4 years ago
The new class of Kansas Highway Patrol troopers have graduated from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina and are out on the road now. According to the agency, Class #60 graduated back on November 24th. The patrol was not able to have the traditional recruit graduation due to COVID-19 precautions. KHP Recruit Class #60 began ...

4 years ago
A KSAL survey shows a large percentage of area respondents think there is widespread voter fraud. Where would “fraud” be occurring?  Are candidates and their campaigns the main source?  In previous years, there were massive efforts to reform campaign finances and charge offenders with improprieties.  Are voters themselves a significant source of fraud themselves?  Is fraud ...

4 years ago
There are 3 new COVID-19 deaths in Saline County along with 135 new positive cases of the virus. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 2,921 total cases with 962 cases currently active. There are 1,925 people who have recovered, and  now a total of 34 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center has 34 ...

4 years ago
Work continues at Dean Evans Stadium to upgrade the field and fan experience for the upcoming Kansas Wesleyan, USD 305 and Legion Baseball seasons. Crews have already removed the old dirt and replaced it with a new base soil to hold the new artificial turf. Byron Tomlins with Salina Baseball Enterprises joined in the KSAL Morning ...

4 years ago
Multiple items are stolen from the property of Smoky Hill Winery between Friday and Saturday. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that between the damage to the facility and the property stolen, Smoky Hill Winery is out nearly $2,000. The break-in happened sometime between 3:30 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday from their property at ...

4 years ago
The Johnson Cancer Research Center at Kansas State University has selected 22 students, including one from Salina, to participate in its undergraduate research mentoring and award program. The Cancer Research Award program promotes undergraduate student participation in laboratory research. It encourages students to consider careers in cancer research and medicine early on while they are still ...

4 years ago
A grant for the the Greater Salina Community Foundation will support the Kansas Food Bank's Food 4 Kids weekend backpack program. According to the Food Bank, the Food 4 Kids program provides kid-friendly, nutritious weekend food packets for children who experience chronic hunger. School partners in Saline County help distribute the packets discreetly to the children ...

4 years ago
The Salina Post Office is gearing up for its busiest weeks of the year, and will be open for the next several Sundays. The post office in Salina is among 28 in Kansas which will be open from 10AM - 3PM Sunday December 6th, 13th, and 20th. According to the USPS it is expected that more ...

4 years ago
After a loved one has passed, family and friends often search for ways to honor or commemorate that person’s life. Two such families found a way to do just that by establishing scholarship funds at Fort Hays State University, the alma mater of their deceased fathers – Bill Confer and Dr. Larry Good. Bill Confer, father ...

4 years ago
Salina Public Library is pleased to announce the next artist exhibiting in the virtual Gallery 708 is local artist and poet, Harley Elliott. The exhibit “Harley Elliott’s Allies” will be on display at salinapubliclibrary.org/virtual until Jan. 3, 2021. While Elliott has created more than 140 mixed media pieces for this collection, Salina Public Library will ...

4 years ago
The December list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The November list  generated over a dozen arrests, and two Crime Stoppers rewards were paid. Those on the December list are wanted for crimes that include illegal discharge of a firearm, felony kidnapping, robbery, ...