7 years ago
A piece of American space history will call central Kansas home. Workers at the Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson will restore NASA's Johnson Space Center mission control center. The machines will be cleaned, painted and placed on display in time for the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Cosmosphere officials say the restoration project will be complete by ...

7 years ago
For the second week in a row, Kansas is the sickest state in the country. According to Kinsa,  6.6% of the population (about 191,000 people) are experiencing flu-like symptoms. The national illness level is at 5% this week. Last year Kansas peaked at 5.3% ill and currently Kansas is 6.6% sick and climbing. Kinsa is a company that ...

7 years ago
A Salina shoplifter is facing additional charges after officers found his gun hidden under a mower. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, officers arrested 27-year-old Cameron Harrod on Saturday after he allegedly stole some trail mix and Snickers candy from the Dollar General at 654 S. Broadway and then fled on his bike. Using a description of Harrod, ...

7 years ago
A statewide Silver Alert for a missing Salina man was cancelled late Monday morning after he was found deceased. Authorities say that 89-year-old Gene Oliver Wolfe was found deceased earlier in the morning. Wolfe,  who suffers from Alzheimer’s and dementia, went missing late Saturday afternoon. He left his home, driving a car. Wolfe indicated that he was ...

7 years ago
A Saturday afternoon crash sends two drivers to the hospital to be evaluated. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that vehicles driven by 42-year-old Staci Duryea and 65-year-old Ronald Watkins collided in an uncontrolled intersection at Water Well Road and Donmyer Road Saturday around 1:30pm. Deputies say Duryea's eastbound 2009 Chevy Impala hit the passenger ...

7 years ago
An ongoig feud between two Salina men turned violent on Friday evening. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to a home at 125 S. Columbia around 5:45pm on Friday after a verbal confrontation escalated. Police say 44-year-old Timothy Dixon allegedly grabbed a baseball bat and chased 38-year-old Jami Swanigan - hitting him ...

7 years ago
Salina Dental Arts dentists and staff will be sponsoring a Give Kids A Smile event this Friday. They will provide underserved children in the Kansas area with free dental services. Nearly one in four children under the age of five already has cavities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many children enrolled ...

7 years ago
No one was hurt when a fire destroyed a rural Saline County home Sunday afternoon. Saline County Rural Fire Districts 3 and 7 responded to a fire at 801 North Fairchilds Road at about 12:07pm. The resident of the home, Dan D'Albini, was not home when the fire started. He told Saline County Sheriff's deputies he had ...

7 years ago
Bethany College encourages students to participate in high-impact practices like collaborative assignments and projects and global learning. One way this is put into practice is through the English Department’s Travel Writing class. Dr. Kristin Van Tassel, Associate Professor of English, teaches the class during January Interterm. “I've taken students to New Orleans, Central Mexico, and ...

7 years ago
Hundreds of brides-to-be and prom goers enjoyed a special event Sunday afternoon at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. The soon-to-be-married ladies were joined by family and friends at the Salina Bridal & Prom Expo. Future brides and grooms had a chance to meet with dozens of the area’s premier bridal and prom specialists at the expo. ...

7 years ago
The Salina 911 system is back online. The 911 telephone lines are working again. - - - ORIGINAL: The Salina 911 system is down. Police tell KSAL News that the 911 phone lines into the dispatch center at the law enforcement center are not working. The main office line is working, though.  Anyone with an emergency can call ...