1 year ago
Kansas entrepreneurs and early-stage startups have the opportunity to earn significant support from Kansas State University with a program designed to support state innovators. The College of Business Administration is now accepting applications for the fall 2025 Center for Entrepreneurship Accelerator program, a premier initiative that equips entrepreneurs with the tools and resources needed to launch and grow their ...

1 year ago
 Kansas Wesleyan University and Kansas State University Salina are partnering to provide flyovers at select KWU home football games. According to KWU, the first flyover will be at this Saturday's home opener.  The flyovers will be provided by K-State Salina and provide an opportunity for Wildcat student pilots to gain experience, all while KWU boosts its ...

1 year ago
The shops of downtown Abilene are ready to welcome guests for the 6th Annual Downtown Boutique Crawl on Thursday from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. According to the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau, this late-summer tradition has become one of the community’s most anticipated girls’ nights out, bringing together shopping, fun, and local pride. With 11 participating businesses, ...

1 year ago
The Salina Area United Way is ready to kick-off its new campaign, and is striving to expand its reach and impact across North Central Kansas. According to the United Way, as part of its refreshed mission and vision, the agency will be focusing on building new resources and programs to strengthen all ten counties it serves: ...

1 year ago
Extra officers are on patrol leading into this upcoming Labor Day Weekend, specifically stressing safety, and looking for impaired drivers. Agencies across Kansas, and across the country, are participating in the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" effort. The "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" effort emphasizes the severe penalties for DUI in Kansas, including jail ...

1 year ago
A donation to an area foundation could be good news for young farmers in the area. According to the Post Rock Community Foundation,  thanks to the generosity of the late Barbara A. Wolford, aspiring young farmers in their service area can apply for a grant of up to $50,000 to start a new farming operation or ...

1 year ago
Fresh off opening for The Who in New Jersey, The Boxmasters are rolling toward Salina on their coast to coast tour in support of their 19th studio album entitled "Pepper Tree Hill." Guitarist, co-writer, sound engineer and Gypsum, Kansas native J. D. Andrew spent time on the KSAL Morning News Extra, talking about life on the ...

1 year ago
A Kansas police officer was killed Tuesday morning during a chase. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating a vehicle pursuit that occurred Tuesday morning resulting in an officer being struck and killed. According to the KBI, the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) requested assistance at around 1:55 a.m. KBI special agents responded to the ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after someone tried to enter a business through the roof. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, as rain fell Monday morning, staff at Rod's #5 gas station at 680 S. Phillips discovered a roof leak. Further investigation revealed that someone had torn a 2-foot by 2-foot hole in ...

1 year ago
An argument between a man and a woman ends with a stabbing in Salina. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that Monday morning around 8:30am, officers were sent to a home in the 1300 block of Faith Drive after a 44-year-old man was stabbed in his right upper arm by an acquaintance he had been ...

1 year ago
As the drone industry continues to advance and develop new regulations at a rapid pace, Kansas State University Salina's Applied Aviation Research Center, or AARC, prepares the next generation of drone pilots to be Federal Aviation Administration compliant through world-class uncrewed aircraft systems training and education. The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, is planning new regulations aimed at standardizing ...