8 years ago
Kansas State University alumnus Terry Schroff, owner and chief executive officer of Quiet Light Communications has contributed to the university's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications for its newly inaugurated honors program scheduled to begin in fall 2018. "I consider it a significant honor that I have the ability to assist K-State's School of ...

8 years ago
A new and improved Salina Stadium was unveiled Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the Salina Central vs Salina South soccer game students, coaches, USD 305 faculty and staff, and those who worked on the project gathered for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. USD 305 Superintendent Dr. James Hardy told KSAL News the latest improvements are part of a seven-phase ...

8 years ago
The race for the Salina area 69th District Kansas House of Representatives seat will look familiar. The same two candidates who ran for the seat back in 2016 are running again. Democrat Gerrett Morris is again challenging Republican incumbent J.R, Claeys. Back on February 28th Claeys, who has represented the district since 2012, announced that he filed ...

8 years ago
A 57-year-old pilot of a small airplane was injured when he crashed while trying to take off  on a rural McPherson County road on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Shannon Scot from Alma was attempting to take off in a Maule M-5-235C airplane headed east on Smoky Valley Road. The plane hit a ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer made a stop in Salina on Tuesday. The Governor was in Salina to sign a bill creating the Broadband Expansion Planning Task Force. According to Colyer, "the issue of broadband accessibility has been discussed for many years and now it’s time to take action". The purpose of the Statewide Broadband Task Force is ...

8 years ago
Authorities have arrested a Salina man after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend during a domestic dispute on Monday night. Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that police were called to the 600 block of Steahlin Ave. at 8 p.m. in reference of a domestic dispute. There, a witness told Police that they had witnessed a female victim being ...

8 years ago
Salina Police arrested a homeless man after he attempted to strike an officer in the parking lot at Salina Regional Health Center. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the incident took place at 6:23 p.m., Monday at the Salina Regional Health Center, 400 S. Santa Fe. Police were called to the hospital after homeless man, ...

8 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating a vehicle that was stolen from a residence near downtown Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the car was stolen sometime between Sunday, April 22 at 9 p.m. and the following day at 7:30 a.m. at 221 S. 5th St. The vehicle in question is a 2002 4-door ...

8 years ago
A rare set of flags exhibited in President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s White House Oval Office will be auctioned this week. The flags were displayed during Eisenhower’s second term, which was highlighted by Alaska and Hawaii’s addition to the United States. During this term, Eisenhower appointed Charles Evans Whittaker and Potter Stewart to the Supreme Court, among five Supreme ...

8 years ago
The Salina Police Department has been honored with an award for traffic safety. At Monday's Salina City Commission meeting, AAA Kansas presented the Salina Police Department with a AAA Community Traffic Safety Award for the 2017 review period. Shawn Steward, Senior Specialist, Public and Government Affairs for AAA Kansas delivered the award to Salina PD Chief ...

8 years ago
The director of education and programing at the Salina Art Center has received a national award.  Gretchen Boyum has been awarded a Walking College Fellowship as part of the 2018 program. The Fellowship, which is from America Walks, a national advocacy organization working to empower communities to create safe, accessible, and enjoyable places to walk, will ...