2 months ago
An Oklahoma City man who overstayed his room reservation at a Salina motel was taken into custody on Friday afternoon. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 38-year-old Javier Beccerra was asked by staff to leave his room at the Days Inn at 632 Westport Blvd. Police were called when he refused to exit. Officers used ...

2 months ago
A Salina man wanted on a Saline County warrant was found and arrested for drug possession on Saturday. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, a patrol officer recognized 35-year-old Zachariah Behling as he rode his bike in the 5-corners area of North 9th Street and Pacific Avenue on Saturday around 3pm. The officer made a stop and ...

2 months ago
A Salina woman was taken to jail after she allegedly broke a laptop and a couple of windshields at a shelter. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 40-year-old Candice Hubbard became disruptive after she attempted to check into Salina Grace, an overnight emergency shelter at 304 W. Grand Avenue. Police say around 2am, Hubbard broke ...

2 months ago
Cody Sanders wonders if he should have been a cowboy. He explores that theme and the butterfly effect — the effect that one small change may make in a life — in his exhibit “Should Have Been a Cowboy” at The Gallery in Sams Hall of Fine Arts on the KWU campus. The exhibit will open March ...

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Three earthquakes shook parts of northern Kansas on Sunday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, all three were centered in the Cowles, Nebraska, area near the Kansas border. One of the quakes registered a 4.1, the other two were 2.6. Residents reported tremors being felt across portions of Southern Nebraska and Northern Kansas, stretching into the Salina area ...

2 months ago
Kansas officials are reacting to the U.S. and Israeli military action in Iran. Senator Roger Marshall expressed support for the military operations online and called the U.S. Military the greatest military in the world. Kansas U.S. Representative Sharice Davids posted that she believes in the Iranian people's right to self-determination, but she said that wars without Congressional ...

2 months ago
A long-time Salina area youth coach is being honored.  JRI Hospitality has selected Bobby Stein as the recipient of its 2026 JRI Hall of Fame Award. According to JRI, this award was developed to honor those who have made a significant contribution to youth sports and the entire Salina community. Recipients demonstrate a high level of ...

2 months ago
The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum has been issued a match challenge through the month of March. According to the organization, an anonymous donor is putting $20,000 on the table in March to encourage sponsorships of one of the most unique events at the Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum, and the ...

2 months ago
A late Saturday evening call about a vehicle on fire in Ellsworth County ended with an arrest. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, the driver of an SUV crashed into  a concrete guardrail on a county bridge in the 2500 Block of Avenue T. The vehicle became airborne, and landed upright about 200 feet west ...

2 months ago
A New Cambria woman was hurt in a single-vehicle crash in rural Saline County Saturday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Richelle Howard was driving a Ford Explorer SUV on Niles Road. For unknown reason she veered to the left side of the road. She over corrected, crossed back across the road, and rolled ...

2 months ago
 Fueled by the success of the recent "Night with the Yotes" event and numerous other recent gifts, the most aggressive fundraising effort in the history of Kansas Wesleyan University has hit another milestone.  According to the school, Kansas Wesleyan’s Power of AND capital campaign has exceeded $50 million raised. “Surpassing the $50 million milestone isn’t just a testament ...