2 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect after an employee at a fuel stop left the store with over $4,000 in cash. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that management at the Petro Gas Station on North 9th reported that around 5:30am Sunday, the employee removed cash from the register and a store safe ...

2 months ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary after jewelry was stolen from a Salina home. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime between 9am and 7pm Saturday someone forced open a sliding door on a home in the 1200 block of E. Magnolia and removed various necklaces and rings. Police say some of the jewelry included ...

2 months ago
Kansas State University Salina has chosen its student ambassadors for the 2024-2025 academic year. To be considered for the position, students were first nominated by faculty or staff, submitted applications and successfully completed an interview. Students were chosen based on their prior leadership experience, engagement of current or prospective students and overall involvement in campus activities. K-State Salina ...

2 months ago
The first frost of the fall is possible this week, late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, some locations in Central Kansas could  experience the season's first frost or freeze. Temperatures as cold as 29 degrees are forecast. A Freeze Watch has been issued for Wednesday morning across portions of central ...

2 months ago
Salinans are encouraged to wear pink to show support for those whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and according to Tammy Walker Cancer Center Cancer Outreach Coordinator Daniel Craig, it is a time annually devoted to educating everyone about breast cancer and the importance of early detection and ...

2 months ago
Central Kansas Mental Health Center is almost ready for its first ever Community Block Party on Saturday next Saturday, October 19th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 809 Elmhurst Blvd in Salina. According to CKMHC, the block party is a celebration of its 60th anniversary, recognizing six decades of providing essential behavioral health services to ...

2 months ago
Organizers are already planning for one of the largest food gathering efforts of the year in Kanas, the Souper Bowl of Hope. The event is organized by those who organize Project Salina.  The Project Salina board invites everyone to join in the effort of gathering 59,000 cans of soup, in conjunction with Super Bowl 59, from ...

2 months ago
The deputy regional administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration says her agency needs to do more work to educate the public on the pilot-less future of flight. Deb Sanning spoke to a small crowd Monday at the Kansas Aviation Summit, which was held at the Salina Regional Airport. The summit was presented by Kansas State University’s ...

3 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan University recorded over $2 million in gifts in the first quarter of the fiscal year. According to KWU,  many projects are wrapping up on campus, while still others are moving on to their next phases. There is still work to do, however, and the university’s supporters believe in that work, as they gifted the ...

3 months ago
Salina is one of seven Kansas communities to host the Americans  Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition in 2025 and 2026. According to the Smoky Hill Museum, based on an exhibition of the same name that is currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche) and Cécile R. Ganteaume, Americans ...

3 months ago
The 8th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina, will visit Salina Public Library on Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. to engage with students and families during her tour to communities across the country. During her event, Medina will inspire students and families to experiment with book talks — sharing favorite books to start ...