3 years ago
People experiencing a mental health crisis now have a new way to reach out for help. States across the country, including Kansas. started rolling out 988 as the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number over the weekend. Early last week Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ceremonially signed Senate Bill 19, bipartisan legislation that launches 9-8-8 as the ...

3 years ago
The body of a missing swimmer is pulled from a Kansas lake. Douglas County officials were called to Clinton Lake near Lawrence on Saturday afternoon after a man who had last been seen on a sailboat with friends went missing. Authorities announced Saturday night that the victim's body had been recovered. The incident is under investigation.

3 years ago
A pilot is dead following a plane crash in Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 71-year-old Steven Stucky died after the plane he was piloting crashed near Topeka on Saturday morning. Investigators say Stucky's plane stalled, flipped and dove nose-first into the ground. The deadly plane crash is under investigation.

3 years ago
Staff at a Salina auto museum learned to weld compliments of a Salina technical college. According to Salina Area Technical College, since the Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America opened in February, more than 3,000 people have used the museum’s virtual welding simulator, on loan from Salina Area Technical College. But there was a catch: While the ...

3 years ago
When a prestigious national golf tournament begins in Salina later this week a Salina bank will be at the forefront. The Bennington State Bank is the Title Sponsor for the 2022 Senior LPGA Championship tournament coming to the Salina Country Club this week,  on July 21-24. Among other things, the bank is helping four area ...

3 years ago
The Rebecca A. Morrison House will join homes that help and heal across North America in commemorating National Hospitality House Week this week  July 18-24 as proclaimed by the Healthcare Hospitality Network, Inc. According to Salina Regional Health Center,  Morrison House activities planned for National Hospitality House Week include house tours, morning coffee and donuts, afternoon root ...

3 years ago
Same mission. New location. The Saline County Back to School Fair will be held at a different location this year. Though the location is different, the mission to make sure kids have the proper supplies when they head back to school is the same. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26th, at Salina Central High ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a thief who broke into a church. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to police, on July 13th officers responded to the First Baptist Church, 834 Lewis, in regard to a burglary. An employee arrived at the church and discovered ...

3 years ago
For years, Salina​​​​​​​ residents have been a part of the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child, which helps millions of children in need through gift-filled shoeboxes. According to the organization,  Mark and Cherry Brumbelow are pastors of a small Texas church doing big things. They are coming to Salina to the First Southern Baptist Church  at ...

3 years ago
A fishing trip ends early with the boat on the water and a truck and trailer under water. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers, Salina Fire and a tow truck were called to the boat launch at Bill Burke Park on Thursday afternoon after the driver of a 2003 Ford F150 forgot ...

3 years ago
Kansas is one of four states that will receive funding from the American Rescue Plan's Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. This according to state officials, who say the Sunflower State was awarded 83 point five million dollars to improve access to internet statewide. Federal officials say the program's goal is to help fund "reliable, affordable, broad-band infrastructure to ...