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 ...

3 years ago
Small gifts can make a big change. According to Bethany College, four years ago, Darren Burch ’05 had the idea to launch a philanthropic campaign of small gifts that would create big change for Bethany College. Today, each $50 gift will impact Bethany College in two ways . Half of the donations go to the annual fund ...

3 years ago
The annual Fort Riley Economic Impact Summary, presenting the economic impact of Fort Riley on the Central Flint Hills Region and state of Kansas for fiscal year 2022, is now available. According to the Army, this year the summary showed that Fort Riley remains the largest regional employer and remains among the top employers for the ...

3 years ago
A driver and his passenger were both killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday night near the Butler County community of Benton. According to the Kansas Highway patrol, the crash happened when a Toyota Prius failed to yield the right of way to a Ford F150 pickup truck as it entered K 254 Highway at an intersection. ...