8 years ago
The best place in the Army to train opened its gates to the media on Wednesday. Fort Riley invited local media inside their gates to tour the facility, learn a little bit about army life, and to train a little on some of the simulation equipment. The army post, which takes up over 100,000 square acres,  ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is ready to celebrate its 130th homecoming this weekend. According to the school, in celebration of its 130th anniversary, KWU invites the Salina community to a carnival this Friday. The carnival is part of 130th Anniversary Homecoming and Family Weekend, which is this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  The 130th Anniversary Carnival will be held ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court hosted a hearing Wednesday on the ongoing school funding lawsuit. Here are updates from the hearing: 11:55 p.m. Kansas Supreme Court justices have briefly considered whether the state could pay for a suitable education for every child by shifting funds out of programs for gifted students. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit filed ...

8 years ago
Philips Lighting of North America will pay $56,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by a federal agency over actions taken at the plant in Salina. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission agency alleges that Philips retaliated against a security guard at its Salina plant when it recognized him as the grandson ...

8 years ago
A sales tax increase that Salina voters approved last Spring will go into effect in October. According to the City of Salina, on April 20, 2016 the Saline County Clerk’s Office mailed to Salina voters a sales tax election ballot. It asked voters to replace the City of Salina’s current 4/10th (.40%) cent capital improvement sales ...

8 years ago
Fiscal year 2017 resource constraints and reductions across the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army will have implications on the services provided by Fort Riley's Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation to 1st Infantry Division Soldiers and families. The Fort Riley garrison, in conjunction with the 1st Inf. Div., has conducted ...

8 years ago
What began as a class at the Salina Public Library over a decade ago continues to make tracks. The Salina Hiking Club is meeting Thursday to map out their plans for some upcoming excursions this Fall. "We generally have one person that steps forward and is the leader for each hike," said Mary Lou McKenzie with Salina ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating an apparent case of vandalism at a Salina fast food stop. Police say sometime between 1am and 7:30am Tuesday, somebody shattered the glass on the door at the Dairy Queen located at 1000 Buckeye. Nothing was stolen from inside the restaurant and the damage is estimated at $500.

8 years ago
A Lincoln, Kansas man is now facing additional charges in Salina for violating a protection order. Police say 32-year-old Clinton Cheney ran away from police on Tuesday afternoon around 4:30pm after being confronted by officers in the 2200 block of Wesley. Several police units responded to the area and Cheney was apprehended a short time later in ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is booked into jail following a Wichita Police internet crime unit's investigation that has linked him to child pornography. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers used a search warrant to enter a home at 562 Upper Mill Heights on Tuesday morning at 10am and arrested 53-year-old Michael N. Rodenbeek. Captain ...

8 years ago
In a 4-0 vote, the Saline County Commission declined to accept a bid to lease oil and gas rights for property given to the county by the late Oliver Hagg.  Citing Hagg’s intention to preserve the land for agriculture, the Commission wrestled with the impact that leasing the oil and gas rights might have on ...