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 ...

3 years ago
The sidewalks of Salina Downtown will be bustling Saturday morning with volunteers taking a "Walk to End Alzheimer's" Organizers from the The Alzheimer's Association tell KSAL News this is their third year hosting the Salina Walk to End Alzheimer’s. They will be walking downtown this coming Saturday, starting at Phillips Plaza, following the SculptureTour down Santa ...

3 years ago
A couple of men from Texas are in jail in Kansas after 82 pounds of methamphetamine was discovered in their vehicle. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 0n Wednesday night at approximately 11:50 p.m., an officer from the Neodesha Police Department conducted a traffic stop for speeding on a 2006 Chevy Silverado, at 400 Main St. ...

3 years ago
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus marks its fourth year of continued enrollment growth in fall 2021. This year the campus has experienced a 14% increase in total enrollment, now 741 students, up from 649 last year. "We know our personalized approach to education helps students be successful," said Christopher Smith, executive director of enrollment ...

3 years ago
Following a Covid-related enrollment decline in the 2020-21 academic year, Salina Area Technical College has set another enrollment record. According to data collected for the Kansas Board of Regents on the 20th day of fall classes, Salina Tech has 852 students, up from 697 at the same time in 2020 – a 22.2 percent increase. In terms ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman is among seven Kansas Lottery players ha whove lucked out with $1,000 cash after winning the prize through the “Lucky for You” second-chance drawing. According to the Kansas Lottery, the winners are: P Griffiths of Lenexa Lequita Scott of Overland Park Lisa Gum of Dodge City Julie Deiter of Topeka Alan Figgs of ...

3 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating a case of a man test driving a truck at a car lot and never coming back. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that yesterday at 2 p.m., a man entered the lot at 3500 S. Ninth Street. He was interested in test driving a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado, so an ...

3 years ago
Hundreds of people are taken off the streets during a crackdown on violent crime in the Wichita area. Wichita police and the U.S. Marshals Service partnered for Operation Triple Beam. The 60-day operation resulted in one-thousand-72 arrests including 141 alleged gang members, the seizure of 221 guns, 165 kilograms of narcotics and more than 200-thousand-dollars.