4 years ago
The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety and lodging program will offer monthly online webinars on food safety issues beginning Monday, January 25, 2021. The free webinar series will cover a variety of food safety issues that are of interest to food business operators, managers and workers. Each 30-minute webinar will consist of a presentation by ...

4 years ago
Some Salina South High School theater students are able to compete and show off their skills in a virtual festival, competing for Salina South Thespian Troupe No. 1476. Salina South’s Thespian Troupe participated in the joint Thespian Festival hosted by Texas Thespians. Students from Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas participated in four ‘Super Saturdays’ which provided students ...

4 years ago
A Salina teenager who went missing in 1966 has been identified in a Texas cold case as Pecos Jane Doe. The missing teen from Salina is identified in the 55-year-old cold case. Authorities say 17-year-old Jolaine Hemmy of Salina drowned in a Pecos, Texas, motel swimming pool in July 1966. Hemmy's body was not identified at the ...

4 years ago
Saline County continues to administer COVID-19 vaccinations as they are received to healthcare workers. According to the Saline County Health Department, so far more than 1,600 healthcare workers have received their first dose of the vaccine, and many have received their second vaccine dose. The Central Vaccine Site, a semi- permanent centralized vaccination location, is up ...

4 years ago
The 56th Annual Mid America Farm Expo is a go for this spring. After being one of the first of many events cancelled over concerns surrounding COVID-19 last year, organizers are prepping for a return of vendors and patrons from all over the region. Eric Brown, President and CEO of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce tells ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Livestock & Expo Center has a new person in charge.  Saline County Commissioners appointed David Flaherty II to the position Tuesday. According to the county, Flaherty has 14 years of experience working at the facility and most recently as the Noxious Weed Supervisor. Flaherty will be responsible for the Livestock & Expo Center grounds ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman is under arrest and charged after she allegedly discharges a gun inside of a nursing and rehab center. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 31-year-old Danielle Robinson, Salina, is under arrest for allegedly shooting and then pointing a firearm at victims inside of Pinnacle Park Nursing and Rehabilitation, 2936 Georgia ...

4 years ago
Electronics and lawn equipment are stolen from a Salina motel over the weekend. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that the burglary occurred between 11 a.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday from the Ambassador Hotel, 1616 W. Crawford St. The manager of the property said that she had noticed that a metal cart was outside in the ...

4 years ago
A car full of Florida residents is pulled over for speeding on Interstate-70 in Saline County and all four occupants are arrested for the possession of drugs and cash. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a Sheriff's Deputy pulled over a 2020 Dodge Charger for allegedly traveling 98 mph in a 75 mph ...

4 years ago
Kansas drivers are paying more to fuel their vehicles. According to Triple A, the average price for a gallon of regular is two-dollars-and-17-cents. That's up by 11 cents in the past week and 18 cents over the past month. The national average is two-38 per gallon.

4 years ago
While 2020 will be remembered on many fronts, largely related to a global pandemic, the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University has marked the year in celebratory mode by recording its largest-ever number of graduates and the most of any engineering school in the state. In awarding a total of 782 bachelor's ...