3 years ago
The Rural Education Center in the Kansas State University College of Education has entered a strategic partnership with the Rural Schools Collaborative to strengthen and advance every aspect of rural education in Kansas. According to KSU, the Rural Schools Collaborative, housed at Monmouth College, is a national grassroots network of rural schools, higher-education institutions and organizations ...

3 years ago
Beginning this month, hunters and anglers will benefit from a new-and-improved system designed to make accessing public lands in Kansas easier than ever. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks the all-new licensing purchase system – Go Outdoors KS – outdoor recreationalists will not need a separate login to “check in” and out of ...

3 years ago
What started as a residential burglary case as a victim for one man turned into an aggravated assault case where he is the alleged suspect. Davon Dirton, a 30-year-old man of Salina, was arrested Thursday in connection to a June 4 domestic distrubance incident. He is facing requested charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault. Police Capt. ...

3 years ago
A man was arrested on Wednesday and is accused of stealing a tractor north of New Cambria. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a man who lives near Solomon reported to deputies on Wednesday that someone broke into his tractor through the back window and stole it. The tractor was recovered in the 10000 ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in connection with a recent business burglary. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday, June 20th, officers received a report of a burglary at Conklin Cars at 2700 S. 9th St. Employees reported that over the weekend, between the afternoon of Saturday, June ...

3 years ago
Toxic blue green algae has prompted state health officials to issue public health advisories for nine 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 two-month investigation into the sale of methamphetamine culminated with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit making a couple of arrests. According to the agency, deputies assigned to the Drug Enforcement Unit with the assistance of the Abilene Police Department took into custody 49-year-old Mark B. St. Pierre 49-year-old Sara M. Duncan both of Abilene. Subsequent ...

3 years ago
Severe weather rumbled across Central Kansas Thursday night, dropping tornadoes and large hail. Storms began in Russell County and moved east, generally along and north of Interstate 70. Storm spotters confirmed several brief tornadoes in portions of Russell, Lincoln, and Saline Counties. In Saline County there were a couple of tornadoes touched down in the Glendale area. ...

3 years ago
Access to medical appointments in Salina and the surrounding area just got a little easier. According to OCCK Transportation, rides are available at no charge to OCCK’s Regional Paratransit passengers going to and from Salina Family Healthcare Center, 651 E. Prescott, or the Salina Family Eye Care Center, 2676 Planet Avenue, through a partnership between OCCK ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was arrested Wednesday evening after police say he was banging on car windows and attempting to instigate fights. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 32-year-old Zachary Fairchild was taken into custody around 5:45 p.m. and booked into the Saline County Jail. Fairchild is facing requested charges of disorderly conduct and obstruction ...

3 years ago
No injuries are reported after a truck pulling a cattle trailer caught fire Wednesday night near U.S. Highway 81. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 2006 Peterbilt was parked on a northbound off ramp from U.S. 81 at mile post 157. The 23-year-old driver from Nebraska had gone to sleep in the ...