9 years ago
Wichita State University is planning to unveil a new fully online degree in spring 2018 for students interested in homeland security. If approved by the Kansas Board of Regents, WSU will be the only university in Kansas to offer this four-year degree. The program is a broad overview of homeland security and will give students knowledge ...

9 years ago
Police say a northeast Kansas officer has shot and killed a suspect while investigating a vehicle theft. The  shooting happened Tuesday night in Leavenworth. Police Chief Patrick Kitchens says the officer reported the shooting shortly after arriving to investigate the stolen vehicle. Police have asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to review the shooting, as is standard ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a 5-year-old child has been shot in the leg as two adults argued at an extended-stay hotel in suburban Kansas City. Police said in a news release that the shooting happened Tuesday at Crossland Economy Studios in Lenexa. The release said the child was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a ...

9 years ago
Salina USD 305 Board of Education members approved the discontinuation of a student participation fee associated with athletics and other activities at Tuesday evening's meeting. The participation fee will be dropped beginning the 2017-18 school year. “Credit for the change goes to the Board of Education,” said Dr. James Hardy. “With a 60 percent free and ...

9 years ago
A major project to replace a section of a Salina street is beginning this week. According to the City of Salina, construction will begin on Belmont Boulevard. On Thursday, Vogts-Parga Construction of Newton will begin reconstructing northbound Belmont Boulevard from Hartland to Magnolia, a distance of five blocks. The project includes removal and replacement of the ...

9 years ago
County Administrator Rita Deister provided Commissioners with a draft copy of the 2018 budget, including budgets for the rural fire districts.  After consulting with the auditor, the maximum tax levy under a State Legislature imposed tax lid is $22,707,109 while the proposed budget actually represents $21,541,604.  The mil levy would be reduced from 37.508 mils ...

9 years ago
Salina Public Library’s Summer at the Library Program will feature a presentation from the Salina Paranormal Investigative Research Team (S.P.I.R.i.T) this Thursday evening. Researching the history of a house in town is a perennial question at the library’s Information Services desk. Librarians help library users track down information on those that may have lived and died ...

9 years ago
The City of Salina will be working to refine design elements presented in the Smoky Hill River Renewal Master Plan that was adopted in 2010. In May 2016, voters approved a sales tax increase from 8.40% to 8.75% that will be in place over 20 years. A portion of these sales tax funds will be used ...

9 years ago
Salina Law Enforcement is accepting applications for the 22nd Citizen’s Academy course. Applications are being accepted through July 26th. According to Sheriff Lt. Sean Kochanowski, they would like a class of 20 – 25 people. Applicants must be at least 18-years old. The course which will run from August 9th, 2017 to October 18, 2017, covers numerous ...

9 years ago
A Salina Police investigation remains open after a vehicle that was reported stolen was found crashed just 50-yards away from where it was originally parked. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 47-year-old Monte Bohl of Ellsworth contacted Salina Police last Friday morning to report his 2008 Pontiac G6 convertible had been stolen from the ...

9 years ago
The attorney general’s office received more than 5,100 new applications for concealed carry licenses in the recently ended 2017 fiscal year. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, the Concealed Carry Licensing Unit received 5,119 new applications. This was the lowest number of applications received in a fiscal ...