3 years ago
Kansas City Royals broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to preview his event at KWU tonight. Lefebvre will speak in Sams Chapel at 7pm Tuesday and will address questions surrounding mental health, including his own journey with depression. There is no admission fee to the event on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at ...

3 years ago
The State Library of Kansas invites adults and children across the state to join in reading to preschoolers in the month of November. The book Not a Box by Antoinette Portis is part of Kansas Reads to Preschoolers, the one-state, one-preschool-book reading program. The annual event devoted to promoting a love of reading in children takes ...

3 years ago
A new scholarship is available for students entering the healthcare industry. Salina Health Education Foundation (SHEF) – the parent company for Salina Family Healthcare Center (SFHC) and Smoky Hill Family Medicine Residency Program (SHFMRP) – has created the SFHC Scholarship fund for applications, for the first time since its creation earlier this year.  This scholarship program ...

3 years ago
It just keeps growing. There was no grand prize winner Monday night, so the Powerball  jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion ($596.7 million cash) for the next drawing on Wednesday. According to the lottery, if a player wins Wednesday’s jackpot, it will be the second-largest jackpot in Powerball history, only behind the world record $1.586 ...

3 years ago
A man from Texas was hurt in a single-vehicle crash south of Salina on Interstate 135 Halloween evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Trevin A. Chandler from Pearland, Texas, was driving a 1996 Toyota Forerunner SUV headed north. The SUV drifted off to the right side of the road. When the driver attempted to ...

3 years ago
A couple of students from Salina took home scholarships from an event at Fort Hays State University. According to the school, two students from Salina South High School were among students who won scholarships. Fort Hays State University’s Admissions Office and the Department of Teacher Education recently hosted the fourth annual Future Educators Day. This event ...

3 years ago
A program which promotes walking tours of portions of Salina is re-launching. According to OCCK Transportation, the re-launch of the WalkSalina website calls for some celebration and they are doing just that with the WalkSalina Sweepstakes in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Kansas Mobility Week happening November 6 to 22, 2022. The WalkSalina website, originally launched in ...

3 years ago
Public input is being sought on wildfire response in Kansas. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is calling on Kansans to share their thoughts on how the State of Kansas can better prevent, respond to, and recover from wildfires. The Governor’s Wildfire Task Force, established by Governor Kelly this past July, is seeking public input as it takes ...

3 years ago
A Salina man wanted on a failure to appear warrant is now facing charges for possession of a firearm by a controlled substance user. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were attempting to contact 24-year-old David Boeschling in the parking lot at the Airliner Motel, 781 N. Broadway on Sunday night around 9:20pm. Police ...

3 years ago
Police are looking for a driver who left the scene of an accident on Friday evening around 5pm. Police say a driver in a black, Dodge pickup ran into the back end of a 2012 Kia Forte near the intersection of Santa Fe and Crawford. The 19-year-old driver of the Kia and her 19-year-old passenger ...

3 years ago
Saline County Master Clerk and Elections Officer Jamie Doss is preparing for a steady turnout for the November 8th midterm election. Doss joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra Monday to discuss the mechanics behind the count. Listen to the full interview here as she covers voting machines, protected thumb drives, voter rolls and polling places. https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/ksal-morning-news-extra-10-31?si=b8149d4f5f8748a7be052653bd2e656a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing