4 years ago
A student from Salina is among Kansas State University's Silver Key sophomore leadership honor society's new members for the 2022-2023 academic year. According to the school, to be eligible for Silver Key, students must have at least a 3.0 grade point average, be a 2021 high school graduate and in their freshmen year at the university. The ...

4 years ago
Volunteers willing to put in a half-day of work are being recruited to help make Salina a better place to live. People of all ages are needed to roll up their sleeves and tackle a variety of community service projects during the annual Spring Spruce-Up effort, which is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th. Spring Spruce-Up is ...

4 years ago
Salina Area Technical College is again being recognized as a "Military Friendly School". According to the school, for the sixth consecutive year it has been recognized as a Military Friendly School by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse magazines. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources ...

4 years ago
A crowd of supporters gathered Saturday morning to celebrate the completion of another accessibility ramp built by the Salina Breakfast Bandits AMBUCs organization. The celebration was two-fold, celebrating the ramp program and this particular ramp, the 500th built by the organization over the past couple of decades. AMBUC volunteer Jim Cram told KSAL News when they ...

4 years ago
A rally meeting for anyone interested in Salina's cancer-fighting Relay For Life effort is planned for Monday. The event is will be held from 5:30 pm to 6:30pm at Belmont Blvd Christian Church, 2508 Belmont Blvd. The rally meeting is for anyone who is interested in knowing more about Relay for Life and the American Cancer ...

4 years ago
A Salina businessman  has made a donation to Kansas Wesleyan University. According to the school, momentum continues for Kansas Wesleyan’s Power of AND Campaign via a donation from Salina businessman Mike Money. Money’s donation is valued at $50,000 and will contribute to the renovation of Sams Chapel and Music Department spaces. “It’s always great when a community ...

4 years ago
A man has been arrested after he resorted to an interesting tactic to get to Salina from McPherson County. Joshua Baker, a 34-year-old man of Midwest City, Oklahoma, was arrested Thursday on charges that could include flee and attempt to elude, driving while suspended and felony possession of stolen property among others. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan ...

4 years ago
A stolen motorcycle showed signs of damage when it was discovered early Friday morning. Salina Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 2200 block of Meadowlark Lane at 2 a.m. for reports of a possible vehicle collision. It turned out to be a blue 2006 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle that was resting ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is seeking tips in a recent burglary and damage case.  The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the agency,  sometime on March 19th, 2022, between 5:00am and 7:00am, unknown suspect(s) forcefully entered a storage unit and a camper located at Access Storage in the ...

4 years ago
A Hays Police Officer is being recognized for saving a child's life. Hays Police say on Wednesday officers were dispatched to a call of an infant not breathing. While officers were en-route they learned the infant was a four-week old premature baby. Police Sgt. Jason Bonczynski was the first to arrive on scene. He entered the home ...

4 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 11th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday. Preliminary numbers indicate a record amount of money was gifted, crushing the previous record amount. In 24 hours, $487,373.70 was raised for 89 area nonprofit organizations through donations.  A total of 2,516 unique gifts were made by donors. The $487,373.70 is the ...