9 years ago
A former Kansas school superintendent will be the new interim superintendent and temporarily lead the Salina USD 305 school district. School board members Tuesday night unanimously approved Dr. James Hardy as interim superintendent. Dr. Hardy will lead the district effective July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Dr. Hardy is the former superintendent of the Chanute School ...

9 years ago
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he's planning to remain in Kansas rather than take a job in President Donald Trump's administration. Kobach made the remark Tuesday morning during an interview on the Fox News program "Fox & Friends" about Trump's plans to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. Kobach advised Trump's campaign last year. Asked ...

9 years ago
A Salina man has 20,000 reasons to be glad he bought a lottery ticket. According to the Kansas Lottery, he won on top prize on a scratch ticket. The 39-year-old has big plans for the money. He's going to buy a motorcycle. “I’m going to get myself a Harley-Davidson motorcycle!” said Michael Beasley.  “I’ve already started looking ...

9 years ago
If you have been hearing, and feeling, loud booms that seem to be originating west of Salina you are not alone.  KSAL News received numerous questions from curious citizens Tuesday asking about the noise. According to Saline County Emergency Management, the noise is originating from the Smoky Hill Weapons Range. Officials are  conducting explosive ordnance disposal. ...

9 years ago
A student in Kansas is pushing back against a private college's policy to keep her "service dog in training" on campus. Southwestern College freshman Casey Cargill is a certified dog trainer with the nonprofit Training to Lead. Cargill began training a poodle named Ike in March, and says she sent the college a courtesy letter explaining ...

9 years ago
A unanimous vote Monday by Salina City Commissioners to hire Nebraska based HDR Engineering, paves the way for a preliminary design of the Smoky Hill River project. The agreement pays the firm $3.2 million for mapping out the renewal project which covers 6.8 miles of the murky river bed, left cutoff from the main channel in ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a woman was killed and a firefighter injured during a blaze at a house in Lawrence, Kansas. The city's fire department said in a news release that firefighters managed to pull the woman from the burning, one-story home about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, but she died at the scene. Her name was not immediately released. The ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a vehicle that was reported stolen on Monday. Police say a black 1992 Chevy S-10 pickup was stolen from the area of 9th and Crawford. The owner, Steven Cleveland of Bennington told officers that he had lent the truck to his grandson, who then left the vehicle on the street with a ...

9 years ago
A hoodie set ablaze near the train in Oakdale Park brought Salina firefighters to the scene Monday night. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime around 9:30pm, someone hung a hoodie jacket on the ramp's railing leading up to the locomotive engine and set it on fire. The fire then spread to the mulch ...

9 years ago
Salina Public Schools will recognize retiring faculty and staff members on Sunday, May 7 at Lakewood Middle School. The reception will begin at 3:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend the event. The district will also honor the Salina USD 305 Master Teacher, Melinda Eitel, and Jake Montoya, Secondary Teacher of the Year, and Linda Rohrer, ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Forest Service and Arbor Day Foundation recognized Salina for the 27th consecutive year as a Tree City USA Community. To qualify as a Tree City USA Community, a town or city must designate a tree board or department by municipal ordinance to operate the program, have an annual budget of $2 per capita, and ...