8 years ago
A standing room only crowd of over 135 people gathered on the campus of Kansas State University Polytechnic in Salina Thursday to discuss racism. The topic, and discussion, were inspired by recent offensive racial activity that took place on the campus of Bethany College last month. Will Jones, president of Bethany College, presented "Choosing Our Response to ...

8 years ago
A Salina radio station group will soon be under new ownership. Alpha Media LLC and Rocking M Media, LLC announced Thursday their formal filing with the Federal Communications Commission to transfer five of Alpha Media’s radio stations in Salina, Abilene and Manhattan Kansas to Rocking M Media. The radio stations to be transferred are; KSAL-AM 1150; KSAL-FM ...

8 years ago
The world is a safer place for animals today than it was last week. Last Friday, President Obama signed into law the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Act. The law, for which Congress came together in a rare bipartisan effort to pass, will strengthen efforts around the world to protect animals from poaching and ...

8 years ago
Culinary Specialist Guy Klinzing is coming to Salina to share his cooking secrets that will spice up your next party or holiday table. Klinzing joined in on the KSAL Morning News Thursday with a preview of his show that will heat up Heritage Hall. "As home cooks we all get into a rut, I make thousands of ...

8 years ago
Nearly 6 percent of University of Kansas freshmen were admitted through an alternative process after failing to meet the school's new and tougher standards. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the more exacting standards took effect this semester. A committee reviews applications from students who don't meet the criteria for automatic admission. The change led to concerns that ...

8 years ago
A cell phone was stolen from a trailer outside a bread store. Police report Jesse Martin from Brookville was loading some bread at the Sara Lee Bread Store, 722 S. Broadway on Wednesday afternoon and left his LG G5 cell phone on the trailer for about 20 minutes. When he returned it was gone. Loss ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary at a church in Assaria. Lt. Mike Smith tells KSAL News that sometime between 9pm Tuesday evening and 6am Wednesday someone broke into the Assaria Lutheran Church, 124 W. 1st Street, and stole a 60-inch flat screen television. Deputies say someone smashed a north window on the building ...

8 years ago
A woman from Abilene was injured in a single vehicle crash Wednesday. According to Lt. Mike Smith with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 25-year-old Rebecca N. Smith and her 4-year-old daughter were transported to Salina Regional Health Center after a rollover accident on Old 40 Highway near Donmyer Road. Deputies say at 6:30pm Wednesday, Smith was driving ...

8 years ago
Textron Aviation is further strengthening its relationship with Kansas State University through a $150,000 donation to help the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus modernize its aviation program in the sky and on the ground. Textron Aviation’s generosity will dramatically increase the square footage of the Certified Flight Instructor, or CFI, Lab, creating more workspace for flight ...

8 years ago
Salina Firefighters made quick work of a kitchen fire late Wednesday morning. Salina Fire Marshall Roger Williams tells KSAL News that crews responded at around 11:00 in the morning to the report of a structure fire at a home at 1437 Kiowa. They discovered an active fire when they arrived. According to Williams, the resident was preparing ...

8 years ago
Victims who have been caught in the web of sex trafficking are finding restoration in a new program for adolescent girls at Saint Francis Community Services. "Usually youth that are ensnared in that lifestyle, that wasn't there first trauma," said Melanie Miller Garrett, director of the Clover House. "They grew up with abuse, with neglect, with not ...