3 years ago
Organizers of a soup collection effort in Salina which takes place in late January are preparing to begin the effort, and are in need of some volunteers to help. The 2023 Salina “Souper Bowl of Hope” is trying to collect 57,000 cans of soup by Super Bowl Sunday to be distributed between five organizations in Salina ...

3 years ago
Enrollment growth continues at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to KWU,  students continue to flock to Kansas Wesleyan in response to recent successes. Spring enrollment is 791 total students for the semester. That number marks an increase of 14% since spring 2020 and a jump of nearly 6% in just one year. “This is tremendous news for our ...

3 years ago
A school threat is under investigation. The Haysville School District says it was made aware of the threat of a school shooting, and additional security will be in place at Campus High School today as a precaution. District officials say that they learned about the threat through a tip submitted to Wichita Crime Stoppers, but the threat ...

3 years ago
A fight at a Salina bar leads to the arrest of two men. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to Big Nose Kate's, 121 N. Santa Fe on Saturday around 12:30am after someone flashed a gun inside the bar during a heated argument. Police took 18-year-old Laurence McCall of Topeka and 25-year-old ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody on Monday after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman and her young child. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 39-year-old Jesse Kaiser was arrested after witnesses recounted to officers about the encounter a 20-year-old mother experienced with her young daughter on the playground at Sunset Park ...

3 years ago
A passenger in a car who allegedly pointed a gun at another motorist is now facing aggravated assault charges. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Zachary Burwell of Salina was arrested in connection to an incident last Friday that began near the intersection of Ohio and Greeley Ave. The victim told police he ...

3 years ago
A two car crash on Interstate-135 sends two men to the hospital in Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 2019 Toyota Camry driven by 32-year-old Dakota Collins of Lindsborg was attempting to pass a 2022 Hundai Santa Fe as both vehicles were southbound Monday morning near mile marker 83. Deputies say Collins ...

3 years ago
 Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is making it possible for more students and their families to access education. The campus is now offering a new renewable scholarship to make affordable degrees available, beginning in fall 2023. K-State Salina's Select Scholarship has been designed for in-state or out-of-state students interested in one of K- Salina's ...

3 years ago
Artists age 65 and older are sought for the annual Art is Ageless juried exhibit sponsored by Salina Presbyterian Manor March 7th-9th. According to the Manor, this year the exhibit will be at Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salina Downtown, 115 E. Mulberry, Salina, Kansas. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is ...

3 years ago
As manufacturing becomes more automated, the need for employees skilled at setting up and maintaining that machinery also grows. To help meet that developing need, Salina Are Technical College is planning on launching an Industrial Maintenance and Automation program, and has secured a $1.8 million grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce to fund roughly half ...

3 years ago
A collaboration of musicians and actors will soon play out on the stage at the Stiefel Theatre. Sunday, January 29, “Journey” will fill the Stiefel Theatre with the story of real-life immigrants who came to America. The concert, under the baton of Music Director Yaniv Segal, will feature Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America, a ...