5 years ago
Altrusa International of Salina, Kansas Inc. garnered numerous regional awards during recent judging of service projects by the 23 Altrusa clubs across Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma that comprise District Eight. The local chapter of Altrusa International is comprised of women ages 25 and up from Salina and surrounding towns, who create and implement service projects ...

5 years ago
A Salina-based organization helped hand out thousands of masks around the area. According to OCCK, they were selected by Sunflower Health Plan, a KanCare managed care organization, to be a regional distributor of almost 14,000 masks to 33 local agencies. Masks were provided free of charge to nursing facilities, community mental health centers, and providers of home ...

5 years ago
Donors are needed to roll up their sleeves and give blood at the 25th annual Pump Up the Volume Blood Drive to help avoid a summer shortage. The American Red Cross and Rocking M radio invite you to give blood and rock on at the 25th annual Pump Up the Volume Blood Drive June 22-24 at ...

5 years ago
Over the past two days, the Saline County Health Department has seven new cases of COVID-19.  According to the agency, the cases involve: A male in his 20s A female in her 30s A female in her 40s A male in his 50s Three males in their 60s All seven of these cases are associated with ...

5 years ago
Nineteen new treasures are hidden under plastic tarps in downtown Salina - awaiting an upwrap party to begin this Saturday. Salina City Mayor and board member of Sculpture Tour Salina Mike Hoppock tells KSAL News that they have had to scramble over the past month to put everything in place. Concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic put ...

5 years ago
A downtown Salina business is damaged by BB or pellet gun fire. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a person driving down Santa Fe Ave. saw that the window was shattered at the Market Shop, 101 S. Santa Fe, at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. It appears that the 78 inch by 82 inch window--that faces ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of suspected thieves. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on June 8th between 8:21 and 8:45 PM, two persons were observed using a stolen EBT card at the Save-A-Lot Food Store at 511 E Iron ...

5 years ago
A Lindsborg woman is killed in a crash south of Salina on Thursday evening. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that crash happened at 8:37 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of E. Salemsborg Rd., or about one mile north of Assaria. A 2014 Ram pickup truck, driven by Eric Bloomquist, 54, Assaria, was traveling ...

5 years ago
Kansas State University officials handed out 15,000 pounds of flour on Thursday during a drive-through event held at the recently re-opened Hal Ross Flour Mill, north of campus. Gordon Smith, head of the Department of Grain Sciences and Industry, said the event was held to help people who may be struggling to obtain basic food supplies. Shortly ...

5 years ago
The state's two largest universities won't be raising tuition next fall. The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday approved tuition fees for the upconing semester. Kansas State University and the University of Kansas held tuition flat for resident and non-resident undergraduate and graduate students. At Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University and Wichita ...

5 years ago
State health officials have issued helath warnings now for three Kansas lakes. Lakes under a warning for toxic blue-green algae include: Gathering Pond at Milford Reservoir, Geary County (upgraded from watch) Marion Reservoir, Marion County Marion Lake, Marion County (upgraded from watch) When a warning is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken: Lake water is ...