3 years ago
A car was towed from the scene of a single car crash after it struck a power pole on Tuesday afternoon. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, the 34-year-old female driver veered left as she was westbound on Center Street, over corrected and struck an Evergy power pole in the 300 block of Center. The 2014 ...

3 years ago
The Salina USD 305 Horizon teacher was honored Tuesday evening. According to the district, now in his second year as a third grade teacher at Schilling Elementary School, Hernan Hernandez’s style includes strong connections to his students, hands-on activities, frequent movement and technology. While his instructional strategies are top-tier, his passion for teaching is evident in ...

3 years ago
Storm spotter training events begin this week across the area. A session which was planned in Lincoln Wednesday evening has been postponed to April 4th. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service have started a kind of barnstorming tour to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts for the upcoming severe weather season. They are heading out ...

3 years ago
A couple of new principals were announced for Salina USD 305 schools Tuesday night for the 2023-2024 school year. According to the district, Ginger Jones will take over as South High School Principal, and Julie Falcon will take over as the Salina Virtual Innovation Academy (SVIA) Principal. Both new principals will take over at their schools effective July ...

3 years ago
Salina USD 305's Master Teacher was recognized Tuesday evening at the school board meeting. South High School social studies teacher Kevin Poland, who was selected as Master teacher by members of NEA-Salina, was honored. According to USD 305, Kevin earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Education and a Bachelor’s of Arts in History from Fort Hays ...

3 years ago
A K-State Salina professor is part of research team awarded National Science Foundation grant funding for accessibility research. According to KSU, Siny Joseph, professor and graduate faculty at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus, is among a team of five researchers who have been awarded grant funding from the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator ...

3 years ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary after a number of guns were stolen from a home in west Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 5:30am and 3:30pm Monday, someone entered a home in the 1600 block of Beach Street and removed four rifles and about $115 in cash. Police say a walnut ...

3 years ago
A well-know area storm spotter will be the featured speaker at an event this week.  If storm clouds are brewing in the distance, warnings are blasting on the radio, and your phone is angry with severe storm warnings, you will find  Henry Diehl  sitting calmly in his truck by the side of the road, staring ...

3 years ago
Parts of Kansas are preparing for another snowstorm. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for areas along and north of Interstate 70. A Winter Weather Advisory  is in effect for areas to the south. Both are in effect from late Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday morning. According to the National Weather Service, inclement winter weather ...

3 years ago
 Kansas State University has been awarded $25 million through the State of Kansas' Department of Commerce Challenge Grant program for an infrastructure project in the College of Agriculture. According to K-State, the Kansas Legislature challenged all state educational institutions to leverage private monies with the state funds at a three-to-one ratio for facilities construction and renovation projects. ...

3 years ago
While Salina Area Technical College has routinely set new fall enrollment records over the past several years, spring enrollment numbers have been quietly growing as well. For the spring 2023 semester, the college reached a record headcount of 1,055 students enrolled in a record 7,921 credit hours. Those numbers represent a 22 percent increase in headcount ...