9 years ago
For the fifth consecutive time, Salina Area Technical College has been named one of the top 150 two-year colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute, and is now eligible to compete with those 149 other colleges for the $1 million 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. "This recognition is the result of years ...

9 years ago
A small earthquake rattled the Salina area late Tuesday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a small earthquake originated about 12 miles south / southeast of Salina at about 3:25 in the afternoon. The earthquake registered a 2.5 on the Richter Scale. An earthquake registering 2.5 or less is usually not felt, but it can be ...

9 years ago
One person was killed in a fire in Dickinson County on Tuesday. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, a 48-year-old woman was found deceased inside a house destroyed by fire in the community of Enterprise Tuesday morning. Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman says first responders were called to a fire at 207 South Lincoln in ...

9 years ago
Thousands of teens die in car crashes every year in the U.S. NHRA drag race legend Doug Herbert knows this all too well. “This statistic became a reality for me in January of 2008 when my two boys, Jon and James, ages 17 and 12, were killed in a car crash,” Herbert said. Thunder Ridge High School ...

9 years ago
A group of land managers and rural district fire chiefs have been mulling what, if any, changes are appropriate to the county’s twenty year old “open burning” policies.  They have proposed: Adopting a “lifetime” burn permit, instead of requiring the public to apply yearly for burn permits. Permit holders will still have to contact the ...

9 years ago
Kansas State's win streak versus Texas schools has come to an end. K-State's streak stopped at six on Saturday when the Texas Longhorns edged the Cats 40-34 in double overtime. Quarterback Jesse Ertz hurt his knee in the third quarter, but came back for the final drive of regulation. Ertz was 12-of-18 passing for 224 yards, two ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Jayhawks lost their fourth-straight game on Saturday to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders gashed the Hawks, cruising their way to a 65-19 victory. Kansas' defense coughed up 546 yards of total offense. Tech quarterback Nic Shimonek was 19-of-24 passing for 233 yards and two touchdowns. Texas Tech nearly had two 100-yard rushers, led by Justin ...

9 years ago
A Salina man calls police after discovering his scooter was stolen from a spot he left it with an empty fuel tank. Police say Jeremy Dunham was riding his yellow, Bronc scooter and ran out of gas in the 800 block of N. Broadway Monday evening around 8pm. He told officers he left the bike in a ...

9 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan is urging citizens to be on the lookout for fly by night companies that promise work on rural properties and then do sub-par work or take the money and run. Sheriff Soldan tells KSAL News that a 70-year-old man who lives in northwest Saline County told deputies this week a so-called ...

9 years ago
An argument that began in a home in the 800 block of Seneca Ave. ends with a Salina man under arrest. Officers took 27-year-old Anthony Kirkbride into custody Monday afternoon around 1:30pm after his 29-year-old girlfriend called police. According to Sergeant Jim Feldman, the victim told officers the argument turned violent when Kirkbride allegedly threw a brick ...

9 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback on Tuesday issued an executive pardon to Mark Schmitt, a native of Liberal, Kan., currently residing in Parker Colo. At the same time, Gov. Brownback denied 72 other requests for executive clemency. The pardon granted is the first and only pardon signed to date by Governor Brownback. Mark Schmitt was convicted of felony theft ...