4 years ago
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas is calling on veterans and their families to submit personal stories and photos of service men and women who have ties to Kansas. According to the organization, this comes as part of a larger announcement that the Dole Institute will permanently install a large ...

4 years ago
Following new guidance by the Centers For Disease Control, USD 305 Schools will require face coverings in all buildings. The school board made the decision during a special meeting Tuesday evening. Salina Public Schools will require masks for all students, employees, and visitors beginning Wednesday. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and ...

4 years ago
An agriculture program centered around education is launching. Central Valley Ag Cooperative is launching Growing Agriculture Together, a multi-platform campaign centered around education. According to the organization, the campaign consists primarily of videos and free downloadable resources available in an online media center. These resources are available for anyone who wants to grow their knowledge about the ...

4 years ago
Slots are filling up for a one-of-a-kind archery event, the only event in the world where competitors can shoot from an M-1 tank. Fort Riley’s one-of-a-kind Bow Slinger 3-D Archery Tournament is planned for Aug. 21 and 22. According to Fort Riley, the event is the only tournament in the world where competitors can shoot from ...

4 years ago
A missing couple from Kansas is found in Nebraska. A statewide Silver Alert was issued for 76-year-old Russell Stevens and 71-year-old Mina Stevens. The couple was supposed to be driving from Wichita to Douglas County on Sunday. The alert was canceled after police found them safe in North Platte, Nebraska.

4 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen pickup and the thief who took it from a local rental business. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between Friday night and Monday morning, someone entered a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado and drove away from Ferco Rental, located at 264 S. Broadway. Staff told officers a recent inventory revealed ...

4 years ago
A motorcycle rider from Solomon is dead after colliding with a pickup truck on old 40 Highway and Amos Road. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, 45-year-old Jameson Holloway was riding a 2014 Harley Davidson westbound on Old 40 just after 5pm Monday evening when an eastbound pickup turned left in front of him. Holloway was ...

4 years ago
The annual Fe For A Cure 5K Race/Walk benefiting patients undergoing treatment at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center, planned for September 18, has been cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19. Organizers say, however  cancer doesn’t stop for COVID, and local patients still need support. “The uncertainty about COVID spread in the fall, and the fact that many ...

4 years ago
NASA and university scientists have been basing in Salina this summer at the Salina Regional Airport studying the intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States to understand their effects on Earth’s atmosphere and how it contributes to climate change. As part of NASA’s Earth Science Division, the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere, or ...

4 years ago
Dangerous extreme heat is settling into much of Kansas this week. According to the National Weather Service, an extensive heat wave will consume the Central half of the U.S for the next few days. Dangerous  heat builds in Tuesday and will last most of the week. Hot and humid conditions will lead to heat indices around 105 during ...

4 years ago
New COVID cases continue to surge in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have been 59 new COVID cases in Saline County since Friday. There are 200 cases of the virus currently active. No additional deaths due to COVID have been reported in the past week. Salina Regional Health Center reported eight who ...