4 years ago
A Saline County Sheriff's deputy escapes serious injury after being hit by a drunk driver's car. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that early Saturday morning deputies were working with a suspected drunk driver in the 1300 block of W. State Street. Soldan says the deputy reached into the patrol unit to shut off the pursuit ...

4 years ago
Dr. Stephanie Welter, chair of the Department of Biology, was recently named the KWU Exemplary Teacher for the 2020-21 school year. While Welter is a much-respected teacher on campus, her influence reaches throughout the community of Salina. She is a critical part of organizations such as the Smoky Hill Audubon Society and Friends of the River, ...

4 years ago
Drop-in STEM activities will be available Monday. The Kansas Wetlands Education Center , with help from 4-H Water Ambassadors from Barton and Ellis Counties, are hosting the free, family-friendly, hands-on, come-and-go activities. On July 26th, from 1-4:30 pm, visitors to the center will be able to walk through the WOW water trailer, which teaches about storm ...

4 years ago
A significant increase in the time it is taking the U.S. State Department to process passports is forcing many travelers to postpone previously booked vacations. With that in mind, AAA Kansas is urging anyone planning or hoping to travel out of the United States this year or next to initiate the passport process now or ...

4 years ago
A petition with over 2,000 signatures was filed Friday at the Saline County Clerk’s office by Kevin Korb on behalf of a group of concerned Salina citizens protesting several actions over the past 14 months by the Salina City Commission. According to Korb, the petition is an effort to rein in some of the mandates put in ...

4 years ago
Don't fall for it. Scammers claiming to be from your power company might be trying to rip you off. Evergy has received many customer reports of individuals placing phone calls to customers and claiming to be Evergy representatives. The individuals are asking customers for immediate payment to avoid service disconnection. The company says these representatives are not ...

4 years ago
A scholarship to honor, and remember, a 17-year-old Salina South High School student has been awarded. Allie Chesney  is this year's recipient of the Allie Saum Scholarship. Chesney was the youngest of eight children, after being adopted from foster care at the age of three. Both of her parents had health issues and at age 10 her ...

4 years ago
Kansas middle school science educators spent the week at Fort Hays State University learning to incorporate engineering activities into their classrooms.   With funding from the Kansas NASA Space Grant, FHSU’s Science and Mathematics Education Institute organized and hosted a four-day summer workshop for a dozen teachers from all over Kansas. These teachers experienced various hands-on ...

4 years ago
An invasive crayfish species has been discovered at a Central Kansas fishing lake. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, widespread sampling for invasive crayfish had never occurred in Kansas lakes – that is, until the agency recently funded a university project focused on the freshwater crustacean. KDWP’s Aquatic Nuisance Species Program and Ecological ...

4 years ago
Earth has been valiantly fighting off super villain, Corona. The COVID-19 CureSaders have landed in Salina, to help our community end Corona’s evil plot. Vaxx and Mask, the Corona fighting duo, called the CureSaders, are looking for one more #VaxHero to help them defeat Corona once and for all. This is where they need your help! ...

4 years ago
Saline County is currently experiencing a new wave of COVID-19 infections. According to the Saline County Health Department, the last seven days have seen 85 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 37 new cases since Wednesday. There are currently 146 cases of the virus active in our community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have four patients in ...