2 years ago
Summer vacation is officially over for Salina USD 305. Teachers headed back to class last week, and students are now joining them . Thursday is the first day of classes for grade school students, and orientation day for 6th grade and 9th grade students. Friday, the rest of the middle and high school students will return ...

2 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University, led by its Advancement office, closed the books on another outstanding fundraising year July 31. The university raised more than $9 million in cash, pledges and other gifts. According to the school, the 2021-22 success means that KWU's best fundraising years have been the past three. By most metrics, including money raised for ...

2 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation  arrested an Edgerton, Kansas man Wednesday morning following an investigation by the Northeast Child Victim Task Force and the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. According to the KBI, at approximately 7:50 a.m., agents from the Northeast Child Victim Task Force, assisted by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a search warrant at ...

2 years ago
An Apache helicopter and crew from Fort Riley were part of a boating event in Michigan. According to the Army, one of the highlights of the 13th annual Great Lakes Grand Prix speedboat race in Michigan City, Indiana, Aug. 5 – 7, was the appearance of an AH-64 Apache helicopter from Fort Riley. Pilots and systems maintainers ...

2 years ago
RNR (Revenue Neutral Rate) Notices have started arriving in Saline County residents' mailboxes. According to Saline County, RNR Notices are mailed out to citizens each August to provide residents with information on specific property values and taxes, as well as notification of the dates, times, and locations for upcoming public hearings for taxing subdivisions that plan ...

2 years ago
A couple returns home from vacation to discover their house in east Salina was hit by a burglar. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between August 4th and the 9th, someone entered a home in the 500 block of Claremont Drive and stole two Apple iPads, a couple of diamond rings, a pair ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a Chevy pickup. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 2:30pm Tuesday and 4:40am Wednesday morning someone dove off in a 2003 Chevy Silverado with Kansas plate OOBEC. Police say the the maroon and silver truck was parked in the 400 block of Irene and is valued ...

2 years ago
School bus drivers in Hutchinson are getting a pay bump. The Hutchinson School Board has approved the increase after the school district requested a six-point-one percent pay increase. Officials say the pay raise will help Durham School Services stay competitive in hiring drivers, mechanics and administrative staff.

2 years ago
The largest wheat protein plant in North America is now open in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly was on hand yesterday for the grand opening of the Amber Wave plant in Phillipsburg. The company specializes in food ingredients, sustainable agriculture and low-carbon fuels. Amber Wave is investing more than 250-million-dollars into the plant and creating 60 new jobs.

2 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is requesting felony theft charges against two Salina men following an investigation of a theft from Pestinger Heating and Air. Captain Jim Hughes tells KSAL News that staff at Pestingers on East Avenue A were reviewing surveillance video and discovered that on Monday evening someone had removed four copper coils and ...

2 years ago
A week ago a constitutional proposition known as Value Them Both failed to gain the necessary support from Kansas voters in the primary election.  Like many supporters of the amendment, I was surprised and disappointed with the results of this endeavor. While it is tempting to speculate on the reasons this proposition failed or spend time ...