3 years ago
Multiple school districts across Kansas including the Salina USD 305 District received false reports of threats, or "swatting" calls on Wednesday. At least a dozen districts reported the calls. School districts in Lawrence, Topeka, Salina, Manhattan, Junction City, El Dorado, Garden City, Russell and Wichita were among those who received swatting calls yesterday. The swatting calls claimed ...

3 years ago
A complaint call to police about a woman beating on a front door leads to two drug related arrests. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to a house in the 300 block of N. Phillips on Tuesday evening around 7:30pm. Police encountered 28-year-old Tiani Barnes on the front porch and ...

3 years ago
In 1975, I was in my third term in the Kansas Legislature, still milking cows, and I was hearing more and more about this peanut farmer from Georgia thinking about running for president. Little did I know at that time how much impact he would have on my life and the many great opportunities that ...

3 years ago
Nine short line rail maintenance and rehabilitation projects, including one in Saline County,  are being awarded nearly $5 million as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Short Line Rail Improvement Fund (SLRIF) program. Cargill in Salina is receiving over $1.2 million dollars for a storage track project. “These nine rail improvement projects will strengthen Kansas’ agriculture ...

3 years ago
 The Kansas Bureau of Investigation  and the Galena Police Department are investigating a man’s death after remains were found in the Cherokee County community of Galena. According to the KBI, on Monday at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Galena Police Department requested assistance with the investigation. KBI agents responded to the scene. At around 3 p.m. Monday, the ...

3 years ago
Kansans who purchased certain financial instruments from MoneyGram that were never cashed will soon be able to claim those through the Kansas unclaimed property program, following a ruling this week by the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the Kansas State Treasurers Office, in a unanimous opinion issued today by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Court found ...

3 years ago
 Kansas is making multiple opportunities to support the creation of murals and public art in the state though coordinated funding programs. According to the Kansas Department of Commerce, programs through  the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) and the Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP) will provide funding for communities to use public spaces for the purposes ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a couple of suspects who broke into a covered truck bed and stole some high-end lawn care tools. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 2am Sunday, video surveillance shows the pair wearing face masks and gloves as they pry open the tailgate on a 2000 Chevy 1500 work ...

3 years ago
A group of Saline County high school business students have qualified for a national competition. According to Ell-Saline High School, its Business Professionals of America (BPA) organization recently attended the Kansas State BPA Leadership Conference in Wichita. Thirteen of the Ell-Saline BPA members competed strongly against many larger school district organizations in the state of Kansas. Eleven ...

3 years ago
The National Weather Service is confirming that a weak tornado touched down in Liberal during Sunday's severe storms. The tornado was rated an EF-Zero, which had estimated peak winds of 85-miles-per-hour. No injuries were reported, and a survey team says damage was marginal.

3 years ago
Two Salina radio stations will embark on a two-day effort to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media radio stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 will host a two-day radiothon beginning Thursday to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. All money collected during the radiothon will go to St. Jude, whose mission is to ...