8 years ago
"It's a great day to be a Swede," said Bethany President Will Jones Thursday morning on the campus at Bethany College in Lindsborg. Soon, many more area high school graduates could be donning the blue and yellow of the Swedes and calling Bethany home. Bethany College is offering tuition-free scholarships to all students graduating from a McPherson ...

8 years ago
The public on Thursday can begin buying tickets to see former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, best-selling author, and challenger for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination Carly Fiorina speak in Salina. Fiorina will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting, Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The banquet will be ...

8 years ago
The University of Missouri is urging student groups to halt some social events as the number of mumps cases continues to rise. The Student Health Center said Wednesday that there are 128 confirmed and probable cases. The outbreak began in early November with four confirmed cases. Most of them are linked to students in fraternities and sororities. ...

8 years ago
An Associated Press statistical analysis shows a dramatic drop in Oklahoma earthquakes since late May, when the state limited wastewater injections into energy wells. And a new study says the state is on its way back to calmer times that prevailed before a huge jump in man-made earthquakes. In parts of Oklahoma, the state ordered a 40 ...

8 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is supporting President-elect Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that he would have won the popular vote if "millions" of people hadn't voted illegally. Kobach offered no evidence Wednesday of specific cases of election fraud this year. Instead, he cited a large-scale study of the 2008 election to suggest several million non-citizens living ...

8 years ago
An investigation into who stole a number of blue, taxiway lights from Salina's airport leads to an arrest. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Luke L. Leopold was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection to the theft of 7 marker lights, 3 taxiway signs and the destruction of 7 light stands. Salina Airport ...

8 years ago
A spring trial date has been set for three Kansas men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex where Somali immigrants live. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren scheduled on Wednesday the jury trial for April 25 at the federal courthouse in Wichita. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Patrick Stein, 51-year-old Gavin Wright, and 49-year-old Curtis Allen were part ...

8 years ago
A New Cambria man contacted police after discovering someone had forged one of his personal checks. Salina Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the unauthorized check was stolen, forged and cashed sometime between October 14 and November 28. Police have a person of interest in the case who allegedly forged the check to themselves for ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a suspected arson fire set early Wednesday morning. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that just before 2:30am today a passerby called police to report a fire behind Rent A Center located at 1409 W. Crawford. Crews from Salina Fire Department found a stack of wooden pallets fully engulfed in flames and ...

8 years ago
The Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act in Herington. According to the EPA, the agency has reached a proposed administrative settlement to resolve violations at the Herington Railyard. As part of the settlement, the company has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $24,000 ...

8 years ago
That Jolly Old Elf will be landing at the Salina Regional Airport Saturday for a special event. Young and old alike can explore all things aviation at Candy Canes and Airplanes, and welcome Santa to Salina. There will be plenty of activities for the entire family, hosted by Kansas State Polytechnic student clubs, including: Make your ...