10 months ago
The Salina USD 305 School Board will host superintendent candidates next week. According to the district, plans are being made to host an individual candidate on each day, Tuesday through Friday, February 11-14. Each candidate’s name will be released before 8:00 a.m. on the morning of their interview. The board will meet in executive session at 6:15 ...

10 months ago
A man was shot by a Salina Police Officer during a standoff early Tuesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, at around 11:20 a.m., Salina Police received a call from a woman who reported an armed domestic disturbance at her home, in the 900 block of Birch Drive in Salina. Preliminary information indicates that when ...

10 months ago
A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals convened in Salina Tuesday and heard oral arguments on the campus of Kanas Wesleyan University. As an audience of students, faculty, staff, and interested citizens gathered to watch, the panel heard three cases in Sams Chapel. The cases included: A $381,620.00 Kansas Highway Patrol cash seizure out of ...

10 months ago
The Garage Automotive Museum in Salina has been turned into Hot Rod Heaven - capped off with a centerpiece of perfection. Matthew Miller-Wells, Director of Education at The Garage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to preview the museum's upcoming charity event next week. The program dovetails perfectly with the current exhibit of chrome ...

10 months ago
Salina/Saline County first responders conducted an Ice Rescue Operations training session at a frozen lake. On Tuesday the Salina Fire Department (SFD) and the Saline County Mounted Patrol/Rescue Squad (SCMPRS) huddled together for an annual Ice Rescue Operations training session at the lake in Lakewood Park. SFD Battalion Chief Kirk Stover tells KSAL News they get ...

10 months ago
Police are searching for two suspects who fled after an attempted traffic stop. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Monday, February 3rd, an officer observed a white Honda Civic with an illegal license plate in the 1200 block of W. Crawford. The officer attempted to stop it, but the driver did not comply ...

10 months ago
The Salina Area United Way's popular free tax preparation program began this week. There was a line waiting outside for the doors to open Monday morning. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) provides free tax preparation services for qualifying individuals and families. The program began on Monday of this week and will run through Wednesday, ...

10 months ago
Contributions made to an area foundation through the month of February will be matched. According to the Post Rock Community Foundation, February is Match Month. In 2024, donors helped  raise over $70,000 to impact the community between two match events. That impact was then compounded upon generously by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and the Patterson ...

10 months ago
Veterinary and public health officials are urging cat owners to remain vigilant as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in domestic cats. Kansas State University's Susan Nelson, clinical professor and veterinarian in the Hill's Pet Health and Nutrition Center, emphasized that there is no need for panic but cautioned that proactive ...

11 months ago
A Junction City woman was hurt in a single-vehicle rollover crash near a Dickinson County community. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 32-year-old Brittany Lovelace was driving a Jeep Patriot headed west  on Old Highway 40. She crossed the center line and entered a ditch. The SUV then  stuck railroad tracks and overturned, coming to rest ...

11 months ago
The adoptive parents of a child found buried in a Rose Hill backyard are under arrest. Crystina Schroer was arrested for first degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, four counts of child abuse, felony theft, four counts of forgery, Medicaid fraud, and desecration of a corpse. Joseph Shane Schroer was booked for child abuse, liability for crimes of another, ...