9 years ago
A band with a unique alternative sound, and an even more unique Kansas name, is coming to Salina. The Jayhawks are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. The incredible harmonies and distinctive arrangements of The Jayhawks set them apart from the rest of the Minneapolis music scene that emerged in the 1980s. By the early 90’s they ...

9 years ago
Fox News anchor Bret Baier's new book about the Eisenhower-Kennedy presidential transition began with a golf date at the Augusta National in Georgia. "I get to the clubhouse and they tell me I'm staying in the Eisenhower cabin," Baier told listeners during the KSAL Morning News Tuesday. A sleepless night led him to check out Ike's memorabilia ...

9 years ago
A long-time Salina business owner has been honored. According to Salina Area Technical College, Tom Pestinger, owner of Pestinger Heating and Air Conditioning in Salina, has earned a Leadership Award from the Kansas Council for Workforce Education. The award was presented to Pestinger Monday evening at a meeting of Salina Area Technical College’s Board of Trustees. In presenting ...

9 years ago
A Salina woman is behind bars after allegedly trying to steal a cab Monday evening. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester says that at around 7:00 Monday night 22-year-old Keundra Hancock got into a Best Cab that was parked near the emergency room entrance at Salina Regional Health Center at 400 S. Santa Fe. The 2005 Honda ...

9 years ago
A Salina woman has been arrested, and is accused of stealing her father's truck. Police say that back on January 19th a 2009 Ford F150 pickup truck belonging to Leon McGaha was stolen from 604 Washington. The truck, valued at $12,000, was reported stolen on January 21st. Police arrested 20-year-old Taren McGaha Monday evening in connection with ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a train has struck and killed a man after he lost control of his three-wheeled motorcycle near Paxico. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as 64-year-old Frank Narvaez III, of Topeka. The patrol says he was turning late Monday when he veered off the road and onto nearby railroad tracks. The back end ...

9 years ago
A small portion of a south Salina street was closed for a large portion of the day on Monday while police negotiated with a woman inside a home who had a gun and was threatening to harm herself. Police tell KSAL News that at around 10:30 in the morning officers were sent to a home in ...

9 years ago
Authorities say two Kansas Highway Patrol troopers and another person were injured in a three-vehicle accident on a freeway near Topeka. The patrol says the troopers and an occupant of one of the other vehicles sustained injuries not considered life-threatening during the accident Monday along Interstate 470. The patrol says the troopers were outside of their cruiser ...

9 years ago
A Kansas man who told investigators he preferred jail to living with his wife pleaded guilty Monday to a federal bank robbery charge. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall's office, 70-year-old Lawrence John Ripple pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. A criminal complaint in the case alleged that on Sept. 2, 2016, Ripple sat ...

9 years ago
The historic Chisolm Trail that helped start the Old West era in Kansas celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Wichita Eagle reports the trail is named after Jesse Chisolm and began in 1867. Chisholm had a trading post in Wichita and often traded with Native American tribes in the region. The trail, where herds of cattle were ...

9 years ago
Thieves broke into a work site construction trailer and stole multiple power tools plus two air compressors that belong to Garcia Masonry of Salina. Police say the trailer was parked in the 2000 block of Brookefield when someone cut the lock off the door sometime between Friday at 5:30pm and 8am Saturday morning.   All but two ...