6 years ago
Two Salina organizations have been awarded more than $91,000 in grants to provide services for victims of crime. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office grants were awarded to support the following programs: Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, Inc., $26,000 to continue serving Saline and Ottawa counties with English- and Spanish-speaking services while aligning best ...

6 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is welcoming a new member to their animal family. Bexookee, pronounced Bay-u-key or Bex for short, is the new cat in town making its home at the zoo. Bexookee is an Arapahoe Indian name for mountain lion or cougar. According to the zoo, arriving on October 19th from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, ...

6 years ago
A gun was found in a student's car parked near Salina South High School on Wednesday. The school sent a message to parents, so as to provide "accurate information and discourage rumors". According to the school, after school began Wednesday morning, a report was received that a weapon was in a student’s car parked off campus. Law ...

6 years ago
The Salina South Robotics Team is one of six teams in Kansas advancing to a regional competition in Arkansas. According to USD 305, the South team at Wichita State University in the BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) Robotics Competition on October 20. The “Current Events” competition required teams to retrieve garbage (plastic bottles, soup cans and ...

6 years ago
A Salina based convenience store chain is partnering with local food banks across the state. 24/7 Travel Stores are teaming up with local food banks to donate 5¢ from every gallon of gas sold during the 10-day event. From October 22-31, all ten 24/7 Travel Store locations will donate 5¢ from every gallon of gas sold ...

6 years ago
A would-be robber is confronted by a clerk at a Salina video store and runs away. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just before 11pm Tuesday, a black male walked into Family Video, 2018 S. 9th and showed the clerk a combat style knife and demanded cash from the register. Police say the male clerk ...

6 years ago
The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Salina. On the heels of taking their unparalleled entertainment to capacity crowds overseas, the Harlem Globetrotters will return to North America with their one-of-a-kind show to Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina. Featuring some of the most elite dunkers on the planet, exceptional ball handlers, and Guinness World Record holders, a ...

6 years ago
The Cloud County Sheriff's Office has released details into their search for a Salina man Tuesday, October 23rd who fled from the Cloud County Courthouse in Concordia, leading law enforcement on high-speed chase into Clay County, ending in a one-vehicle rollover accident on K-15 Highway. The Cloud County Sheriff's Office assisted the Concordia Police Department in ...

6 years ago
A man was hurt in a farming accident. According to the Reno County Sheriff's Office, first responders were sent to the area of Blanchard and Dean Road late Tuesday night to the report of a farming accident. According to the agency, 31-year-old Brian Miller had been planting wheat. He was driving a New Holland tractor and was ...

6 years ago
Someone in South Carolina has about a billion reasons to celebrate. The state education lottery announced last night that a winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in the state. The jackpot was $1.6 billion. It's the largest US lottery jackpot ever. The winning numbers were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70 and the Mega number was 5. Even ...

6 years ago
Ten focus groups are scheduled to meet on October 29 to provide input about characteristics needed by a new superintendent to be successful at USD 305. The Board of Education will meet at 8:00 p.m. at the district office in the Schmidt Room to review results from focus group meetings. Individuals invited to groups include Salina ...