4 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has announced its honor roll for the fall semester of 2021. Accorsing to the school, the honor roll includes two levels. The President’s Honor Roll is for students who were enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of classes, and had a GPA of 4.0. The Dean’s Honor Roll is for students ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan will recognize and honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a celebration in Mabee Arena. According to the school, the event gets underway at 7 p.m. and features the theme of “Daring to Dream: The Radical Imagination of a New Generation.” Multiple students will join Dr. Matt Thompson, KWU president, and Charles Spencer, a ...

4 years ago
There have been 295 new COVID cases in Saline County since Wednesday and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 1,845 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 20 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There have been 190 COVID related deaths overall. The Saline County Health Department is ...

4 years ago
A Salina man's vehicle has been heavily damaged in an alleged arson. Salina Police and Fire Department personnel were sent to the 200 block of N. 2nd St. Friday morning at 3:20 for a vehicle on fire. A witness reported hearing a car alarm and when they came outside to investigate, they discovered a black Hummer ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are looking into a tractor theft from Thursday. A 73-year-old Lindsborg man, who owned the 2003 Farmtrack DTC 360 tractor, loaned it to a friend to help with clean up at a residence in the 100 block of E. Kirwin. The tractor was last seen at 3 p.m. on Wednesday parked in the driveway ...

4 years ago
A truck in Salina was stolen and then became a part of a hit and run accident. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 36-year-old female victim reported to police earlier in the week that her 2005 Ford F150 was stolen from the 100 block of N. Columbia. The victim reported that the keys ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving shots fired at an occupied home. The incident is the latest Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Wednesday, January 12th, at approximately 10:52 PM, Officers were sent to the 2400 block of Pheasant Lane in regard to multiple gunshots being fired. On arrival, officers found ...

4 years ago
A museum in Southwest Kansas is honoring and remembering  the late Senator Bob Dole with a new temporary exhibit.  The Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City opened the 2022 display year this week with a new short-term exhibit in the Front Door Gallery that focuses on the life and career of Robert J. Dole, ...

4 years ago
A new grant opportunity is now available to help communities develop or enhance tourism attractions to boost their local economies. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, the grant program is the Tourism Attraction Sub-grants for Kansas (TASK) program available through the Kansas Tourism Department. The program offers funding support for public and not-for-profit groups to ...

4 years ago
With weather forecasts expecting rain and the possibility of snow late Friday evening (January 14) and into Saturday (January 15), the City of Salina is making preparations to pre-treat roadways with salt and Magnesium Chloride brine (MgCl2), treat initial accumulations of snow with salt and MgCl2, and if necessary plow roadways. According to the City, salt ...

4 years ago
A Salina teenager is facing charges after he led police on a pursuit early Thursday morning. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 12:25 a.m., an officer attempted to stop a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire in the 700 block of S. 4th St. after the vehicle made an improper turn in the 1000 block of ...