4 years ago
For the first time, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus will award tuition-free scholarships for one year to eligible incoming freshmen from the state of Kansas. According to the school, at this time K-State Salina is the only public institution in the state of Kansas that is offering a free year of tuition. K-State Salina ...

4 years ago
The 41st Mayor’s Christmas Party is scheduled in Salina for Sunday, December 5th. The Mayor's Christmas Party is a free Holiday event. It is open to the entire family and features activities that include holiday dancers, crafts, a visitor from the North Pole, and more. Everyone in the community is invited to attend this annual holiday celebration. The ...

4 years ago
A beloved Salina tradition continues this Sunday Dec. 5, when Kansas Wesleyan presents this year’s edition of Christmas by Candlelight. According to the school,  “Born for Us on Earth Below” will take place at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Sams Chapel, and admission is free. “It’s wonderful to be returning to an in-person ‘Christmas by Candlelight,’” ...

4 years ago
It’s beginning to look a lot like spring. Possible record high temperatures are ushering in December. According to the National Weather Service, well above normal temperatures are likely Wednesday through Friday, with some record highs likely, especially Thursday. The current record highs are: Wednesday 73 in 1917 Thursday 70 in 1988 Friday 72 in 2017 A modest cool down ...

4 years ago
They once thundered across the North American continent in numbers too vast to count. This Saturday about 500 buffalo will roam into the sale barn at Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission in Salina for the 32nd Annual Fall Buffalo Auction. Dick Gehring with the Kansas Buffalo Association tells KSAL News that raising bison means attention to detail, ...

4 years ago
Eight steers are dead after a semi truck overturned early Tuesday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the situation occurred at 12:47 a.m., just north of I-70 on U.S. Highway 81 and a quarter mile south of the county line. A 2006 tan Peterbilt truck with 32 steers on board left the roadway ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges after an incident with an officer yesterday afternoon. John Robison IV, 46, was riding his bike on a sidewalk on Santa Fe Ave. around 1:40 p.m. when an officer attempted to stop him. Robison kept going however, and then was found on foot in an alley behind Cozy Inn on ...

4 years ago
A person using false documents was able to get away with a truck from an area dealership. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Long McArthur Ford in Salina sold a 2019 Ford F150 Raptor to an online buyer. The sale was worked out between Nov. 10 and Nov. 29. The buyer, though, was found ...

4 years ago
A new leader is selected for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. KWCH reports that Governor Laura Kelly has selected Janet Stanek as the agency's new secretary. Stanek previously worked as Director of the State Employee Health Benefits Program. She will serve as acting director until the Kansas Senate confirms her appointment.

4 years ago
A Texas woman is sentenced for the deaths of a Wichita couple. Fifty-five-year-old Kimberley Younger will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for capital murder in the deaths of Alfred Carpenter and Pauline Carpenter. Prosecutors say the Carpenters were working as vendors at the Barton County Fair in 2018 when they were murdered, ...

4 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is facing a complaint from several of his colleagues in the legislature. KCTV reports that six female members of the Kansas Legislature have filed a complaint against State Representative Aaron Coleman of Kansas City, Kansas. The complaint reads that Coleman's behavior puts legislators, state employees and visitors to the State Capitol at risk and ...