6 years ago
Since announcing tuition-free scholarships for graduates of Saline and McPherson County high schools beginning in 2017, Bethany College has been busy welcoming local students and families to its campus. According to the school in Lindsborg, when the fall semester began on August 21st, more than 95 new local students were among the freshman class. This is ...

6 years ago
Fifty photographs of Kansas agriculture are now on view at the Spencer Museum of Art in the exhibition “Larry Schwarm: Kansas Farmers.” The images created by Greensburg native and University of Kansas alumnus Larry Schwarm explore the contemporary realities of farm life in Kansas. A book of the same title published by University Press of Kansas and ...

6 years ago
It got rained out last weekend, so with sunshine in the forecast this weekend a dog wash event at the Salina Animal Shelter will be held. Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter Volunteer Maggie Gillam tells KSAL News after the event was rained out last Sunday, it should be a perfect day for it this Sunday. The ...

6 years ago
A group of Kansas Wesleyan University alumni have established an endowed scholarship in honor of pioneering conservation researcher Dr. Wes Jackson. The scholarship recipients will gain valuable insight into the research programs of The Land Institute, co-founded by Jackson in 1976, while assisting in the fields, seed processing facilities and laboratories. The annual scholarship will support ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was taken to jail on Thursday evening after reportedly being unwilling to move his car during a police accident scene investigation. Police Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that 32-year-old Ernest Soukup drove around orange cones and past a police cruiser to park in front of his home in the 1400 block of ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen Chevy pickup truck. According to Sergeant Jim Feldman, sometime between 8am Tuesday and 9pm Thursday, someone stole a 2007 Chevy Avalanche that was parked on the street in the 1100 block of Stapler. The owner told police the keys may have been left inside the tan colored truck that also ...

6 years ago
A theft of two high-dollar bicycles highlights this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Wednesday, August 22nd, officers responded to a theft that occurred at the Holiday Inn Express at 755 W. Diamond Drive. The victim reported that between the hours of 10:00 p.m., on August 21, 2018, and ...

6 years ago
Salina South High School will celebrate completion of its multi-year major makeover project. According to USD 305, the school will recognize completion of its bond construction on Monday. The district says a formal and fun ribbon cutting and open house is planned. Details include: Salina High School South’s (SHSS) ribbon cutting and open house event begins at ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is joining in the search for a missing woman in southwest Kansas. According to the agency, at the request of the Liberal Police Department they are now aiding the search for a 24-year-old missing woman who has not been seen or heard from since early July. Shaila Schlenz was last seen in ...

6 years ago
Salina Police on Friday released the name of a woman who was injured after crashing into a tree in the 1400 block of Pawnee Thursday afternoon. Police say 55-year-old Ladonna Carr was transported to Salina Regional Health Center in critical condition after her vehicle jumped a curb and traveled through six front yards, striking a tree ...

6 years ago
A high-speed pursuit along Interstate 70 ended west of Salina late Thursday afternoon. The Kansas Highway Patrol tells KSAL News the pursuit began when a trooper attempted to stop a small SUV for a moving violation. The SUV failed to yield to the trooper's emergency lights and siren, and the the chase was on. The pursuit was ...