1 year ago
Candidates on the Saline County ballot represented themselves and answered questions for the public in the heat of the election campaign. On Sunday, The Salina League of Women Voters hosted a candidate forum at the Watson Room inside the Stiefel Theatre. Candidates that appeared were: Clarke Sanders and Lori Blake (69th District House) John Baker (running ...

1 year ago
It's become a must stop for a 'kid friendly' Halloween experience in Salina. The Cops and Costumes event will take place this Friday from 4pm to 6pm at the Salina Police Department  located at 255 North 10th Street. Salina Police officers will be on hand to greet children and adults and hand out tasty treats and stickers. ...

1 year ago
A Kansas teen was killed in a single vehicle crash over the weekend. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Jadin R. Hall was driving a 2003 Ford F-150 and for an unknown reason, lost control of the truck on Country Road U, 12-miles northeast of Colby. The vehicle drove into a corn field, rolled an unknown ...

1 year ago
The Textron Aviation Strike is over. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have ratified a new five-year agreement, which ended the month-long strike yesterday. The new contract includes a five-percent wage increase, a three-thousand-dollar directable bonus and longevity bonuses. Workers will receive a 31-percent increase in wages over the five-year contract.

1 year ago
When politicians and public figures lie to us, they are tacitly calling us stupid and weak. Stupid enough to believe their lies; weak enough to accept them. As such, lying is a contemptuous act. Humans are social creatures. Lying is anti-social, and a debasement of both human nature and the trust and order on which we ...

1 year ago
The sound of a finely tuned engine may soon be drowned out by a few screams - as The Garage Automotive Museum hosts a "Fright Night" on Saturday, October 26th from 8pm to 10pm. Education Director Matthew Tyler Delano Miller-Wells joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to talk about their newest car collection on ...

1 year ago
Change is necessary for good things happen, and Kansas Wesleyan University did just that. On Friday, KWU and the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Bieber family for the university's new dining facility "Bieber Dining Hall" that opened this fall. The cafeteria was dedicated to KWU's Board of Trustee member and alumnus Jeffrey Bieber and ...

1 year ago
Kansas State University's Kansas Energy Program has received more than $600,000 in grant funding from the Kansas Corporation Commission to help Kansans achieve energy efficiency. According to KSU, the Kansas Energy Program, or KEP, will use the funding for a one-year project that includes offering free energy assessments for agricultural producers and rural small businesses, conducting technical reviews ...

1 year ago
A proposed wind farm in Dickinson County could be on-hold. Following a second public hearing Thursday in Herington the Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-1 in putting a 2 year moratorium on wind farm projects. The planning commission’s vote is non-binding, it is a recommendation which will go before the Dickinson County Commission for ...

1 year ago
Textron Aviation is presenting an updated contract offer to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The contract offer includes a lump-sum payment of $15,000 over five years per employee, an increased cost-of-living maximum, new longevity pay, and caps on increases to health insurance premiums. The company says the union is expected to have the opportunity ...

1 year ago
A homeless man was taken into custody after allegedly breaking a window at a residence in the 1000 block of North 10th Street. Thirty-six-year-old Eric Ehster was booked into the Saline County Jail after an incident that began at 10:30pm Thursday night. Police say the resident contacted authorities after Ehster walked onto the porch, broke a ...