3 years ago
It's a sure sign the new school year is approaching.  Enrollment for Salina USD 305 Schools begins this week. According to the District, online enrollment opens Tuesday, July 11th, for both new and returning Salina Public Schools students. Log into Skyward July 11-27 for convenient school registration. Parents and guardians are asked to watch for their enrollment ...

3 years ago
A 72-year-old pedestrian is dead after being hit by a 15-year-old driver in a northwest Kansas community. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2014 Dodge Journey was traveling south in Phillipsburg on 1st Street when the 15-year-old driver noticed a pedestrian walking northbound in the southbound lane. The driver attempted an avoidance maneuver, steering to ...

3 years ago
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 74-year-old man in a southeast Kansas community. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Friday at approximately 1:30 p.m.,  the Labette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting. Police located the victim, Thaine Lee Anderson, 74, of Cherryvale ...

3 years ago
As part of a nationwide effort, wildlife officers in Kansas nabbed boating and fishing violators at state lakes and reservoirs. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, game wardens participated in Operation Dry Water, a national effort to reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to boating under the influence. Operation Dry Water is ...

3 years ago
Public meetings to discuss a proposed rate increase by the state's largest power provider are set to begin. The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) will begin public hearings on Tuesday to give Evergy customers an opportunity to learn more about the company’s rate increase request and to make comments before the Commission. The application, filed with the KCC ...

3 years ago
Wildlife officials are planning to conduct a five-year review of the lists of Kansas species that are endangered, threatened or Species In Need of Conservation (SINC). According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, endangered is the most imperiled category of the three, and species on the SINC list are deemed to require conservation measures ...

3 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested for allegedly stealing items from a school in Solomon. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office,  on Thursday a burglary and theft of power tools was reported at Solomon High School. A deputy responded and was advised by employees who arrived at work that approximately $1,393 worth of tools were ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving stolen tools. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Sunday, July 2nd, officers took a report of a theft at Atwoods, 400 S. Broadway. Employees reported a white male suspect drew their attention when he entered the store wearing ...

3 years ago
The Salina Airport Authority has been awarded a $3,325,000 State of Kansas Aviation Opportunity and Funded Training (ALOFT) program grant. The funds will be used to accelerate the growth of the Authority’s Aviation Innovation and Maintenance (AIM) Center of Excellence established to meet the community’s growing need to recruit and train aviation maintenance workers. ALOFT grant ...

3 years ago
A fire destroys a vehicle west of town. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a fire crew from RFD #3 was sent to the 7200 block of W. Pleasant Hill Road around 11pm Wednesday night to respond to a vehicle fire. Deputies say the owner, Brandon Bloom of rural Salina was not in the ...

3 years ago
A pilot was able to walk away after his helicopter crashed in rural Dickinson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 42-year-old Samuel Sutton of Topeka was piloting a 1994 Bell Helicopter. He was headed east to west spraying a crop field when he hit a power line and crashed. Sutton suffered no serious injuries in the ...