7 years ago
A student from Beloit, Remington Behrends, is the winner of Fort Hays State University’s Torch Award as the outstanding graduating senior for 2019. Behrends received a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders at Commencement. The year’s top graduating graduate student, the winner of the Lighthouse Award, is Jessica Johnson, Larned. She will receive a ...

7 years ago
Gusty winds have been causing havoc in central Kansas on Friday afternoon--including in Salina. A large tree appears to have been toppled over in a central Salina neighborhood thanks to a strong wind gust. The tree fell in the 600 block of Highland on early Friday afternoon and appears to have fallen on structures and vehicles in ...

7 years ago
Did you feel it? The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake shook parts of Kansas and Oklahoma Friday afternoon. According to the agency, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake was centered near Medford, Oklahoma. The earthquake happened at around 3:30. The earthquake was felt throughout parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. There were no immediate reports of damage. Earthquakes of this magnitude, ranging ...

7 years ago
A tirade by a teenager at St. Francis caused over $1,000 in damages to their facility. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to St. Francis, 1813 S. Ohio, on Thursday evening in regards to a teenage who was out of control. Officers made contact with the suspect outside of the facility and ...

7 years ago
A saddle was stolen from a secured barn in rural northern Saline County. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. and Thursday at 9 a.m. from a property in the 4300 block of N. Ohio. Someone allegedly entered the secured barn and stole a brown saddle. The ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman and her dog were both allegedly strangled by a Salina man during a night's long altercation. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the argument between the victim and suspect began on Wednesday morning in north Salina. During the initial argument, the man asked the female victim to lunch the same day. On ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in solving a case in which a sculpture was vandalized. On May 11th, 2019, between 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM, an unknown person damaged a sculpture at the corner of Iron and 7th Street, across from the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina. The sculpture, named “Dave”, was on ...

7 years ago
One of the deepest-diving, privately owned submarines in the world will be unveiled Saturday, June 1, in Salina — and it was built with the help of Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus students. The Pisces VI is a three-person capacity submarine, able to dive to an operational depth of 7,155 feet and support a minimum of ...

7 years ago
A trial in an animal cruelty case involving multiple cows and horses seized from a rural Saline County property enters its third day on Friday. Saline County Sheriff Deputy James Akin spent much of the day the testifying on Thursday.  Akin was the first officer on scene back in April of 2018 to investigate a complaint ...

7 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is among the seven zoos in Kansas accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums which are working together to evaluate the ornate box turtle population across the state in eight counties.  The ornate box turtle is the state reptile of Kansas. According to Rolling Hills, turtles are the most threatened group of ...

7 years ago
Unknown suspects allegedly climbed through a window to steal from a 27-year-old Salina man. According to Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department: Bradly Cox lives in the 1300 block of Gypsum Ave. When he arrived home from work he noticed his door was unlocked, when he entered his home he noticed the window to ...