1 year ago
A Salina native recently completed a summer internship in the Office of Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson. According to Johnson, Noah Martin, a 2022 graduate of Sacred Heart High School, spent the summer working in the administration division of Johnson’s office. His projects included working with the unclaimed property division, developing educational materials on first-time home ...

1 year ago
A Salina man is facing charges for battery of a law enforcement officer after he crashed into a ditch. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Hunter Boyer was transported to Salina Regional Health Center on Wednesday night after complaining of a possible head injury. Deputies say just before 11pm, Boyer lost control of ...

1 year ago
A Salina resident finds a bullet hole in a backdoor. According to Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges, investigators say a small caliber bullet hit the backdoor of a home in the 1400 block of Stack Street and also damaged the door jam. No other damage was found. The woman estimates the shot was fired sometime between July ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are investigating a stabbing after a homeless man was attacked near a church. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that the 40-year-old victim was transported to the hospital with a serious knife wound to his abdomen on Wednesday night. Detectives are reviewing surveillance video from the 200 block of South 7th Street after the ...

1 year ago
Twenty round bales of hay were destroyed by fire after a freak accident northwest of Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Ralph Larson of Tescott was purchasing hay from a farm located in the 4000 block of W. Pleasant Hill Road on Wednesday morning. Deputies say around 10:30 as Larson drove the trailer ...

1 year ago
David Boles has been named the executive director for flight operations at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. As the executive director, Boles will oversee all flight-related activities and strategic planning for the department. He will serve as the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, chief flight instructor and will be responsible for the safety and ...

1 year ago
Residents of a rural central Kansas school district overwhelmingly voted to keep their district intact, defeating an attempt to dissolve the district in anger over a school closure. Unofficial election results from the Aug. 1 primary show 587 people voted in favor of disorganization and 1,179 voters in Central Plains Unified School District 112 voted against the change. “For Tuesday in ...

1 year ago
It's a sure sign summer is winding down and back to school is quickly approaching. Salina USD 305 teachers new to the district return to the classroom Thursday. First year teachers, and those new to the district, will participate in orientation Thursday and Friday of this week. All other teachers will join them on Monday of ...

1 year ago
A $1.5 million gift will help support Kansas Wesleyan University's newest initiative, the Community Resilience Hub. The gift comes from the family of Joyce Vanier Hale, presented by Mollie Hale Carter, executive chairman of FirstSun and Sunflower Bank. The gift was announced Wednesday at a ceremony in KWU’s Hauptli Student Center that included campus leadership, members ...

1 year ago
A plan to make broadband more accessible by expanding it into parts of rural Kansas is available for public viewing and comment. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office, the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 1 The BEAD 5-Year Action Plan, along with Volume 1 and Volume 2, will identify served, unserved, ...

1 year ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor has opening Community Care Hospice. According to the organization, Salina Presbyterian Manor is part of the Progressive Health Alliance, an association of best of class non-profit retirement communities in Kansas. Community Care Hospice is a joint venture between Progressive Health Alliance and Midland Care Connection. Founded in Topeka as one of the ...