3 years ago
Not a lot of details are available, but there was a federal law enforcement presence in Salina Wednesday morning. KSAL News received multiple tips about a large law enforcement presence in the 300 Block of South 8th Street. Salina Police told KSAL News their involvement was providing traffic control in the area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was ...

3 years ago
Multiple arrests have been made in connection with an incident in Salina last May in which three people were shot, one of them fatally. Back on May 7th officers were dispatched to the 400 block of South College Avenue to  a report of several gunshots in the area. They located multiple spent ammunition casings lying in ...

3 years ago
Authorities are investigating a damage to property case. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, sometime between Monday and Tuesday of this week, someone apparently used a pellet gun to damage a window on a building in the 600 block of W. Cloud. Police say the 4-foot by 6-foot window was pockmarked by two pellets that cracked the ...

3 years ago
A traffic stop along Interstate 70 in Dickinson County leads to a large drug bust. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, on Tuesday at approximately 10:07 AM, a deputy stopped a 2017 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup for a traffic infraction on the Interstate.  The deputy made contact with the driver, who was identified as 49-year-old Darren ...

3 years ago
A former Kansas Wesleyan University student is living her broadway dream. According to KWU, Morgan Parker ’20 has been preparing for her Broadway debut since fifth grade. On Dec. 18, she realized that dream. Parker, who grew up in the Salina area, debuted as a substitute in the percussion chair in the orchestra pit for MJ the ...

3 years ago
For just a few weeks, the Smoky Hill Museum will be showcasing its new traveling exhibit, Notorious, in the Museum’s lobby. According to the museum, this revamped exhibit is based on a 2018 exhibit of the same name. This exhibit focuses on a select bunch of colorful Kansas characters that have helped shaped the state we call home. ...

3 years ago
Girl Scout cookie sales will kick off across Kansas later this week. According to Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland, the 2023 Girl Scout Cookie season where consumers can support local Girl Scout entrepreneurs by purchasing their favorite cookies, begins Friday. To find a cookie booth, customers can enter their zip code into the Girl Scout Cookie Finder. This ...

3 years ago
In conjunction with the biggest weekend of football of the year, Salina’s biggest weekend effort of the year to gather food for the hungry is here. The 2023 Souper Bowl of Hope will culminate on Saturday. The Souper Bowl of Hope is an effort of Salina churches and businesses to gather cans of soup. Volunteers have ...

3 years ago
A Kansas born sailor who was killed at Pearl Harbor will be buried later this month at Arlington National Cemetery. According to the U.S. Navy, Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Herman Schmidt, born in Alexander, Kansas and raised in Sheridan Wyoming, was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Dec. 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Back on ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen electric bike. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 26-inch Nakto brand Santa Monica E-bike was stolen sometime last Friday from a home in the 300 block of S. 8th Street. The victim has been leasing the bike from Aaron's Rent to Own, 2545 Market and told officers ...

3 years ago
Bethany College has completed a $2.8 million fundraising campaign for the Coach Ted K. Kessinger Family Stadium project. According to Bethany, the stadium will be used by the football, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's track and field teams. Smoky Valley Middle and High School also utilize these facilities for their football and track ...