6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary after a gun was stolen from a home. According to Captain Gary Hanus sometime between 7am and 5pm Tuesday someone forced open a backdoor at a home located in the 700 block of W. Woodland Avenue and removed several items. Police say the thief took a .22 caliber Walther pistol along ...

6 years ago
Salina Police have identified a possible known suspect who allegedly stole $2,000 in coins from a home. Police Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that sometime between 7am and 7:30am Tuesday someone entered a home in the 800 block of Beatrice Street and removed a bucket and a piggy bank full of U.S. coins. The 34-year-old victim ...

6 years ago
Teams from three Midwestern states are headed to Salina to hoop it up this weekend. The Smoky Valley Home Educators organization is hosting a home school basketball tournament. Organizers tell KSAL News the event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday. There will be 29 teams from Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas competing.  There will be divisions for ...

6 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will host a special sound art performance this week. According to the school, echoescape: learning a dead birdsong in ‘the place where you go to listen,’ by Dr. Julianne Warren is scheduled for Thursday in Fitzpatrick Auditorium. The special surround-sound event gets underway at noon and admission is free. Dr. Warren’s performance will include storytelling, ...

6 years ago
In the week leading up to Super Bowl LIV Salina Downtown is glowing red after dark. In support of the Kansas City Chiefs first appearance in the Super Bowl in a half-century, the four overhead structures are lit in the team's colors, red and yellow. The overhead structures are one of the most visible components of ...

6 years ago
Another town hall meeting to discuss issues surrounding the Saline County Jail is planned. According to Saline County, they are continuing the conversation in regards to the Saline County Jail Project and have set Thursday of this week as the date for their next Town Hall Meeting.  At 7pm they will gather at the St. Johns/St. ...

6 years ago
A possible case of the Coronavirus is under investigation in Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Lee Norman said in a statement a resident of Douglas County, which includes the college town of Lawrence, is the person currently in isolation at a hospital. The patient recently returned  from Wuhan City, China. That city is the ...

6 years ago
A Salina man who was charged with posting a threat against President Trump on social media is now facing child pornography charges as well. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 24-year-old Aaron McDowell was charged in a criminal complaint Tuesday with one count of presenting and distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. In ...

6 years ago
A Salina man is in jail after an investigation determined he was skimming cash from his employer. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that management at Casey's General Store located at 725 W. Schilling suspected an employee was stealing money from the cash register. They checked deposit records and viewed store video dating back ...

6 years ago
A country music favorite with Kansas connections is coming to Salina. Martina McBride is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this spring. McBride will perform in Salina on Friday, April 3rd. Multiple Grammy nominee Martina McBride has sold over 18 million albums to date, which includes 20 Top 10 singles and six #1 hits. McBride has earned more than ...

6 years ago
The largest entertainment venue in Salina has entered into a partnership with one of the largest manufacturers in Salina. The Tony's Pizza Event Center has entered into a deal with Great Plains Manufacturing. At a media conference Tuesday morning officials made the announcement. The 10 year deal includes a naming rights sponsorship for Heritage Hall. It will ...