6 years ago
A former Salinan piloted what was hailed as a successful private mission to space. Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity, one of its SpaceShipTwo planes, touched down back on Earth after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California an hour earlier and was successfully released into space. Along with 2 pilots on board the ...

6 years ago
Dozens of bomb threats were being reported at schools, news outlets, government buildings, banks, libraries and other businesses across the U.S. Thursday afternoon. Police say they have responded to threats from New York to Colorado. The NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau tweeted they are "currently monitoring multiple bomb threats that have been sent electronically to locations throughout the ...

6 years ago
A group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits raised their right hand, took an oath, had their badges pinned on, and officially became troopers. Class #58, the newest class of Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers, graduated from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina Thursday afternoon. Throughout their time at the training academy in Salina the recruits ...

6 years ago
A suspected drunk motorcycle rider was hurt after he hit a curb and was thrown off his bike. Salina Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 46-year-old Patrick J. Frank of Salina was taken to Salina Regional Health Center just before midnight on Wednesday after he apparently failed to negotiate a slight jog in the ...

6 years ago
McConnell Air Force Base is preparing for the arrival of the new KC-46 tanker. Base officials say training operations are continuing until the aircraft arrives later this month. Crews are receiving hands-on training with a replica of the KC-46. Officials say the KC-46 is designed to be faster, less expensive and fly longer distances.

6 years ago
The Arthur E. and Cornelia C. Scroggins Fund through the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas has awarded Smoky Hills Public Television a grant for $3,500. The Foundation’s grant will provide two books (one English/Spanish bilingual and one English only) to each of the 417 children enrolled in Head Start in Ford County during the 2018-2019 school ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Forensic and Debate Squad placed third overall against much larger schools in the recent Annual Christmas Classic Swing competition at the University of Oklahoma City. In the overall sweepstakes, the Coyote squad placed behind Texas Christian University and Texas Southern University in the competition that was staged from Nov. 30 through Dec. ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are coordinating with several area pawn shops after a Salina person's property was stolen and then pawned. Police Det. Sgt. David Villanueva tells KSAL News that the roommate of the victim quietly removed several items from the home in the 200 block of Hartland over the span from July through Dec. The thief would ...

6 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2019-2020 school year. This year more than $70,000 will be distributed to area students through the foundation’s 31 scholarship funds. Eligible scholarship applicants include graduating high school seniors, current college students and non-traditional students. Each scholarship has a unique set of criteria established by donors ...

6 years ago
A woman is accused of leaving her grandson at a Kansas rest stop. Sixty-eight-year-old Janie Gill was arrested Monday in Rogers County, Oklahoma, on one count of child neglect. She allegedly left her 17-year-old grandson with special needs at a Greenwood County rest stop last month because she knew someone would provide him with the care he ...

6 years ago
A group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits will have their badges pinned on this week in Salina and officially became troopers. According to the agency, the newest class of Kansas Highway Patrol troopers will hit a milestone in their careers this Thursday, as they graduate from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina. The Patrol’s ...