6 months ago
Damage to Kenwood hall has prompted a voting location change for Tuesday's general election. According to the Salina County Clerk's Office, voters assigned to Kenwood Hall in precincts 7 and 8 will now vote at the nearby 4-H Building. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. Tuesday on Tuesday. Kenwood Hall sustained significant damage ...

6 months ago
A Salina man returns to his home following a fire to discover two of his guitars were stolen. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, the 66-year-old owner of the property in the 700 block of North 3rd returned to his home after a small fire damaged the house the day before. The victim told officers someone entered ...

6 months ago
A Saline County property owner finds a headless deer left behind by a poacher. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that on Thursday afternoon the property owner heard a gunshot but did not see or hear anything else. The next day he found tire tracks and followed them to where a white tail buck had ...

6 months ago
A Salina man threatens a staff member at a gas station after he was told to pay for his cigarettes. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, 46-year-old Walter Cook was taken into custody after he allegedly tried to walk out of the Pump Mart on North 9th with two pack of cigarettes. An employee told Cook to ...

6 months ago
Salina Police are investigating a stolen vehicle case. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that they tracked a stolen pickup going eastbound on Saturday night around 11pm. The owner contacted authorities after realizing his 1999 white, Ford F-350 truck was stolen from the 300 block of N. 10th Street sometime between Saturday at 5:30pm and 7am ...

6 months ago
A man from Abilene was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after a fiery two car crash on I-70. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 21-year-old Lucas Burleson was rushed to the hospital with a possible leg injury following an accident Sunday evening. Deputies say Burleson was cited for unsafe speed and following too ...

6 months ago
Rolling Hills Zoo was transformed into a haven of dreams for children with chronic or terminal illnesses and disabilities during this year’s Dream Night event. According to the Zoo,  this event help back in late September was made possible through the generous support of Salina Regional Health Foundation’s CHIP grant and the McCune & Middlekauff Foundation. A ...

6 months ago
Kansas State University's College of Education is strengthening rural school-community connections and advancing computer science education in Kansas thanks to a $2.9 million grant from the Patterson Family Foundation. Teachers from 10 elementary schools in rural Kansas will have support integrating place-based education into their curriculum through school-community connection and collaboration in a project led by Karen Eppley, associate ...

6 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is suing Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. Kelly filed the lawsuit on Friday, claiming Kobach has failed to defend Kansans against what she calls the Trump Administration's unlawful federal overreach. Governor Kelly alleges Kobach is intruding on her powers as governor, and she wants the Kansas Supreme Court to order him to stop ...

6 months ago
The window to apply for Christmas assistance through the Salina Salvation Army is this week, Monday through Friday. According to the agency, applications for Christmas assistance will be accepted Monday, November 3rd, through Friday, November  7th. Applications will be accepted in person from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. at 1137 N. Santa Fe Ave. Applications ...

6 months ago
Last year, 46 emergency responders across the country never made it home, according to the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. They were police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and tow truck operators—struck while assisting others on the roadside. According to AAA Kansas, “Slow Down, Move Over” (SDMO) laws were created to prevent these tragedies. However, a new study from ...