3 years ago
Toxic blue green algae has prompted state health officials to issue public health advisories for 13 different bodies of water across the state, including a pond at a Salina park. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or paint floating on the water and ...

3 years ago
A conservative republican legislator will be on the ballot in the Kansas Governor's race as an independent candidate in the upcoming November general election. The Kansas Secretary of State's Office Thursday evening confirmed that Senator Dennis Pyle’s independent nomination petition for Kansas governor is certified with more than 5,000 signatures as state law requires. His name ...

3 years ago
The KU School of Nursing welcomed 129 new students in the Class of 2024 to campuses in Salina and Kansas City. According to the school, 115 will study on the Kansas City campus and 14 will earn their degrees at the University of Kansas School of Nursing in Salina. All received a white coat at a ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University president Dr. Matt Thompson has been named to the Kansas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, a national non-profit dedicated to strengthening American development and diplomacy. According to KWU,  the grassroots portion of the USGLC is a series of 32 state advisory committees consisting of local leaders from those particular states. ...

3 years ago
A residential burglar gets away with over $1,000 in electronics from a Salina home. Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department tells KSAL News that the victim is a 36 year old Salina woman, living in the 200 block of N. 13th. She discovered the missing items after she picked up her daughter from work. When ...

3 years ago
A Hit and Run on Mulberry and Santa Fe leaves damage but no injury. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reports to KSAL News: at 1:00pm on Wednesday the 24th in the 300 block of S Santa Fe and Mulberry a driver was stopped at the stop light when an older white 4 door vehicle rear ended ...

3 years ago
Drivers were asked to use caution Thursday morning after a cement truck rolled over on the southbound lanes on I-135 near the Water Well Road exit. Just after 8am the Kansas Highway Patrol was helping with traffic control as crews worked to right the truck. The area has been part of a KDOT repaving project for the ...

3 years ago
An inmate is found dead at the Sedgwick County Detention Facility. Officials say a 38-year-old male inmate was found unresponsive yesterday afternoon and could not be revived. The inmate's death is under investigation, but authorities say it appears to have been from natural causes.

3 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is easing its COVID-19 age restriction visitation guidelines. According to the hospital, effective immediately there will no longer be restrictions to visit or accompany patients based on age. The hospital had previously required all visitors be age 12 or older. Hospital inpatients will still only be allowed to have two visitors at the ...

3 years ago
Bethany College topped $11 million in gifts and pledges, as it ended its fiscal year on June 30th. The college in Lindsborg says rebounding after the pandemic, it is committed to reconnecting with its core values of integrity, hospitality, community, servant leadership, sustainability, and excellence after challenging times. President Elizabeth Mauch unveiled the new Path to Your ...

3 years ago
A charitable association in Abilene that helps those who are fighting cancer got a shot in the arm compliments of some rodeo cowboys. The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo made a donation of $5,548.06 to the Elsie Brooks Memorial Cancer Fund of Dickinson County. The Jeffcoat Memorial Foundation matched $5,000 of the funds raised at the rodeo, ...