4 years ago
A welfare check leads to the arrest of a Salina man on drug possession charges. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 6pm Tuesday, officers were sent to the area of 1600 W. Republic Ave. after witnesses reported a man wondering around aimlessly wearing a gray hoodie. Police say 24-year-old Malique Powell was identified by ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan prides itself on the Power of AND, an educational philosophy that encourages the growth of the whole person. The goal of college education, however, is post-collegiate success, and the university excels in that realm as well. KWU announced Tuesday that its most recent graduate survey – for Fall 2020, Spring 2021 and Summer ...

4 years ago
Suicide and abuse survivor Johnny Crowder spent years listening to negative feedback - from himself. Now he's helping people in every walk of life climb out of depression with messages designed to retrain the brain for better coping skills. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/copeNotes-1.mp3"][/audio]   Crowder is the founder and CEO of CopeNotes and tells KSAL News that there is still a ...

4 years ago
An 18-year-old Salina man was charged with following too closely after a rear-end accident Monday night. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that at 7 p.m., a 2015 Nissan Altima was behind a 2021 Toyota RAV4 on I-135 near mile post 82. The 18-year-old driver of the Altima had the vehicle on cruise control ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are searching for multiple suspects who stole items from a residence, tried to sell them at a nearby business and fled once they were recognized. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were dispatched to The Arena, located at 427 S. Broadway, on Monday afternoon for two subjects attempting to sell stolen ...

4 years ago
Two Salina residents were taken to Salina Regional Health Center after a motorcycle accident Monday afternoon. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 1:40 p.m., 49-year-old Robert Truex was driving his motorcycle northbound on Broadway. It is believed that Truex lost consciousness in the 200 block because of a medical emergency. He lost ...

4 years ago
February is Black History Month and the Smoky Hill Museum is celebrating with the launch of a new Driving Tour. According to the museum, the tour is available at the Smoky Hill Museum and via the Museum’s website at smokyhillmuseum.org. Just click on the Black History Driving Tour link at the top of the page. Since Salina was ...

4 years ago
A new master's degree is being offered at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus that is designed specifically for engineering and technology students to both further their education and elevate their career potential in the aerospace industry. K-State Salina is offering a Master of Science in aeronautics with two options. The first option is an aerospace certification for ...

4 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is trying to increase the state's minimum wage. Democratic State Senator Ethan Corson of Fairway's proposal calls for raising the state's current minimum wage of seven-dollars-and-25-cents per hour to ten-dollars per hour by the end of the year. The state minimum wage would then rise by two-dollars each year before it caps at 16-dollars ...

4 years ago
There have been no new COVID deaths in Saline County since Friday and 17 new COVID cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 226 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 17 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There have been 204 COVID related deaths overall. The Saline County Health Department ...

4 years ago
A Salina area native is joining the staff at Salina's KU School of Nursing. According to the University of Kansas, Karen Weis, Ph.D., has been appointed the Christine A. Hartley Rural Health Nursing Endowed Professor at the University of Kansas School of Nursing-Salina. She also will be the director of research at the newly created Kansas ...