3 years ago
A science teacher from Salina South High School is among seven teachers from across Kansas being honored as a "Master Teacher". Melanie Hammond is among the teachers being honored. According to Emporia State University, the 2022 class of Master Teachers represents nearly 130 years of teaching experience. The teachers chosen for this annual award are: Andy ...

3 years ago
A big pile of federal funds in Topeka has led to numerous requests on how to spend $750 million dollars in SPARK Funds in Kansas. State Senator J. R. Claeys tells KSAL News that he sits on one of four panels that has already fielded over six billion dollars in requests to spend it. Claeys says he ...

3 years ago
A Salina man died Saturday night after a one-vehicle accident east of Salina. Chris Engle, a 51-year-old man of Salina, was headed west around 11 p.m. in his white, 2000 Ford F150 truck on Magnolia just west of the intersection with Cunningham Road. For an unknown reason, Engle left the roadway on the south side and crashed ...

3 years ago
Live Well Saline County, a local health and wellness coalition, is doing a Community Food Survey to identify and develop solutions for the barriers to accessing food in Salina. According to the organization,  if you live in Saline County, please complete the survey found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LiveWellSalineCounty. Please feel free to share with others as well.  The survey ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after warrants in his name were discovered when police responded to a one-vehicle accident. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Terrance Johnson, 25, was traveling north on Broadway around 11 p.m. Friday when his 2005 Ford Escape left the roadway and struck a pole. As police arrived to the scene, ...

3 years ago
A Salina man found in possession of drugs and a stolen police taser was arrested on Monday. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to an address in the 700 block of N. 4th St. for suspicious activity. Officers made contact with with Shadd Boese, a 47-year-old man from Salina, in ...

3 years ago
On the heels of filing her entry into the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, where she won the major championship in 1996, Annika Sörenstam continues to add to her competition schedule. The LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame member will headline the 78-player field for the 2022 Senior LPGA Championship, ...

3 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is making health insurance available for local businesses. According to the Chamber, they have entered into a new new partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) and Chamber of Commerce Executives of Kansas (CCEKS). This partnership stitches together 30 other local Chambers of Commerce across Kansas to offer ...

3 years ago
Funding is secured for the construction of the proposed Logan Intergenerational Facility, known as the LIFE project. According to the The Dane G. Hansen Foundation, the project is a unique conceptual idea that will integrate several community facilities into one structure. The basic elements of this facility include a new 36-bed nursing home, a new Pre-K ...

3 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is modifying its COVID-19 visitor guidelines due to improving numbers of COVID-19 infection in the community. According to the hospital, effective immediately, all hospital inpatients will be able to have two visitors at the same time. Visitors also will be able to alternate in and out of the facility throughout the ...

3 years ago
A man from Salina was killed in a crash on a Missouri Highway. According to the Platte County Missouri Sheriff’s Office, Sunday morning 9:47 a.m. the agency was notified of a vehicle crash on 92 Highway near B Highway. The crash occurred as a 2003 Chrysler Town and Country minivan was traveling westbound on 92 Highway ...