationist/ semi-fascist 1920s, Rabbi Moti Rieber then spoke of the importance of action in bringing about more compassionate Kansas communities in the next year. Rieber was the featured speaker at this ...

9 years ago
A small fire briefly interrupted classes at a Salina school Wednesday morning. According to USD 305, Lakewood Middle School students and staff evacuated to the outdoors for approximately one hour following a fire alarm. The alarm was due to smoke from a small fire started in a bathroom that was quickly extinguished. The Salina Fire Department responded, ...

9 years ago
A single car crash on Interstate 70 sent a Salina man to the hospital on Wednesday morning. According to Saline County Sheriff's Office Lt. Michael Ascher, 20 year-old Santos Reyes-Lopez was traveling eastbound on I-70 at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, when his 2008 Pontiac passenger car's front tire blew out. The result of the tire blowout caused ...

9 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University has been named as a NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the Bronze category based on the scoring on the NAIA Champions of Character Scorecard. Each year, NAIA schools use the Champions of Character scorecard to measure the pursuit of character-driven athletics. Schools scoring a minimum of ...

9 years ago
A group of Kansas health professionals who are working together to improve vaccine rates and protect Kansans against vaccine-preventable diseases is encouraged by some new statistics. According to the Immunize Kansas Coalition, a new CDC report shows Kansas adolescent HPV and MenACWY vaccination rates continue to improve for both girls and boys. The greatest increase was ...

9 years ago
The Salina Area United Way is preparing to kickoff its new campaign. According to the organization, a kickoff breakfast will be held on Tuesday, September 19th 7:00AM – 9:00AM at the new Hilton Garden Inn & Convention Center at 3320 S. 9th Street in Salina. The theme for the 2017/18 Salina Area United Way Community Fundraising ...

9 years ago
A registered sex offender from Kansas was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison for picking up a 16-year-old girl in Virginia and taking her across state lines to have sex with him. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 21-year-old Logan Viquesney from Kansas City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of ...

9 years ago
Saline County Commissioners approved a contract extension to provide a polymer overlay to protect the new Mentor Bridge.  This extension takes advantage of low asphalt prices.  The work will be done by Bettis Asphalt and Construction Company for $18,574.  The money will come from the 2 mil bridge fund, which has a current balance of ...

9 years ago
The CityGo bus stop at Parkwood Plaza (Ohio & Albert) on the Red Route closed starting Tuesday. The City of Salina is starting work on the Sanitary Sewer Pump Station at the corner of South Ohio Street and Albert Avenue.  Ohio Street will be reduced to two lanes in that area. Customers are encouraged to use alternate ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is in jail for holding a young woman against her will who was trying to break up with him. Police arrested 18-year-old Chasin Arroyo on Monday after a disturbance in his home prompted a call from a concerned neighbor. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 17-year-old female drove to Arroyo's home in ...

9 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is saddened to learn of the passing of Evelyn Bissell, the wife of legendary Coach Gene Bissell. Evelyn died on Sunday at age 93 in McPherson. Gene and Evelyn were married on August 27, 1949 in Heidelberg, Ohio, and moved to Salina in 1950 when Gene joined the Kansas Wesleyan coaching staff. Evelyn worked ...