7 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly college, in the small community college category, for 2018 by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse. Victory Media ranked Salina Tech sixth in the nation among small community colleges. “I was thrilled when I heard the news,” said Stephani Johns-Hines, ...

7 years ago
An alcohol related crash sent a Salina woman to the hospital on Sunday. Police arrested 31-year-old Cory Newell of Salina on charges of D.U.I. after a three car accident in the 1100 block of W. Crawford. Police say Newell was driving his 2013 Chevy Silverado westbound on W. Crawford and rear ended a 1992 Cadillac Seville driven ...

7 years ago
Smoky Hills Public Television has received a grant to help in its mission of providing programming and services to educate, inspire, entertain and express a diversity of perspectives. According to the Bunker Hill TV Station, the Robert E. and Patricia A. Schmidt Foundation has awarded them with a grant for $5,000. The Foundation’s grant will support a ...

7 years ago
No one was injured after shots were fired into a Salina apartment early this morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers responded to the Hawthorne Apartments at 715 N 9th around 3:30am after someone in a white car fired at least four gunshots from a 9mm pistol at the building and then drove ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has a Black Friday deal that will give your wallet and your mind a rest. How does free sound? This Black Friday, take “free” to a whole new level and free yourself from the shopping chaos by enjoying a Free Park Entrance Day at any Kansas ...

7 years ago
The winter season is heating up for the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. And so does the Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show, which takes place every Monday from 6 to 7 pm, live at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn just past Lowe’s. Come in for the $6.99 Build-Your-Own-Burger Special that includes a side. Various members of the Wesleyan ...

7 years ago
A proposed poultry processing plant in Kansas is on hold. Tyson Foods announced yesterday it will move forward with plans to build a chicken processing plant in Tennessee. Tyson officials say the company is still interested in expanding in Kansas and it will continue to consider potential sites in the state for a future plant. Sedgwick, Cloud, ...

7 years ago
Authorities are investigating a school threat in McPherson. Additional security will be in place today at McPherson Middle School after students found a note in a girls restroom. The note mentioned a bomb threat. Anyone with information about the threat is asked to contact McPherson County Crime Stoppers.   Source: MetroSource News

7 years ago
Following a discussion that lasted about two hours, and included a couple of executive sessions and comments from over a half-dozen citizens, Salina City Commissioners Monday evening voted to publicly reprimand Commissioner Jon Blanchard. The issue surfaced a week ago, when Salina Mayor Kaye Crawford said that she was troubled that Blanchard released a document which contained ...

7 years ago
Salina Police have released the name of the teenager who was hit by a car in a cross walk while on a scooter Friday. Police say 13-year-old Ethen Lainer is listed in critical condition at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Police add that he was awake and speaking with medical staff. Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding ...

7 years ago
A high speed pursuit that began on I-70 east of of Salina ends after the vehicle hit spike strips deployed by a Saline County Sheriff's deputy on Friday evening around 5pm. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, 25-year-old Ian Contreras of Kansas City, Kansas was arrested on charges for fleeing and eluding a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper. Sheirff ...