3 months ago
Out of an abundance of caution, the Cat Rooms at the Salina Animal Shelter were closed on Monday. According to the organization, the Cat Rooms were temporarily closed due to several cats showing symptoms of an Upper Respiratory Infection (URI), including sneezing and nasal discharge. The animal shelter team, with veterinarian direction, is actively treating all affected ...

3 months ago
Investigators are working with a Salina bank after a hard drive was stolen from their ATM on Monday. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the stolen digital drive from Solomon State Bank on E. Magnolia is encrypted - but may be part of a bigger scheme used by thieves to grab cash from bank ...

3 months ago
No damage is reported following seismic activity in Central Kansas. According to the U.S Geological Survey, a 2.9 magnitude earthquake, at a depth of 6.8 miles, was reported 3.7 miles WSW of Gypsum at 9:23 Monday night. Residents reported tremors being felt in Gypsum, Assaria, Salina and Lindsborg. Earthquakes of this magnitude, ranging between 2.5 and 5.4, are ...

3 months ago
Comanche County law enforcement officials Monday asked for the public’s help investigating an incident in which 10 bullets were fired into the unoccupied, parked vehicle of the local school board president. President Kelly Herd, and other members of the school board in southwest Kansas, have been embroiled in controversy that led to the suspension of superintendent ...

3 months ago
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is saying the state will lose more than 10 million dollars in funding. Kobach says that's because Governor Laura Kelly has refused to provide information about SNAP recipients to the USDA. Kobach filed a lawsuit earlier this month with the hope of Kelly releasing the information. Kelly's office says they will continue ...

3 months ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday paved the way for the return of a splash pad to Jerry Ivey Park. In the spring of 2024 the splash pad at the park was closed due to underground plumbing and infrastructure failures.  In 2025 it was demolished. The splash pad had been open since 2008. Commissioners previously rejected a plan for ...

3 months ago
Salina City Commissioners are comfortable with a developer moving forward on a project that includes a new hotel and public parking garage in Downtown Salina. During a study session Monday afternoon, Guy Walker, representing Lighthouse Properties, discussed a planned Springhill Suites by Marriott Hotel and accompanying parking garage in the 200 block of S 7th Street. The ...

3 months ago
A Salina woman calls for help after a former acquaintance confronted her and a friend at a bar - then tailed them both in his car. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Oscar Gloria-Calderon was arrested on Saturday for domestic battery and robbery after he allegedly confronted the 25-year-old female as she sat ...

3 months ago
No one was injured after fire destroyed an abandoned farmhouse. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, on Saturday around 3am, firefighters from RFD#3 were sent to the 4000 block of N. Brookville Road and found the structure fully engulfed in flames. Owner, Shane Schneider of Culver, Kansas told deputies the house was being used for storage ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are reviewing video footage after burglars stole a laptop computer from a business on Santa Fe Avenue. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime between 3pm Friday and noon on Saturday, someone entered Salina Movement Therapy, 134 S. Santa Fe, and rummaged through the office. A laptop valued at $3,000 was taken. There ...

3 months ago
A Lindsborg woman was transported to Salina Regional Health Center last week after a single car crash on Burma Road near Parsons Road. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, last Tuesday 50-year-old Robin Comes was driving northbound on Burma Road and swerved to avoid a skunk. Deputies say she over corrected and the 2017 Honda Civic ...