8 months ago
Severe weather could impact graduation activities later on Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, storms are likely Sunday afternoon through Sunday night with the highest chances of significant severe weather along and west of the Flint Hills. Forecasters say the main concern will be straight line damaging winds exceeding 80 mph. Up to tennis ball sized hail ...

8 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan is exploring options for adding an additional version of Casey the Coyote to its logo library. KWU is inviting all its supporters to offer suggestions. Prizes are available to the contest winner, including $500 cash. According to the school, the community is invited to submit suggestions for the logo by emailing [email protected]. In addition to ...

8 months ago
Excellence in research has earned several Kansas State University students, including one from Salina, recognition through the 11th annual Kirmser Undergraduate Research Awards from K-State Libraries. Karsyn Arnold is among those being recognized for her research. The awards recognize the use of library resources to complete research for projects. The awards committee, composed of faculty from ...

8 months ago
A renowned visiting artist will teach classes via the Salina Art Center this summer. According to the organization,  visiting interdisciplinary artist Hugo Zelada-Romero is teaching classes for SummerART 2024. Zelada-Romero, an artist of Guatemalan heritage and a 2020 graduate of Wichita State University with a BFA in photo media, will lead alternative photography workshops and classes this ...

8 months ago
New research has revealed that  has lost over $24 million to elderly fraud. Cybersecurity experts at VPNPro looked at data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Trade Commission to see how many victims of fraud were over the age of 60 in 2022. The data was analyzed based on the number of victims ...

8 months ago
Persistence paid off for Salinan Mandy Copp and her team of Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Hunters including her husband Sean Copp, her son Jacob Copp, and her friend Jon Loader. It took them just five clues and a couple of days to find the coveted treasure, this year a railroad spike, in a railroad ...

8 months ago
Law enforcement agencies around the state are preparing to mobilize in the days leading up to Memorial Day weekend. According to Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman, officers will be joining other agencies to enforce seatbelt laws. Authorities point to data that shows the instant you buckle up before driving or riding in the front seat of a ...

8 months ago
Authorities are investigating a burglary at a Salina storage facility. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime Tuesday night between 11pm and 11:35pm, a man entered a unit at Mini Mall Storage located in the 3000 block of S. 9th and stole a jewelry box and the contents inside. Police say a couple of rings ...

8 months ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving the theft of lottery tickets. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Police say between Saturday, May 11th at 10:00 PM, and Sunday, May 12th, at 600 AM, unknown suspect(s) broke out a glass door at the Jump Start gas station, located ...

8 months ago
A session-long standoff between Gov. Laura Kelly and state legislators over changes in tax policy reached its inevitable climax Thursday when the governor vetoed a bipartisan tax plan as promised. The Democratic governor will call lawmakers back to Topeka for a special session. “I recognize that Kansans desperately need tax relief. I will be working with legislative ...

8 months ago
Thursday was an emotional day for some students, and teachers, at several school in Salina and Saline County. It was the last day of classes for seniors at USD 305 schools including Salina Central High School, Salina South High School, and  USD 306 Southeast of Saline High School. The seniors from South and Central  will participate ...