4 years ago
A hit and run on Wednesday the 7th, in the 500 block of south 7th leaves a blue streak behind. Police Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police department tells KSAL News that at approximately 5:20 P.M. officers were called after a vehicle described as an “older blue station wagon type” hit a 2005 General Motors ...

4 years ago
Dozens of impaired drivers were removed from the road in Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol arrested 34 people for DUI during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Troopers also responded to two deadly crashes over the holiday weekend and issued nearly 800 speeding tickets. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, September 2 to ...

4 years ago
The candidates for Kansas governor are working to build support for the general election. Democratic incumbent Governor Laura Kelly and the Republican nominee, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt met yesterday in Olathe for a forum hosted by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Kelly highlighted efforts to attract businesses to the state, while Schmidt discussed a need to ...

4 years ago
More funding is available for communities in Kansas interested in revitalizing downtown buildings. According to the Kansas Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland, a second round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants intended for revitalizing downtown buildings in small communities across the state.  The HEAL program, which is funded by the Department of Commerce ...

4 years ago
A man from South Dakota was hurt in an unusual crash on Interstate 70 in Kansas when his truck was hit by wheels from another truck which bounced across a median. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 66-year-old  Mark Marquardt from Madison, South Dakota, was driving a Freightliner semi headed west on the Interstate.  A Mack ...

4 years ago
A Salina man was injured in a single-vehicle crash that left his car sitting on railroad tracks. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Francisco Perez was driving a Toyota Camry headed east on K-140 Highway. For an unknown reason he lost control of the car and started skidding. He left the highway, struck a culvert, ...

4 years ago
The new September list of Salina's Most Wanted went online Saturday, and since that time there have been five of them arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office the arrests include: Curtis Allman Corry Barnes Michael Burd Natasha Popp Shanon Picking Additionally, a warrant for Tyler Paxson was canceled. The first weekend of each month a new ...

4 years ago
Western Kansas communities and businesses will benefit from the deployment of the Great Plains Rural Freight Technology Corridor project on a key freight transport route in western Kansas. According to the Kansas Governor's Office, the $14.6 million project will install 100 miles of fiber-optic cable and advanced technologies on a 100-mile stretch of U.S. 83 from ...

4 years ago
In keeping with its mission to create value for students, business and society through programs that lead to career success and the advancement of knowledge, the Kansas State University College of Business is now offering a major in operations and supply chain management. According to the school, this new major focuses on the movement of goods ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Fine Arts Department is ready for a busy year of performances.  The school has revealed its 2022-23 schedule for music and theatre performances, a slate that will include two music festivals and a collaboration with Theatre Salina during the spring semester. According to KWU, the schedule opens Sept. 30, when the Orchestra, ...

4 years ago
The Salina Fire Department is planning the inaugural "Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Family Walk". According to the organization, the event will be this Sunday, September 11th, at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. The Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb & Family Walk is a way to honor ...