4 years ago
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is awarding premier scholarships to nine incoming freshmen for the 2022-2023 academic year.   According to the school, the scholarships include five prizes from the Vanier family and four Hardman endowment winners. These renewable scholarships are awarded to incoming K-State Salina students each year.   Garrett Denning, incoming professional pilot student, ...

4 years ago
The effort started during the day Friday. By Friday evening over 200 people gathered to be a part of it. By Sunday afternoon it was mission accomplished for the Artwork Alley, seven new, large, bright murals were complete in the alley  in the 100 block between South Santa Fe and Fifth Streets. The Artwork Alley Mural ...

4 years ago
Anne Weese, the doctor, the licensed psychologist, the never-put-a-Band-Aid-on-it savant, slides onto the dark gray couch in her black Kansas State Volleyball hoodie and smart, black-framed glasses. It's a three-cushion couch, leather, perfect for a nap beneath the tepid glow of the dimmed three-light floor lamp that stands adjacent to the dark brown hutch. If ...

4 years ago
It’s not too late for Salina area high school students to sign up for a two-week musical theater workshop planned in July. From July 18-29, incoming freshmen through outgoing college freshmen will create and perform an original musical production during the in-person Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts workshop at the Salina Community Theatre. In just 10 ...

4 years ago
Extra officers are now on patrol across Kansas specifically looking for drivers who are not buckled, and of course still enforcing all other laws. The "Click It or Ticket" effort leading up to Memorial Day began Sunday. The Saline County Sheriff's Office says to just make it click. The instant you buckle up before driving or ...

4 years ago
Family and friends gathered Saturday afternoon to celebrate a man who has been an icon in Salina, and Salina radio, for decades. The celebration was for Ken Jennison and his 95th birthday. Ken Jennison has worked at KSAL Radio almost the entire time the station has been on the air.  KSAL went on the air in ...

4 years ago
A fun evening of games, prizes, and food kicked off summer for Salina Public Library. A Friday evening event on the library grounds included carnival games, face painting, prize giveaways, hot dogs/chips, and a radio station broadcast. Salina Public Library has a full summer of events and activities planned. According to the library, among other things, you ...

4 years ago
COVID cases in Saline County are up, but the community remains at a low level. According to the Saline County Health Department,  in the first three weeks of May Saline County has seen over 60 reported cases of COVID-19. This represents a significant increase from the approximate 18 cases reported during the month of April. Due ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was sworn-in this week as a Kansas Court of Appeals Judge. Angela Coble was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Laura Kelly to fill a vacancy created when Judge Michael Buser retired January 31. Her appointment was confirmed by the Kansas Senate in March. Coble was sworn-in on Tuesday of this week. ...

4 years ago
A Salina man who was reportedly caught on camera stealing a wallet while wearing a name tag has been arrested. Antoine Blue, 34, was booked into the Saline County Jail on Thursday for one requested charge of felony theft. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Monday, a 41-year-old Salina man reported his wallet was ...

4 years ago
An area teenager has reported non-life-threatening injuries after a fall from a moving golf cart Thursday afternoon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that the 14-year-old girl was riding in the back of the cart with several others around 12:30 p.m. when, for an unknown reasons, she fell off the vehicle. The girl fell onto ...