6 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University was honored this week with the 2018 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. "Tree Campuses and their students set examples not only for their student bodies, but the surrounding communities showcasing how trees create a healthier environment,” said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor ...

6 years ago
A suspect was shot, and a Saline County Sheriff Deputy was injured when a bullet went through his windshield, during a wild chase Tuesday evening. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News the incident started when officers located a Jeep which had been reported stolen. Salina Police say the Jeep was taken during an armed ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman was awakened by an uninvited acquaintance in her bedroom early Monday morning. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, 29-year-old Efren Aragon was arrested after the 30-year-old victim forced him out of her home on West Republic and called 911. Police say the woman awoke around 2:30am after she heard someone coming down the stairs ...

6 years ago
A woman was badly burned in a fire which damaged a North Salina rental home late Monday night. First responders were called to the report of a structure fire at 9:36 in the evening in the 300 block of N. 11th Street. Upon arrival they discovered a home at 319 N. 11th Street fully engulfed. Fire Investigator ...

6 years ago
A Salina man's journey to jail on Monday began with climbing a pipe into Wal-Mart's ceiling - and ended with a K9 officer sniffing him out after he allegedly stole a work truck at a house fire. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 37-year-old James Nestler was taken into custody late Monday night after ...

6 years ago
The American Red Cross office in Salina is on the move. According to the agency, the current office located at 145 S. Broadway Boulevard is relocating to the Blood Donation Center at 120 W. Prescott Avenue. The agency says the move reflects a trend of Red Cross chapters nationwide to better meet the growing demand for ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has initiated an investigation into reports of sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy of the four Catholic dioceses of Kansas, and asks all victims to report clergy abuse to the agency. According to the agency, back in Novembe Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt requested that the KBI investigate allegations of sexual abuse ...

6 years ago
A student who attends Bennington Elementary School has been honored as one of the top two youth volunteers in Kansas. Hunter Hotaling, 18, of Lansing and Riley Padget-Cook, 11, of Minneapolis today were named Kansas' top two youth volunteers of 2019 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding ...

6 years ago
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters rolled into Salina on Monday, and in what was a homecoming game for Hannah "Mighty" Mortimer the "clown princes of basketball" did not disappoint. The Globetrotters brought their family show of dunks, dance, and fun to the Tony's Pizza Events Center. The evening featured incredible ball handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, hilarious ...

6 years ago
In a joint study session, commissioners from Saline County and the City of Salina heard a proposal from GH2 Architects regarding the future of the EXPO Center. Kala Ade, Project Manager for GH2 Architects, proposed: The City pay $1.7 million to demolish “Barn 2” on the Expo Center site and the City would complete an expansion ...

6 years ago
Within six minutes, commissioners from Saline County and City of Salina reached agreement on mitigating the impacts of the solid waste landfill in Saline County.  The City agrees to pay the County an annual “road impact fee” of $90,000 in 2019.  This figure will be adjusted annually to reflect highway construction costs.  In 2020 and ...