3 years ago
A half-million dollar gift will allow Bethany College in Lindsborg to revitalize its campus. According to the school, the Dean Coughenour Trust committee designated a generous $500,000 gift to Bethany College to fund the west end campus revitalization project and other infrastructure initiatives as identified by the 2022-2027 campus master plan. Dean Coughenour owned and operated AgPress ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University and Salina Area Technical College have entered into a new shared registration agreement between the institutions. According to KWU, the agreement will allow students at one institution to take courses at the other, all while remaining enrolled at their home school. “One of our top priorities as an institution is to serve the needs ...

3 years ago
The concession stand at Bill Burke Park was vandalized over the weekend. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, city staff contacted authorities after discovering someone had spray painted derogatory words and pictures on the walls of the snack stand at the ball fields on E. Crawford. Black spray paint was also used to cover a sign and ...

3 years ago
A couple of mini-bike riders were rounded up after they rolled into a backyard on South Ohio Friday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol noticed two men riding mini-bikes in the middle of the street in the 2400 block of Edward Ave. and attempted to make a stop. They decided not ...

3 years ago
A Salina man is facing damage to property charges after he allegedly vandalized a restroom in Centennial Park Sunday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that city staff alerted authorities about damage to a cinder block wall and toilet in the restroom at the park located in the 700 block of Comanche. A witness told ...

3 years ago
The Kansas House of Representatives is mourning the loss of one their own. Democratic State Representative Gail Finney of Wichita died on Saturday. The 63-year-old had been recovering from a recent kidney transplant. Finney had served in the Kansas House of Representatives since 2009, and her current term was set to end in January 2023.

3 years ago
A drowning at a Kansas lake is under investigation. The Miami County Sheriff's Office says that a jet ski rider was found unresponsive in the water near the marina at Hillsdale Lake yesterday. The victim died later at the hospital.

3 years ago
A Salina woman was scraped up after falling off the back of her husband's motorcycle on Sunday afternoon. Police say she refused to go to the hospital while her husband was taken to jail on multiple court warrants. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 36-year-old Jody Meyer of Salina was arrested after the mishap on ...

3 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation has completed a major rebranding. It has a new logo, but the same mission. The Community Foundation has served the Salina community and north central Kansas for almost 25 years through its mission of helping people invest in a meaningful way to make a difference in the community by building permanent ...

3 years ago
A convenience store chain which is based in Salina and has 10 locations across Kansas is working to help fill-up local community foodbanks. According to 24 /7 Stores, during the month of September, National Hunger Action Month, all ten 24/7 Travel Stores locations across the state will collect monetary donations for local food banks at the ...

3 years ago
A recount has confirmed that Salina area state representative Steven Johnson has narrowly won the Republican nomination in the Kansas State Treasurer's race. The farmer from the Assaria area defeated State Senator Caryn Tyson. Johnson will face state Treasurer Lynn Rogers, a Democrat, in the November general election. The Kansas Reflector reports Tyson conceded the Republican ...