3 years ago
Eligible child care staff at licensed facilities in Kansas are getting a bonus. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that 53-million-dollars in Child Care Workforce Appreciation bonuses will be distributed to more than 22-thousand early childhood care staff around the state. Bonus amounts will range from 750-dollars to 25-hundred-dollars per person.

3 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of an original member of its animal family. According to the zoo, their male southern white rhino Uzazi has passed away. Uzazi was the last of the original rhinos that arrived at RHZ in 1995. The zoo says at 30 years old, Uzazi began developing age related issues which were ...

3 years ago
One of the best drum and bugle teams in the country will perform in Salina this week and debut a new show. According to Kansas Wesleyan University, after a near-monthlong spring training the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps will host the premiere of its 2022 MMX show Thursday, June 23, at 7 p.m. at Kansas Wesleyan. ...

3 years ago
Assembly was required in a theft of a mower Saturday morning in Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 4:15 a.m., a lawnmower was stolen from Atwood's, located at 400 S. Broadway Boulevard. Forrester said that the Troy-Bilt mower was on the rear loading dock of the business still in its shipping crate. On ...

3 years ago
A car dealership in south Salina is looking for answers after one of its doors was damaged and items were stolen. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the damage and burglary happened between June 18 and June 20 at Conklin Cars, located at 2700 S. Ninth Street. A glass door on the west side of ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are reviewing video surveillance footage after a burglary at a sporting goods store in Salina last week. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that two kayaks were stolen from a storage container at Dick's Sporting Goods, located at 2450 S. Ninth Street. The lock was cut off of the container between 3 p.m. on ...

3 years ago
Sports betting is legalized in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that she signed a measure into law that legalizes the act of sports wagering. The bill also permits state-owned casinos to create sportsbooks and use digital platforms.

3 years ago
Tuesday is officially the first day of summer according to the calendar. It's the beginning of astronomical summer. Summer kicks off with the June solstice marking the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It happens when the North Pole has its maximum tilt toward the sun, producing the longest amount of daylight. ...

3 years ago
Salina's oldest flower shop will soon close its doors for the last time. A retirement celebration is planned Tuesday morning for The Flower Nook located at 208 E. Iron Avenue in downtown Salina at 10:00 a.m.  Well-wishers will be gathering for this celebration to say farewell and thank you to Wayne and Peggy DeBey. The Flower Nook ...

3 years ago
Salina Downtown has earned designation as an Accredited Main Street America. According to the organization, the designation comes after meeting rigorous performance standards. Each year, Main Street America and its partners announce the list of Accredited programs to recognize their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization through the Main Street Approach™. “We are extremely ...

3 years ago
A teen is in custody in connection with a shooting in Abilene. According to the Abilene Police Department, on Sunday at approximately 4:00p.m. officers began investigating a reported shooting that occurred in the 400 block of Northeast Fourteenth Street. As a result of the incident, a 43-year-old victim was transported to an area hospital and is currently ...