4 years ago
More than 7% of Kansas foster children went missing during an 30-month period, according to a new federal watchdog’s report that places the state’s rate of runaways among the highest in the nation. The state was able to locate children after they had been missing for 27 days on average, which was quicker than most states, according to ...

4 years ago
Students at several area schools including Ell-Saline and Lincoln will benefit from funding Kansas State University has received.  A $297,000 Upward Bound grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help Kansas State University continue preparing low-income, first-generation students from four Kansas secondary schools for college. According to the school, K-State will use the grant to ...

4 years ago
The library on the campus of Fort Hays State University is going to undergo a multi-million dollar renovation. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced on Friday the award of a $17 million federal grant for the renovation of Fort Hays State University's Forsyth Library. According to the school, Moran shared his memories of growing up in Plainville, frequently ...

4 years ago
An investigation is ongoing as police believe two separate incidents in the last 24 hours are connected to the same suspect. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the suspect, whose identity has not been released, has been linked to a pursuit from Monday night and an attempted theft Tuesday morning. The pursuit started around ...

4 years ago
A crash on a Saline County highway damaged a gas line, prompting evacuations and a road closure. According to Saline County Emergency Management, a vehicle accident Tuesday morning caused damage to a natural gas pipeline on E. Old Highway 40. Kansas Gas and the Salina Regional HazMat Team, a part of the Salina Fire Department, responded ...

4 years ago
Retired pro rodeo bullfighter Dustin Brewer is the feature on the 2022 Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo buckle. The Prairie du Chien, Wis. man, a native of Elk City, Okla., worked as a bullfighter at the Abilene rodeo fifteen years, starting in 2000, with a year off in 2002 due to a knee injury, then through 2015. His ...

4 years ago
A summer program that allows for free admission to educational attractions across Kansas, including things like the Rolling Hills Zoo and the Eisenhower Presidential Library is proving popular across Kansas. The Sunflower Summer Program, which is being funded by federal COVID-19 money to offer summer enrichment activities for Kansas students, through Aug. 14. According to Kansas Governor ...

4 years ago
  Those annoying mosquitoes are back in force. According to the Saline County Health Department, while recent rainfall has offered Saline County some much-needed moisture, it has also brought with it some unwelcome new residents- mosquitos. At best mosquito bites cause skin irritation in the form of red bumps and itching, but more serious consequences of some mosquito ...

4 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is getting set to host its annual Father's Day Car Show this Sunday - in the shadow of the facility's newest habitat project for lions. Linda Henderson, Director of Marketing at the zoo joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra and says work crews are on pace to complete the new Pride ...

4 years ago
A Salina man who was on probation for being in possession of a firearm illegally was allegedly once again found with a firearm on Friday. Logan Bell, 31, was arrested Friday after a traffic stop. He is facing requested charges of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, endangering a child and driving while ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a suspect who attempted to break into a coin machine at a Salina laundromat on Friday. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Speedy Wash, located at 514 E. Iron, had a coin machine and ATM damaged in an attempted theft. When officers arrived around 5:20 p.m. Friday, wires were sticking ...