1 year ago
Salina fire and police departments cooperated in extinguishing a vehicle fire. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News this morning the police department along with the fire department, extinguished a 2001 Buick LeSabre that was engulfed in flames. The owner of the Buick was a 21-year old male, who was not around the car at the ...

1 year ago
The city of El Dorado is deregulating downtown parking. Before the change, downtown parking was limited to two hours on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Police Chief Michael Holton say the police department last issued tickets for downtown parking time violations three years ago.

1 year ago
Three people are injured following a high-speed crash in Wichita. Authorities say a Chevy Camaro was clocked at 140-miles-per-hour just minutes before it crashed into a Hyundai and a pickup late Monday night on Kellogg near Washington. The driver of the Camaro and two people in the Hyundai were injured. Authorities say the driver of the Camaro was ...

1 year ago
After a career in education spanning over 30 years, Salina USD 305 Superintendent Linn Exline is retiring. Exline is retiring at the end of the current 2024-25 school year. At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the USD 305 School Board accepted her resignation and began to discuss how they will move forward with filling the superintendent ...

1 year ago
A Kansas community is reporting a mountain lion sighting. According to the City of North Newton, a resident spotted a mountain lion Monday night going into the woods at the north end of town by the I 135 on-ramp. No pictures or videos of the large cat were provided. Mountain lion sightings in Kansas have been increasing ...

1 year ago
Kansas Game Wardens are alerting the public that some geese have migrated into Kansas carrying Avian Influenza. Kansas Wildlife and Parks Officials say  that if you come across a migratory bird or raptor acting abnormal, please report it to any agency biologist.  Officials may not collect or investigate each report due to staff availability. Many times, ...

1 year ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation (GSCF) received the “2024 Outstanding Foundation Award” as part of the AFP Kansas Heartland’s National Philanthropy Day Awards. National Philanthropy Day is a special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy, and those people active in the philanthropic community have made. “Working with people at ...

1 year ago
The "Frontmen" are coming to Salina. Three former lead singers, Larry Stewart (Restless Heart), Richie McDonald (Lonestar) and Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) are all coming to the Stiefel Theatre this spring.  Between them, the "Frontmen" have 30 No. 1 hits, have sold 30 million albums, and are the soundtrack to every Friday night honkytonk, first kiss, ...

1 year ago
The City of Salina plans to reshape and reseed James Matson Field this spring. City Manager Mike Schrage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at fixing the drainage problems that have plagued the grass and dirt ball diamond on Markley Road. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Schrage-on-Matson12-10.mp3"][/audio]   On December 23rd, City Commissioners will consider approving the plan ...

1 year ago
The Bethany College Choir will celebrate 90 years of musical tradition and joy this Sunday with a special concert. According to the school,  as part of this special milestone event, alumni are invited to join current choir members in singing beloved Christmas carols, including "On Christmas Night", "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", "O Come All Ye ...

1 year ago
As the year draws to a close, Kansas residents and businesses to take advantage of the Kansas Tax Credit for Higher Education Program. According to Salina Area Technical College, this program makes it easy to reduce your tax bill while supporting education in our community. When you give to Salina Tech, you can receive a 60% tax ...