3 years ago
Forecasters are monitoring the development of a storm system which is forecast to spread snow across generally the northwest half of Kansas Tuesday night through Wednesday night. According to the National Weather Service, accumulating snow is a possibility, with the greatest chance across the northwest half of the state. For central and eastern Kansas, the storm system ...

3 years ago
The nation reflects on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday of January -- the day set aside to honor the birth of the late civil rights leader. While the holiday was created in 1983 after the signing of legislation by President Ronald Reagan, the movement to honor Dr. King's birthday ...

3 years ago
A Salina native is now in charge of alumni engagement at Bethany College in Lindsborg. According to the school, Emily Barletta has stepped into the role of Director of Alumni Engagement. Previously serving as the Coordinator of Donor Relations, Barletta began her new role on January 6th. Barletta, a Salina native, comes to Bethany from the Kansas ...

3 years ago
Opportunities to win some startup cash and hone business skills are coming to Salina in March. The second annual Charlie Walker Pitch Challenge will be held on Friday, March 24th at 6pm at Kansas Wesleyan University, Peters Science Hall (100 E. Claflin). The Challenge is open to residents of Saline, Ellsworth, McPherson, Dickinson, and Ottawa counties. ...

3 years ago
Building on more than 50 years of federal funding, a University of Kansas research center focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant to expand its work that supports Kansans with disabilities and their families. The grant from the Administration for Community Living, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disability funds the ...

3 years ago
The rehearsal schedule is set for one of the longest running performances in the country.  The Bethany Oratorio Society will be holding the first Messiah rehearsal Sunday, Jan. 29 in Presser Hall at 3 p.m. The rehearsals will be led by Mark Lucas, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities & the Bethany Oratorio ...

3 years ago
A student was killed when a school vehicle crashed in North Central Kansas Friday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at around 7:30 AM a Rock Hills USD 107 SUV rolled over on Randell Road in Jewell County, a mile south of of US 36 Highway near Mankato. There were a total of six people in ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is seeking tips in a case in which multiple road signs were shot. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the agency, in the overnight hours of December 8th and December 9th in approximately the 6000 Blk of W Crawford Street unknown suspect(s) shot ...

3 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center has been re-verified as a Level III Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. According to the hospital, trauma centers verified by the ACS must undergo a lengthy review every three years to insure standards for optimal care of injured patients are being met. The ACS verification program looks at ...

3 years ago
Police are looking for a hit and run driver after someone crashed into a parked car Thursday night. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just after 7pm Thursday night, a truck traveling eastbound in the 1200 block of Augusta ran into the rear end of a 2016 Nissan Rogue - pushing the car 35-feet ...

3 years ago
Police are investigating a theft case after a couple of Salina businesses were hit. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on two occasions - someone cut the fence on the lot at Border States Industries located at 1320 Armory Road and stole three spools of copper wire. Loss and damage is listed at $1,720. Police ...