7 years ago
Hundreds of high school singers from around the state participated in the 14th annual Bethania Pre-Audition Choral Workshop at Bethany College on Thursday.  Bethany’s music faculty helped prepare the singers, audition pieces for their respective district, and eventually for the 2019 Kansas Music Educators Association All-State auditions. Mass choir rehearsals were led by Mark Lucas, Ph.D., Co-Chair ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home burglary west of Salina. Deputies were sent to the 1900 block of N. Hedville Road on Wednesday after homeowners reported that someone had entered an attached garage through an open window and taken a number of high torque tools. Deputies say sometime between 2am and 5:30pm on Wednesday, ...

7 years ago
Investigators are working with numerous homeowners in a Salina neighborhood who had their mail or vehicles opened up and gone through. Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that three teams of officers have been canvassing an area south of Wayne, east of Ohio and north of Magnolia after at least twelve incidents occurred between 11:24pm ...

7 years ago
No one was hurt when a woman crashed an SUV through the front window of a Salina business Thursday morning. The crash happened at Pronto Print, located at 627 E. Crawford Street in the Elmore Center. Salina Police Sgt. Brent Rupert told KSAL News at the scene that 69-year-old Beverly Milleson was attempting to pull into ...

7 years ago
The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina wants young women to feel more confident, empowered and aware after attending a new leadership workshop inspired by its social work program. Camp GROW, or Girls Revolutionizing Our World, has been created for high school-age girls based on social work's six core values. It is a one-day workshop ...

7 years ago
A suspect is taken into custody following a standoff near Hesston. Harvey County deputies were called to a home in the 8600 block of North Mission Road yesterday afternoon after a homeowner returning to the house spotted the garage door open. The suspect ordered the homeowner to leave the residence before locking himself inside. Law enforcement surrounded ...

7 years ago
Two Kansas sheriff's deputies who were shot are now recovering at home. The deputies were wounded when 40-year-old Jason Whitson entered the Jewell County Sheriff's Offfice in Mankato last month and opened fire. Whitson was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading authorities on a chase into Ottawa County. A fund to help cover ...

7 years ago
The Salina biennial event, Women of Achievement, will celebrate a dozen honorees. Each will be honored for their contributions to the community. Sydney Soderberg, 2007 honoree and Chair of this year’s event noted “I have been associated with Women of Achievement since its inception in 1993. Over the past 25 years, 102 women have been honored ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...