3 years ago
A distinguished Kansas Wesleyan University alumnus is returning to campus. According to KWU Jake Montoya, a 2005 graduate,  has accepted the position of director of athletic and jazz bands. Montoya will take a leadership role in the Music Department’s recruiting process and will have a role in alumni engagement, as well. “This is a home run hire ...

3 years ago
On a sunny April afternoon, Fort Hays State University celebrated its recently completed charging station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Community members, alongside university administration, faculty, alumni, and students, learned how the collaborative project came to fruition and admired the finished product, which served as a backdrop for the event outside the university’s Center for Applied ...

3 years ago
The Salina Spring Poetry Series will continue Tuesday with a reading by Gary Jackson. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the reading will begin at 7 pm at Ad Astra Books & Coffee House (135 N. Santa Fe Ave.). Admission will be $5 at the door and free for students with ID. Huascar Medina, Kansas Poet Laureate ...

3 years ago
The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad is ready to start chugging down the tracks. According to the organization, the schedule for the soon-to-begin 2023 season includes over 200 rail trips between Abilene and Enterprise,  some of which will include new special excursion and dinner trains and events. The timetable represents the railroad’s most ambitious schedule yet ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office continues to seek tips in connection with a storage unit burglary in which over a dozen guns were stolen.. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the agency, on October 1st between midnight and 3:00 A.M., unknown suspect(s) entered a storage unit in the ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was arrested for damages caused after allegedly setting his own car on fire. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just after 1am on Wednesday morning, Salina fire crews were sent to the 100 block of S. 10th Street to douse the flames. Interviews with neighbors and further investigation led police back to ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a hit and run driver who damaged a wrought iron fence on Marymount Road. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime around 4:30am on Thursday morning someone was traveling northbound in the 1300 block of Marymount, lost control and plowed into the metal fence, damaging five, 7-foot sections plus ...

3 years ago
Authorities are reminding citizens to be on guard against fire, even when burn permits have been granted. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a couple of controlled burns led to damaged property on Thursday afternoon. Deputies say around 3:40pm a brush pile in the 400 block of E. Water Well Road was burned and ...

3 years ago
State lawmakers are moving ahead with a bill Thursday that would enable parents to opt to remove their children from LGBTQ-related instruction in Kansas public schools. Members of the Republican-led Kansas House passed the bill yesterday on a 76-to-46 vote. Should Governor Laura Kelly sign the measure, parents would have the option of an alternate activity ...

3 years ago
Registration is now open for the Summer STEM Institute, a collaboration between Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 and Kansas State University's College of Education that brings approximately 325 middle schoolers to the K-State campus to experience the wonders of science, technology, engineering and math. The Summer STEM Institute, in its 13th year, provides engaging, hands-on learning for students. ...

3 years ago
Applications are open for those interested in becoming a part of the USD 305 Equity Council. According to the District the Equity Council, made up of community members and staff, is accepting applications for at-large positions. Interested community members are encouraged to apply before the deadline of May 8, 2023. Formed in the spring of 2018, the ...