3 years ago
Clinton Strong is the new aviation department head on the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. Strong is responsible for all aspects of the aviation department, including faculty, support staff, flight, budget and academics. His main focus areas are ensuring an outstanding student environment and positioning the program for continued success. "I want to ensure ...

3 years ago
An online training for those who are not familiar with public transportation options in the Salina area and Central Kansas continues to expand. According to OCCK Transportation, they are adding a new addition to the “Guide & Go” Travel Training program that teaches people how to use public transportation services in the region. KanConnect Familiarization classes are ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s DECA program has been on the rise for several years, and now, local groups are taking notice. The Schmidt Foundation, based in Hays, has made a $50,000 gift to KWU to establish the Schmidt Foundation Annual Scholarship. One of the qualifications will be participation in the DECA program. “We are grateful to the Schmidt ...

3 years ago
A new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Those on the new October list are wanted for crimes which include aggravated battery, domestic violence battery, possession of a firearm by a felon, felony fleeing and eluding, trafficking contraband into a correction ...

3 years ago
There has been 1 new COVID death in Saline County since Wednesday, and 36 new cases of the virus. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 506 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 19 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 149 people have now ...

3 years ago
A new field of study at the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus will teach pilots to do what they have been previously been taught not to do, fly into tornadoes, fly into hurricanes, and fly 500 feet off the water. K-State Salina and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) signed an agreement ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who used a test drive to steal a $70,000 truck. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Police say on Wednesday afternoon a male entered Marshal Motors at 3500 S. 9th Street. He identified himself as “Randy O’Brien”. He ...

3 years ago
Four juveniles are facing several charges after a string of alleged business break-ins and thefts. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that it started Tuesday evening, when officers were dispatched to the roof of a building at 705 E. Ash Street. The juveniles were allegedly trespassing up there and fled when officers arrived. The next ...

3 years ago
Like a hub that connects the spokes of a wheel, the College of Veterinary Medicine is creating a new research center that brings together five highly focused laboratories at Kansas State University. The core laboratory is being made possible by a $3.43 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and will strengthen research efficiency ...

3 years ago
One person was killed and four other people were hurt in a single-vehicle crash in rural Clay county late Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 51-year-old Kevin Dettmer from Randolph was driving a 2006 Dodge Durango SUV. As he was headed east on a rural road he swerved to avoid a cardboard box. Dettmer ...

3 years ago
All good things must come to an end, and Fort Hays State University’s Journey campaign – the largest fundraising campaign in university history – is no exception. The Journey campaign kicked off Homecoming of 2016 with a goal of raising $100 million in support of FHSU and its students over a five-year period. Those years ...