1 year ago
A drowning at an area lake leaves one person dead. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday a drowning occurred at the south boat ramp swim beach  located in Milford State Park. The victim was located after being under water for more than 10 minutes. Bystanders located the victim and began CPR. Upon arrival of EMS ...

1 year ago
One person was arrested and two others were transported to the hospital in Salina following a hit and run crash involving a suspected impaired driver on Interstate 70 in a construction zone near Junction City late Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  at around 9:45 after the K-State game, dispatch alerted Trooper Jacoby Williams to ...

1 year ago
Students at Kansas Wesleyan University might be noticing some new faces in the classroom, as the school has a dozen new faculty members to begin the fall semester. According to the school, in the midst of numerous campus capital improvements, KWU has also invested in its faculty members. Twelve new full-time faculty members began their first ...

1 year ago
A Salina based convenience store chain is on a mission to help stock the shelves of local food banks. 24/7 Travel Store is kicking off its 7th annual Food Bank Fill-Up campaign, “Driving Out Hunger. Together.” According to the organization, the month-long effort, which runs through September, will help local food banks across Kansas by matching donations ...

1 year ago
The North Central Regional Planning Commission invites the public to its biennial banquet in Salina. The banquet will be on Thursday, October 24 in Salina. The event will feature keynote speaker Aaron Putze, a work-life coach and author. Aaron, who also serves as the Chief Officer of Brand Management and Engagement at the Iowa Soybean Association, ...

1 year ago
A Salina / Saline County law enforcment citizen’s academy course which was scheduled to begin on September 11th has been postponed. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the fall event will not be held due to a lack of applications. The citizen's academy course covers numerous areas of interest of law enforcement which include: Accident scene ...

1 year ago
An event Friday served as a visual reminder of startling local addiction numbers. Central Kansas Foundation (CKF) staff, in recognition of Overdose Awareness Month, collaborated  with the Saline County Health Department to bring awareness to what's becoming a local epidemic. CKF Manager of Outreach and Engagement Chelsey Eberwein told KSAL News Salina, and Saline County, have ...

1 year ago
It's time for the 68th Annual Longford PRCA Rodeo this weekend. Michelle Ware tells KSAL News the event draws not only rodeo fans from a wide region, but cowboys from around the world to compete. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/rodeo-michielle.mp3"][/audio]   Ware added that on Friday the BBQ pit team will have the free BBQ sandwiches with entry ticket while supplies last. ...

1 year ago
Officials from Salina, the state of Kansas, and from Van Nuys, California, gathered Friday morning on the Kansas State University Salina campus to break ground on a $41 million, 47,500 square foot facility which literally is "Pure Imagination" inspired.  The school has partnered with Pure Imagination Studios to establish K-AIRES, a one-of-a-kind spatial computing studio ...

1 year ago
Two juveniles were spotted after stealing numerous vape cartridges from a smoke shop. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News, yesterday morning officers responded to a burglary at Pack Rat on 695 S. Broadway. Employees arrived at the business and located a window on the south side of the business had been broken. Surveillance video indicated ...

1 year ago
Two Hispanic males trying to purchase items with stolen credit cards were caught on security footage. On Thursday, August 1, 2024, a woman was shopping in Walmart on 2900 S. 9th, when she was approached by the suspects asking her for help. One of the men distracted her, while the other  removed her wallet that contained ...