1 year ago
A program that teaches elementary school children science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) has been suspended. The Kansas STARBASE program, which operates in five cities across the state including Salina and employs 29 full-time staffers, is shutting down due to a halt in government funding. STARBASE is operated by the Department of Defense. In Kansas it ...

1 year ago
A police pursuit ends with a man facing numerous traffic violations and drug charges. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News Friday at 1:30 am, an officer attempted a traffic stop of a 2002 Honda Accord at the intersection of Santa Fe and Elm.  The driver did not comply and a pursuit began. During the pursuit, ...

1 year ago
Unknown suspect(s) broke into a lounge / bar and stole cash from two arcade machines. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Thursday, February 6th, employees from The Bad Pickle Lounge on 101.5 N. Broadway Blvd. noticed the back door was damaged when they arrived at 9:30 am. They discovered two arcade machines damaged, ...

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A Salina attorney who specializes in immigration is reporting that US Immigrants and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were in Salina Thursday and left with two people. According to the Law Office of Micki Buschar, two individuals were detained by ICE officials in Salina. The attorney says ICE Wichita was looking for someone, and stopped two men ...

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The man currently leading the Salina Fire Department can take the "interim" off his title. Shane Pearson is the new Salina Fire Chief. According to the City of Salina, Chief Pearson is in his 25th year of service at the Salina Fire Department. He has served as interim Fire Chief since November 2024. Prior to the interim ...

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Property tax legislation is moving forward in the Kansas Legislature. The Kansas Senate has voted to advance a proposed amendment that would limit property taxes collected by local governments. The measure would cap property tax valuation increases in the state to three percent per year.

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A man is dead after a train collided with an SUV in northeast Kansas. Emergency crews were called to a private driveway near Delia, Kansas, on Wednesday after a train struck a vehicle. Authorities say 51-year-old Adam Foster had stopped his vehicle on a set of railroad tracks before being struck. Foster died at the scene, and ...

1 year ago
Festivities for Sunday’s big game are fast approaching, with scores of football fans and others making plans for where to watch and what they will eat and drink. AAA Kansas advises football fans to prepare by designating a sober driver or arranging for alternate transportation options before the party starts. And party hosts can also play ...

1 year ago
Should there be no school if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl? Cornerstone Classical School in Salina thinks so. Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54 in 2020, Headmaster Chris Stevens promised students and staff there would be no school that following Monday if the Chiefs won. If the ...

1 year ago
The Creature from the Bleached Lagoon roamed the Smoky Hill River Festival grounds in 2023 and 2024. The artist who brought it to life is spending the month of February doing a residency in Salina. According to Salina Arts & Humanities, on the inside of the costume, San Antonio artist Margaret Craig engaged festivalgoers by consuming ...

1 year ago
A report of a shooting prompted a lockdown at Fort Riley on Thursday. According to the Army Post, Kansas emergency services personnel responded Thursday morning to a report of gun shots on Fort Riley. Per standard procedures, units on Custer Hill and the access control points were directed to lock down at 11:42 a.m. The lock ...