4 years ago
Two People from Marion were killed in a two-vehicle crash along Interstate-135 near Newton. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a car was traveling on I-135 on Saturday afternoon when it crossed the center median and collided with a semi. The two people in the car, 71-year-old Raymond Bina and 65-year-old Denise Bina, both from Marion,  died ...

4 years ago
A couple of organizations in Salina are among 26 Kansas nonprofit organizations which will receive more than $4 million in Community Service Tax Credits (CSP) to improve and enhance fundraising efforts for education, healthcare, childcare, and housing projects. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office, the Central Kansas Foundation Addiction Treatment Program in Salina and the ...

4 years ago
Starting in fall 2022, Kansas State University will require incoming Manhattan campus first-year students to live on campus during their first two semesters. K-State is implementing this residency requirement to enhance student success. "National research and an analysis of university-specific data both show a statistically significant difference in the first-year retention rate and cumulative first-year grade ...

4 years ago
With the start of school quickly approaching, the 2021 Saline County Back to School Fair is approaching.  The event is Friday, July 30th. Through the support of community sponsors, the event provides an opportunity to distribute free basic school supplies to over 1,800 income-eligible Saline County K-12 students. At the Back to School Fair there will also ...

4 years ago
Monday, April 12th,  was the day my life as I knew it changed forever: I was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. The news hit like a brick thrown from out of nowhere; I had a large, cancerous tumor-- in my eyeball.  Although I had never heard of this type of cancer, the various ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Department of Labor is reminding that unemployment benefits could be in jeopardy for those claimants who do not enroll in a new program. According to the agency, in May the Kansas Legislature passed a law that requires individuals currently receiving unemployment benefits through the Kansas Department of Labor to complete the two-step program requirement called ...

4 years ago
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has been selected to lead the third unmanned aircraft systems, prize competition by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST. Named the First Responder UAS Triple Challenge, this prize competition will focus on the advancement of UAS technology to support first responders and help speed ...

4 years ago
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene is closing to the public again due to health concerns because of the pandemic. According to the organization, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Dickinson County the National Archives and Records Administration is closing the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene effective Monday, ...

4 years ago
Guns, drugs, and drug money were all taken off the streets this week by the I 135 / I 70 Drug Task Force. According to police, since February of 2021, the I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force has been conducting drug distribution investigations on individuals located in Salina. During the course of the investigation they identified three individuals ...

4 years ago
A couple of Salina men are in jail after a high speed pursuit that ended in a foot chase. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Adrian Richardson and 33-year-old Anthony Wonder are facing multiple charges after fleeing officers on Thursday night. The chase began around 11:30pm after an officer on patrol attempted to make ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's' help in locating a man who allegedly fired a gun during a recent road rage incident. The case is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to police, on June 29th at 12:18 AM officers were dispatched to the 700 block of South Ohio Street to ...