3 months ago
 Non-profit agencies have a shot at receiving up to $10,000 via Evergy’s Connecting for Good Hometown Grants Program. According to the organization, this year’s Connecting for Good Hometown Grants will support a project or program for organizations that focus on basic needs. Examples include, but aren’t limited to, food insecurity, housing, hygiene, and bill payment. The one-time ...

3 months ago
An arrest late Monday afternoon clears a couple of cases involving stolen vehicles in Salina. According to Salina Police, on Sunday an individual was working in the 400 block of Chicago and discovered their 2011 Toyota Camry had been stolen from that location.  In the vehicle was a wallet, and a black and brown .380 handgun.  ...

3 months ago
An Oklahoma woman is headed to prison for the murders of two Kansas women. Tifany Adams was sentenced yesterday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the deaths of Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley. Butler and Kelley were killed Easter weekend in 2024 after traveling from Hugoton, Kansas, to Texas County, Oklahoma, for a ...

3 months ago
Kansas Day was celebrated across the state this past week, including at the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina on Saturday. The annual observance marks Kansas’ admission to the Union on January 29, 1861, when it became the 34th state. Families gathered to learn about the state’s history. Children participated in hands-on activities reflecting early Kansas life, ...

3 months ago
A small earthquake shook the Hays area late Monday morning. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake happened at 10:48 am. It was centered 6.8 miles NNW of Hays. The earthquake measured 2.9 in magnitude. Earthquakes of this magnitude, ranging between 2.5 and 5.4, are often felt but only cause minor damage.  

3 months ago
A Kansas sheriff's office is investigating the deaths of two horse which were shot and killed. According to the Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office,  two horses were shot and killed, from the road, by unknown person(s) in the vicinity of Bradford and Mission Valley Roads, northeast of the community of Eskridge during the overnight hours of January ...

3 months ago
Over 27,000 ballots will be mailed to registered voters to decide if a ban on the pit bull dog breed should remain in place or be removed in Salina. Saline County Clerk Jamie Doss joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to talk about the process ahead of the vote. She says the ballot will ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are investigating after someone destroyed games and an ATM at a gas station. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, sometime during the overnight hours from Saturday into Sunday, two male suspects broke into Rod's #1 Fuel Stop at 1401 S. Santa Fe and smashed two games, an ATM and stole an undisclosed amount of ...

3 months ago
A Salina teen who was living in a group home for juveniles is accused of threatening other residents and shoving a cop. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, on Saturday officers were sent to a home in the 1000 block of W. Cloud after a 15-year-old girl became upset because she had no access to her ...

3 months ago
The iconic songs from Oklahoma! Sound of Music and the the King and I, are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Experience the enduring magic of Rodgers and Hammerstein as the Salina Symphony takes the stage with special guests on Sun., March 8, at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. Audiences will be transported through many of musical ...

3 months ago
A Saline County couple was scammed out of over $45,000 from their cryptocurrency account. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that on Friday the husband and wife received a message regarding a change to the PIN on their Robinhood financial strategy account. They were convinced to call a number to clear ...