7 years ago
A state wildlife educator from Wilson is receiving a prestigious award for his work. Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) wildlife education supervisor Mike Rader has been selected by the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) to receive the John K. Strickler Award. According to the KDWPT, each year, KACEE recognizes leaders in ...

7 years ago
The streets of downtown Salina were alive with the spirit, and color of St. Patrick's Day Saturday night. Salina Downtown's "St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl 2018" event attracted a large crowd of enthusiastic revelers. Many dressed in bright, festive, green attire and were enjoying their favorite cold beverages. The pub crawlers were able to walk, crawl, skip, ...

7 years ago
Salina area state representatives were back in town Saturday to provide an update on the 2018 Legislative Session. A gathering of about 30 people jotted down questions for State Senator Randall Hardy and State Representatives, Steven Johnson and Diana Dierks to respond to during the 90-minute meeting. Represent J.R. Claeys was unable to attend. Topics ranged from ...

7 years ago
Bethany College is celebrating the largest spring enrollment in the 136-year history of the college. At the start of spring classes, 622 full-time students were enrolled. Bethany’s total full-time student enrollment for the spring semester is up 11 percent from one year ago. This past fall, the college announced the largest freshmen and transfer student groups ...

7 years ago
A couple of Salina educators received some unexpected good news this week when the Salina USD 305 School District announced its 2018 - 2019 Teachers of the year . Travis Peterson is the secondary teacher of the year. He teaches at Opportunity Now. Jacy Murphy is the elementary school teacher of the year. She teaches Kindergarten ...

7 years ago
A theft of checks is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Between January 24, 2018 and February 6, 2018 unknown suspects stole an undetermined number of checks from a residence in the 300 block of Third Street, Smolan, Kansas. One of the checks was forged and cashed on February 17, 2018 at Check ...

7 years ago
The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is expanding its unmanned aircraft systems capabilities to now include sports and entertainment operations with the help of Salina's professional indoor football team. The campus's Applied Aviation Research Center, which is a hub for UAS exploration, is collaborating with the Salina Liberty to bring drone technology to the team's home ...

7 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 7th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday, March 15, at Salina Fieldhouse. In 24 hours, over $270,000 was raised for 75 area nonprofit organizations through donations and bonus prizes. A total of 744 unique donors contributed a record-breaking total of $267,755.45 through 1,815 gifts. This is the highest ...

7 years ago
The Salina USD 305 School District is committed to keeping students safe. With Kansas spring severe weather season here, the district this week reviewed its safety plan. School Procedures If a tornado warning begins during the school day, students and staff will take refuge in the buildings’ storm shelters. Once students and staff relocate to the storm ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a storage shed burglary after the owner discovered that some high-end appliances were missing. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between February 10 and March 14, someone entered a storage building in the 600 block of S. 2nd and removed a high efficiency Whirlpool washer and dryer set plus a ...

7 years ago
The Topeka Police Department has requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue an endangered person advisory for a missing Topeka man. The whereabouts of Gary “Junior” Darby-Bey, 27, are unknown. Darby-Bey is a black male, 5 ft. tall and approximately 125 lbs. He has short black hair and brown eyes and walks with a ...