5 years ago
Flags across the country are flying at half-staff to honor the 10 victims of the shooting in Colorado. President Biden has ordered all United States flags to half-staff immediately through March 27, 2021 to honor the victims of the tragedy in Boulder. President Biden signed the following proclamation: As a mark of respect for the victims of ...

5 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s debate and forensics team continues to excel. According to the school, the team finished in the top-15 nationally in three categories at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament, held virtually March 18-21. The tournament is believed to be the largest debate and forensics tournament in the country, with more than 75 schools competing. The ...

5 years ago
The Salina Health Education Foundation is among 8 Kansas primary care facilities and health centers receiving grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services. Kansas Senator Jerry Moran says the eight  grants, totaling $19.5 million, are for facilities in economic and medically vulnerable areas. “As we work to end the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s imperative that ...

5 years ago
An Ottawa County Sheriff Deputy is among 23 new law enforcement officers who graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Friday. According to the organization, Deputy Eli Miller of the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office was the graduating class president. The speaker for the ceremony was U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. Michael Turenne, KLETC senior instructor ...

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It's show and tell time for hundreds of agricultural dealers and vendors at the 56th Annual Mid America Farm Expo. The event was an early COVID-19 casualty last year - but is back in full swing with everything from full size farm equipment to freshly made breads on hand inside and around the grounds at the ...

5 years ago
Tools are stolen and a van is damaged as a result of a vehicle burglary in north Salina. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 2000 Chevy G2500 van, owned by Drains Plus, 701 N. Santa Fe Ave., was broken in to between 4 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. The van had been ...

5 years ago
Authorities are called after a powdery substance is discovered at the Sedgwick County Courthouse in Wichita. Emergency crews were called to the courthouse yesterday afternoon after an employee in the county finance department opened an envelope from a group called "Moorish National Republic" containing a powdery substance. Officials say the employee was taken to a hospital after ...

5 years ago
A free discussion on prohibition highlights the next 1st Thursday event at the Smoky Hill Museum in downtown Salina. Join Dr. Isaias McCaffery as he presents his "Foam On The Range" discussion. The presentation looks at how forced abstinence clashed with many immigrant cultures across Kansas and how prejudice sometimes fueled prohibition. Ethnic communities frequently broke ...

5 years ago
People in Boulder, Colorado are in shock after a man with a gun walked into a supermarket Monday afternoon and started shooting. Prosecutors are promising justice will be done after the deadly mass shooting at the King Soopers in Boulder Monday afternoon in which ten people were killed including a police officer. Officer Eric Talley, an ...

5 years ago
The Mayor of Russell has  reached out with a letter of support to an Asian American Kansas Legislator who was threatened in a sports bar in the community for wearing a mask, and for his ethnicity as it relates to the COVID virus. Rep. Rui Xu was in Russell last Friday night after appearing on Smoky ...

5 years ago
There are 11 new COVID cases in Saline County and one new death. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,039 total cases with 134 currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have one patient ...