4 years ago
Salina Police are inviting little ghosts and goblins to stop by their parking lot on Halloween for the Cops a Costumes event, Sunday October, 31 from 1pm to 3pm. Cops and Costumes includes: Giveaways: candy, sticker badges Meet and greet with police officers Photo opportunities with police officers Police vehicles on display Cops and Costumes will take ...

4 years ago
A teenage driver suffered minor injuries after a rollover crash on Tuesday evening. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the 17-year-old male from Salina was driving northbound on Simpson Road and for an unknown reason lost control of a 2008 Ford F150, hit a mailbox and rolled the truck once. Deputies say he was ...

4 years ago
Great Plains Mfg. has announced James Shurts as the Great Plains Ag Division Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Shurts will have combined responsibility for the Product Management, Marketing, Training, and Sales departments. This new team approach is intended to further the effectiveness of strategic planning, preparation, and implementation of new product ...

4 years ago
The City of Salina began enforcing full implementation of the new trash cart setout guidelines this week, no longer  collecting from carts not in compliance. According to the City, things went smoothly on the first day with 96.2 percent of customers in compliance. With the intention of smoothing the transition by helping customers learn and adapt ...

4 years ago
A K-9 from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and her game warden partner helped nab a fugitive who was hiding at a Kansas lake. According to the agency, back on October 8th, K-9 Ruby and K-9 Handler Chris Stout were contacted by the Wellington Police Department requesting their assistance in tracking/locating a person that ...

4 years ago
An area church youth group is hosting a unique Halloween event over the next couple of weekends. The Falun Salemsborg Lutheran Parish says it is proud to support its youth ministry with their annual Haunted Forest fundraising event. Everyone is invited to come out to the trail at 3831 W Salemsborg Road for the Haunted Forest and ...

4 years ago
The largest energy provider in Kansas is looking to the wind for to supply the power needs of its customers. According to Evergy, this week they issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for wind energy. The RFP solicits bids for Evergy’s purchase of wind resources of up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) that will be in service by ...

4 years ago
As the only school in Kansas to offer a four-year Emergency Management degree, Kansas Wesleyan University takes great pride in preparing its Emergency Management students for their career fields ahead. Part of this preparation involves sending high-achieving students to the Kansas Emergency Management Association (KEMA) conference as interns. KEMA focuses on bringing together emergency managers from ...

4 years ago
The University of Kansas Transition to Postsecondary Education program (KU TPE) is hosting a “Jayhawk Night” informational meeting from 6:30-8 p.m., Wednesday, October 27 at the KU School of Medicine-Salina Health Education Center, 138 N. Santa Fe in Salina. Students with intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) and their families are invited to attend to learn ...

4 years ago
A school bus has minor damage after an accident in Salina on Monday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 2:55 p.m., a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta hit a school bus at the intersection of Lewis Ave. and McAdams Road near Salina Central High School. A 16-year-old male driving the Volkswagen allegedly ran a stop sign ...

4 years ago
Voters will be headed to the polls in just two weeks, making decisions about the City of Salina. They'll also be choosing three USD 305 Board of Education members to make important decisions for the district. KSAL Candidate Forum began Tuesday with current member Gabe Grant and challenger Bonnie Schamberger in studio for some Q and A ...