4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a theft of several tools from a house under construction. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that between September 13th and the 19th, someone had allegedly taken items from a partially built house at the 3300 block of S. Muir Road. Several saws, two generators, a push mower, a work ...

4 years ago
Just in time for fall the first real taste of fall weather is headed to Central Kansas. Unseasonably warm weather will give way this week to more seasonal fall weather just as autumn officially begins. The autumnal equinox officially brings the fall season to the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, September 22nd, at 2:20 PM. It marks ...

4 years ago
A group of dedicated volunteers were on a mission Saturday  evening in Salina to raise money in the fight against cancer. The "Re-Lei for a Cure" event was be held at the Central Mall. "Re-Lei for a Cure" was a community event to benefit the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life of Saline County. The ...

4 years ago
An expected 100 plus pilots from across the nation are gathering in Salina this week,  Sunday through Friday,  at the Salina Regional Airport to compete in the U.S.National Aerobatic Championships. Salina bested a nationwide search of 44 airports throughout the Midwest in 2018, to host the event, beginning in September 2019. Thanks to the pandemic, the ...

4 years ago
Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers is planning to award 16 prizes to Kansas students of $529 to invest in a new or existing Learning Quest 529 Savings Account via an essay contest. According to the State Treasurer's Office, this essay contest is open to all Kansas students in grades 5 through 12 (high school senior). Essay ...

4 years ago
OCCK's Solution Outreach Center invites the public to its annual open house. According to the organization, the Solution Outreach Center provides assistive technology services to Saline, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, Cloud, Jewell, Republic, Dickinson, and Mitchell counties.  Demonstrations will feature accessible gaming, smart house technology, aids for daily living, magnifiers for individuals with visual impairments, amplified telephones, ...

4 years ago
The Transportation Secretary will speak virtually at an event in Abilene later this week. Kansas Secretary of Transportation Julie Lorenz will speak at the next monthly virtual Lunch & Learn program at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. According to the organization, Secretary Lorenz will speak about how President Eisenhower became known as the “Father of ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Law Enforcement Division has been awarded a $10,000 grant from International Wildlife Crimestoppers (IWC) toward the purchase and outfitting of an educational anti-poaching trailer. According to the agency, the “Wall-of-Shame” trailer will be used to highlight past criminal wildlife cases KDWP has investigated and provide educational opportunities to examine ...

4 years ago
A Kansas State University software development team that created the nationally used PEARS software program is now launching its own company. The team has opened Canopy, a public benefit limited liability corporation that will serve clients with community-focused programs. "Our vision is to help social impact programs by providing the technical tools and evaluation resources needed to ...

4 years ago
There have been 3 new COVID deaths in Saline County since Wednesday and 63 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, with the new deaths there have been 145 COVID-related deaths locally during the pandemic. There are currently 715 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 20 patients ...

4 years ago
Nearly 500 Afghan refugees may soon call the Sunflower State home. This according to federal officials, who released data on Wednesday listing how many refugees from the war-torn nation would be allocated to each of the 50 states. Each refugee reportedly will receive more than 12-hundred dollars for immediate living expenses. Federal officials say refugees age 12 and ...