3 years ago
As part of its new Dental Hygiene program, Salina Area Technical College is opening a clinic on campus in January, with the goals of providing students an opportunity to develop their hands-on skills, and provide low-cost services to the public. The students will work under the supervision of licensed Dental Hygienists and a Dentist, providing basic ...

3 years ago
Gas prices continue to fall throughout the Sunflower State. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded declined yesterday in Kansas to just over two dollars, 97 cents, this as the corresponding national figure fell to about three thirty-three. Motorists in Texas continue to rock the nation's lowest average price at the ...

3 years ago
An expired Kansas motorcycle tag leads to the arrest of a Salina couple. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 23-year-old Dillon Sonnier and 22-year-old Elektra Iford were taken into custody on Thursday night around 11:50pm, after the two jumped off the bike and entered the Casey's General Store at 500 N. Ohio. An officer on ...

3 years ago
A huge oil leak discovered in northern Kansas has caused the Keystone Pipeline to be shutdown. TC Energy in Calgary says there's been a "confirmed release of oil" in a creek near the Kansas-Nebraska border, and that an estimated 14,000 barrels had been discharged as of late Thursday. Over 600-thousand barrels of oil flow through the ...

3 years ago
Authorities  continue to investigate past cases believed to involve the Kansas College Rapist. Almost all cases coincided with a break from classes at KU or K-State. According to the Riley County Police Department, between 2000-2015, there were 14 completed or attempted rapes of female college students inside their off-campus homes in Manhattan and Lawrence believed to ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s Department of Theatre Arts will celebrate the holiday season by performing “The Gift of the Magi” this Friday and Saturday in Fitzpatrick Auditorium. The Friday show gets underway at 7 p.m., while the Saturday performance is a 2 p.m. matinee. According to KWU, this version of “The Gift of the Magi” is described as ...

3 years ago
A Saline County community which has been hosting a Labor Day celebration and parade for over 50 years is planning for the first time a Christmas parade. The Brookville Community Foundation, which has been involved in a Labor Day Celebration dating back to the 1970s, is planning its first "Parade of Lights". The Christmas Parade of Lights ...

3 years ago
The City of Salina is planning for the 42nd annual Mayor’s Christmas Party. This free holiday event is sponsored by the Salina Parks & Recreation Department and is open to the entire family. Featured activities include: Holiday Dancers Crafts A visitor from the North Pole Citizens are invited to help celebrate the holiday season at this family ...

3 years ago
Hospice of Dickinson County is sponsoring its annual “Remember Me Tree,” to honor the memory of loved ones during the holiday season. It is on display in the lobby of Memorial Hospital, 511 NE. 10th Street, in Abilene through the end of December. Anyone may place an angel or cross on the tree to honor or ...

3 years ago
Area children in need of a mentor will benefit from a couple of Salina organizations who are partnering for a one-day fund raising effort. Meridian Media radio stations including Y 93.7 Today’s Country, FM 104.9, News Radio 1150 KSAL, and AM 1560 KABI The General, have teamed up with 24/7 Travel Stores and Citywide Storage to ...

3 years ago
Colin O’Brady, Athlete, Adventurer and Author, will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet. According to the Chamber, Colin O’Brady is a 10-time world record breaking explorer and one of the world’s best endurance athletes. He isn’t your typical adventurer despite his unmatched athletic accomplishments including a world-first solo ...