6 years ago
A large number of first responders are in the Salina area for a special training event this week. The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Disaster Medical Solutions is hosting the National Response Plan FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Medical Team Specialist Training Course. The course is designed and required for disaster response medical ...

6 years ago
In late August the Kansas Wesleyan University Athletic Department hosted the eighth annual Night with the Yotes fundraising event. According to KWU, the event at the Tony's Pizza Events Center set a new high mark for gross funds raised surpassing the record total set in 2017. Night with the Yotes welcomed over 650 guests and raised over ...

6 years ago
A three car crash sends a Salina teen to the hospital. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the accident happened in the 2200 block of S. Ohio near the intersection with Nottingham Dr. at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Forrester says three vehicles were traveling southbound on Ohio when the vehicle leading the line of cars ...

6 years ago
Authorities are searching for a subject who damaged a couple of cars at a north Salina auto paint shop. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that video surveillance from the business shows a subject entering Brian's Paint Shop, 421 N. Chicago, between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Two different vehicles belonging to different ...

6 years ago
A boat was stolen from a private lake in southern Saline County. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the boat was stolen between Sept. 15 and Tuesday at Pioneer Lake in the 4700 block of E. K-4. The lake is a "members' only" lake. The boat is described as a two-man plastic boat that ...

6 years ago
A Brookville teen is anticipated to recover after accidentally shooting himself on Tuesday night. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to the 300 block of W. Anderson St. in Brookville where a 17-year-old teenager was shot in the stomach shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday night. Investigators believe the teen was cleaning ...

6 years ago
The USD 305 school district recognized its teachers of the year Tuesday evening. Jacy Murphy, kindergarten teacher at Meadowlark Ridge Elementary, and Travis Peterson, special education teacher at Opportunity Now were both recognized by the board at their meeting. Elementary Teacher of the Year: Jacy Murphy, Meadowlark Ridge Elementary Jacy received her bachelors in elementary education from ...

6 years ago
When Cadet Chris Bergman and his parents traveled from their home in Chicago, Illinois to Salina, Kansas to visit the St. John’s campus, there was only one member of the family that needed to be convinced that enrollment in St. John’s was the best decision for Chris: his mom, Tasha. “When I came to St. John’s ...

6 years ago
A suspect is taken into custody in Dodge City after allegedly stealing a vehicle with an infant inside. The owners of the stolen vehicle flagged down police after the theft took place outside a restaurant on East Wyatt Earp Drive yesterday afternoon. Police later found the stolen vehicle abandoned with the unharmed three-month-old still inside. The suspect ...

6 years ago
Salina USD 305 is beginning the search for a permanent superintendent. According to the district, the school board voted unanimously to select Kansas Association of School Boards to assist with the search for the next superintendent of Salina Public Schools. Interim Superintendent Dr. James Hardy has led the district since July of 2017. Dr. Hardy accepted ...

6 years ago
The sounds of old-school country music will highlight this week's Friday Night Live event in Downtown Salina. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, this week’s event is a performance by vocalist Savanna Chestnut. In collaboration with downtown stakeholders, Salina Arts & Humanities presents Friday Night Live, an arts and entertainment series designed to increase attendance and participation ...