4 years ago
A new principal is leading a Salina school. According to the Salina Catholic Diocese, Tym Bonilla has joined the St. Mary's Grade School  team as the principal. Bonilla is a native Kansan and a graduate of Sacred Heart Jr./Sr. High School. He has been involved in education for nearly three decades and is a life-long Catholic. Bonilla began ...

4 years ago
It wasn't a normal school day on Monday for an area student, whose truck was stolen from the school's parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the incident happened at Salina South High School during the course of the day. A 16-year-old boy reported his red and white 1995 Ford F150 was ...

4 years ago
It debuted in March of 2014. In March of 2022 it is still there, decorating the walls of a Salina senior living facility. The “Jennison Collection” is on public display in the lobby area of the main tower at Presbyterian Manor in Salina. According to the facility,  from its beginnings in the 1970’s the Smoky Hill ...

4 years ago
There's no escaping the pain at the pump. Drivers are waking up Tuesday to the highest gas prices ever. According to AAA Kansas, the new nationwide average is $4.17 for a gallon of regular unleaded. That's up 10-cents just from Monday and 55-cents since last week. It breaks the old record high of $4.11 a gallon ...

4 years ago
The 57th Annual Mid America Farm Expo is a go for this spring. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, agriculture companies will be exhibiting their products at Tony’s Pizza Events Center and Saline County Livestock & Expo Center March 23rd – 25th. Approximately 250 exhibits will be on display showing the latest in farm technology, ...

4 years ago
Seasoned by decades of duty, the old grill was beginning to sizzle as Andrea (Howard) Windholz smashed small mounds of ground beef into patties and sprinkled them with chopped onions. Outside, a customer wearing construction orange, snarfed an early lunch while soaking up a beautiful spring day. Quiet was soon to wane, however, as meal time approached ...

4 years ago
The Kansas State University Technology Development Institute (TDI) has purchased an OMAX abrasive waterjet cutting system as a result of a $1.7 Million Dollar US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant awarded last year.  TDI has invested in a total shop facilities renovation in support of this initiative. This state-of-the-art fabrication ...

4 years ago
Drug busts in Abilene send four people to jail. According to the Dickinson County Sherriff's Office, on March 4th at approximately 10:00 am, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office and Abilene Police Department conducted a joint operation involving the simultaneous execution of search warrants regarding the sale of methamphetamine at 400 SE 2nd Street and 321 NE 12th ...

4 years ago
A Salina man who allegedly burglarized a liquor store was arrested after a physical struggle over the weekend. Karl Felber, a 60-year-old Salina man, is facing requested charges of two counts of burglary, one count of damage to property and single counts of assault, interference and battery on a law enforcement officer. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells ...

4 years ago
Early detection is the key to surviving colorectal cancer and that's why the Tammy Walker Cancer Center is making free screening tests available in March. Daniel Craig Cancer Outreach Coordinator at Tammy Walker Cancer Center tells KSAL News that 800 free colorectal cancer screening tests are being made available to anyone age 45 to 75 who ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a driver who was involved in a two-vehicle hit and run accident Friday night. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 7:05 p.m., a silver SUV was exiting the Spangles location on Crawford when it collided with a 2017 Ford Fusion going west on Crawford. The SUV had front-end damage ...