2 years ago
Two drivers are dead following a head-on crash in Southern Kansas that happened during a high speed pursuit. The Kansas Highway Patrol says law enforcement was pursuing a stolen pickup south on U.S. Highway 281. The agency says evidence at the scene indicates the stolen truck intentionally drove at an oncoming pickup. The oncoming truck attempted ...

2 years ago
A capital campaign to renovate the stadium at Bethany College is underway. The stadium renovation will complement the recently completed turf field and track renovation. According to Bethany, over half of the $4.5 million for the athletics stadium has been collected so far with the remainder of funds to be raised by December 1st. The stadium ...

2 years ago
KWU has added a new event to its 2022 Homecoming festivities, a veterans recognition ceremony, which will be held Friday, Oct. 21, on Bevan Green outside the Student Activities Center. The event will get underway at 2 p.m. According to KWU, the ceremony will honor area veterans and active-duty military, with each receiving a custom patriotic ...

2 years ago
A retired Salina registered nurse and addiction counselor with a long career in mental health and addiction treatment will talk about her children’s book September 21, 2022, at the Salina Senior Center, 245 N. 9th. The free 20-minute presentation by author LaNay Meier, Salina, begins at 10:30 a.m. on the center’s second floor.  A question-and-answer session ...

2 years ago
A presentation of little known facts about an area lake is planned this week. The Smoky Hills Audubon is starting up its monthly program’s  at Kansas Wesleyan this Thursday in room 201 in the science hall.  The event will start at 7:00 to meet the speaker, followed by the presentation at 7:30. This month’s speaker will be ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a license plate off a van - then returned to swap it with another stolen plate. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities have reviewed video surveillance of a Hispanic male who parked his Dodge Caravan next to another Dodge Caravan in the lot ...

2 years ago
A bicyclist suffered minor injuries after she was hit by a car Tuesday. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 30-year-old Salina woman was riding south on Ohio and was hit by a car driven by a 20-year-old Salina man. Police say the driver was pulling out of a parking lot in the ...

2 years ago
A Smoky Valley High School student was arrested after allegedly making a school threat. Officials say Smoky Valley school officials were made aware Tuesday of information about a potential threat made through social media towards Smoky Valley High School. Police were notified of the potential threat and immediately started an investigation into this incident. Through a collaborative ...

2 years ago
Salina USD 305 public schools have earned  accreditation with the Kansas Education Systems Model. According to USD 305, at Tuesday’s school board meeting, board members heard that their district earned accreditation with the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation model through 2027. To achieve accreditation, the district provided evidence of student performance growth, an intentional, quality growth process ...

2 years ago
A McPherson man was killed in a single vehicle crash on a Reno County highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 46-year-old Michael Godwin of McPherson was driving a GMC van headed north on K-61 Highway.   For an unknown reason, the van veered through the median, across the south-bound lanes of K-61, and came to rest ...

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Kansas Wesleyan announced three alumni award winners who will be honored during the school's Homecoming and Family Weekend. According to KWU, this year’s recipients are: Dr. Patricia Michaelis ’71 (Alumni Achievement Award) John Betterson ’69 (Alumni Service Award) Meagan Contreras ’18, G ’20 (Young Alumna Award) Michaelis retired in 2015 from her position as state archivist with ...