8 years ago
Referencing an article that encouraged farmers to participate in discussions, Kansas State University professor Timothy Shaffer encouraged K-State Polytechnic students to consider the role public discussions have had in addressing public problems.  He spoke at the monthly civic luncheon forum that is open to the public. Shaffer asked those in attendance, “How do we think through ...

8 years ago
Six thousand freshly made donuts will help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina surpass their goal of matching 100 children with 100 mentors in 100 days. Michelle Peck, BBBS CEO stopped by KSAL Thursday with the tasty details, "We have a little bit of a problem, people are volunteering left and right. Not only are we ...

8 years ago
Three prominent Salina businessmen, including the founder of KSAL Radio and a former Salina Journal owner, a founder of Kansas Wesleyan University, and an attorney have been selected to be inducted into the 2016 class of the Salina Business Hall of Fame. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, the 2016 business hall of fame ...

8 years ago
There were no injuries after a farmer pulled down multiple power lines on Wednesday with a tractor. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Eldon Tillberg of Smolan was transporting a folded, disk harrow behind his tractor in the 7100 block of S. Muir Road when one of the wings came in contact with ...

8 years ago
A large crowd gathered Thursday morning at the Salina Regional Airport for a very special event. A "Never Forget" sculpture, honoring those who responded, and those who lost their lives during the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, was officially dedicated. The sculpture was commissioned by the Transportation Security Administration. Jay Brainard, the Federal Security Director for ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are urging citizens to be on guard against criminal schemes over the telephone after two women contacted SPD this week. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that an 87-year-old Salina woman was contacted last week over the telephone by a person telling her she had won $2 million dollars. The schemer convinced the woman ...

8 years ago
A Salina man gets his wish to return to jail after his release early Thursday morning. "This was a very determined inmate, to go back to jail," said Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan after deputies tried to release 33-year-old Cody Lott. According to Soldan, Lott was being held on a charge of trespassing at the Salina Rescue ...

8 years ago
Three higher education leaders are participating in a special Landon Lecture panel discussion at Kansas State University. The panel participants are Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., superintendent of West Point Military Academy; David Hall, president of the University of the Virgin Islands; and Bud Peterson, president of Georgia Institute of Technology. The discussion is planned for ...

8 years ago
Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus is expanding its unmanned aircraft systems program to now include a weeklong course centered on the Federal Aviation Administration's new Part 107 regulations. Designed to prepare professionals for remote pilot in command certification, Kansas State Polytechnic is offering a UAS commercial pilot training course from Monday, Sept. 19, through Friday, Sept. ...

8 years ago
The fishery in Salina’s 13-acre Lakewood Lake will be renovated this fall with a grant from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Community Fisheries Assistance Program. Owned and operated by Salina Parks and Recreation and located in Lakewood Park, Lakewood Lake will be opened for public fish salvage Sept. 11-30 during Phase ...

8 years ago
Students in Chad Townley’s Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning class finally got to see Wednesday what was in the huge boxes that had been on one side of the shop since classes started three weeks ago. The boxes contained two complete home comfort systems from Lennox International, valued at more than $11,000, one a pretty typical unit, ...