3 years ago
Flowers have a language all their own, but if you really want to thank someone, plant a tree. Kansas Wesleyan University planted three trees on campus in an Arbor Day celebration Friday, April 28. One was a Jane Magnolia in honor of the two students who are KWU Tree Advisory Committee members. The students, graduating seniors ...

3 years ago
Ahead of the completion of the new Saline County Jail which is set to open this fall, officials are looking ahead to improving communications for inmates and staff. The Saline County Jail has contracted with Smart Communications to provide MailGuard electronic mail services. The changes are being made to streamline the operations of the Sheriff’s Office, improve ...

3 years ago
Dodge City is the best summer-vacation destinations in the Sunflower State. That's according to an online travel-discovery platform "The Best Summer Vacation Destination in Every State," which praised Dodge City for its "non-lethal" showdowns at high noon, Old West saloons and bona fide, uber-cool 10-day annual community festival. Other regional top cities referenced in the survey: Estes ...

3 years ago
Kansas is among a handful of Midwest states affected by a voluntary recall for pre-packaged sandwiches available at many grocery stores. According to federal officials, Houston-based GHSW is recalling its eight-point-five-fire-ounce packages of turkey and Havarti sandwiches amid concerns that sesame seeds in bread may prompt life-threatening allergic reactions in some consumers. The products reportedly are being ...

3 years ago
GOP Kansas lawmakers are overriding Democratic Governor Laura Kelly's veto of one of the most far-reaching so-called bathroom bills in the nation. The new Kansas law will now define a man and woman by their sex organs at birth and use that to determine who can enter which bathrooms, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, jails ...

3 years ago
Contract negotiations between Salina Regional Health Center and the largest health insurance provider in Kansas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, are in a stalemate. According to Salina Regional Health Center, Each year Blue Cross sends every hospital and physician in the state a letter outlining the payment rates they will receive for the care they provide ...

3 years ago
A forum on topics including mental health, substance use, homelessness, and interactions within the criminal justice system will be held in Salina next week. The Saline County CIT Council will host an educational forum on Wednesday, May 3rd, from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. The CIT Council would like to utilize this time to inform the public ...

3 years ago
No one was injured after shots were fired into an occupied home in Salina early Thursday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers found eight spent, 9mm shell casings outside a home in the 1300 block of N. 3rd Street. Police say three bullets went through the front window and siding, striking an LG ...

3 years ago
A woman from Burr Oak, Kansas wants her wedding ring back. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Tamera Jeffery was visiting Salina in early April and is the victim of a vehicle burglary after someone went through her purse and removed her $5,000 wedding ring and silver antique filigree ring valued at $400. Police say ...

3 years ago
A Colorado man was injured in a rollover crash on Wednesday evening around 5:15pm. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 41-year-old Matthew Lucas of Denver was transported to Salina Regional Health Center with non-life threatening injuries after he lost control of his 2016 Jeep Cherokee and rolled the vehicle. The jeep came to rest ...

3 years ago
Salina Downtown Inc. Has been designated as an Accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards. According to the Salina organization, each year Main Street America and its partners announce the list of Accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach. “We are very ...