3 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy on roads and highways across the state over the Memorial Day travel period.  The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 26, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday May 29, 2023. According to the agency, troopers worked four fatal crashes, resulting in five fatalities during the ...

3 years ago
A man from Cuba, Kansas was badly burned and then arrested after he allegedly removed a fuse from an Evergy power box in Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 44-year-old Jay Kroulik was taken to the hospital with burns over 30-percent of his body after being shocked by a transformer behind the Village ...

3 years ago
A foot chase ends with the arrest of a Salina man wanted on felony warrants. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Tuesday afternoon around 4pm, an officer on patrol recognized a man who was wanted on a couple of warrants walking in the 600 block of W. Prescott. The officer attempted to contact the ...

3 years ago
A multi-Grammy nominated singer-songwriter is coming to Salina. Ryan Adams is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. Ryan Adams has been praised as "one of rock's most talented songwriters” (SPIN). The 7-time Grammy nominated artist has 22 studio albums to his name, accumulating in millions of sales. He has produced albums for esteemed musicians including ...

3 years ago
A serial killing family, a child trying to survive WWII-era Ukraine, the 50-year history of an acoustic music festival, a plot to save a family farm: These topics are among those featured in the 2023 Kansas Notable Books list, announced Tuesday by the State Library of Kansas. The list features 15 books published in 2022 that are either ...

3 years ago
This spring has been one of the driest on record for large parts of Kansas.. According to the National Weather Service, it was a dry March-May across much of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas, with many locations seeing their driest spring since the 1960s. In the Salina area, 4.19 inches of rain was recorded, 4.85 inches less ...

3 years ago
Another "Cruisin' For a Cause" event is coming back this Friday night. You can get out of the house, have some fun, and help feed the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless, is going to be back in action, hosting a cruising event on Santa Fe. It will be a flashback to a by ...

3 years ago
A body is recovered from a Wichita lake. Authorities say that a bulldozer become submerged in Crystal Lake yesterday morning. Crews located the bulldozer in the lake about an hour later, and the 52-year-old operator was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation.

3 years ago
A Salina woman was taken into custody early Monday morning after officers were sent to a storage facility to investigate a burglary in progress. According to Captain Paul Forrester, a witness saw a couple people inside the fence at Access Storage Inc., located at 1433 N. 9th Street and called in. Police discovered the northwest corner ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman is okay after being robbed at knife point. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Friday evening around 6pm, the 57-year-old victim was walking to a convenience store in the 2100 block of E Crawford when a man stepped into her path. Police say a black male showed her a knife and ...

3 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating after shots were fired in the 300 block of E. Pacific early Saturday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 4am, someone in an older model car fired at least 8 times from a 9mm handgun and drove away. Police are reviewing surveillance video from the mix of homes ...