7 months ago
It’s Election Day Tuesday. Kansans are heading to the polls to vote in local municipal elections. Candidates on the ballot in Salina include: Salina City Commission Keith Cooper Trent W Davis Randall R Hardy Johnnie A (JAK) Keller Dean Klenda Greg Lenkiewicz Bill Longbine John C Price Doug Rempp Salina USD 305 Amy Freelove Gabe Grant Dana Johnson ...

7 months ago
It’s unclear how a federal judge’s order forcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release food program funds by Wednesday will affect Kansas recipients, state leaders said. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. told the USDA and Secretary Brooke Rollins, both named in the lawsuit filed by the Rhode Island Council of Churches and other ...

7 months ago
An Ellsworth man accused of obstructing the apprehension of his granddaughter following a fatal crash in rural Saline County this past summer appeared in Saline County District Court Monday afternoon. Back on Saturday, August 16th, 78-year-old Dennis Katzenmeier was arrested. He is a co-defendant in the case which involves the fatal crash on August 8th. Katzenmeier is ...

7 months ago
A Salina shop owner scares a would-be burglar out of his business. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Saturday night around 7:45pm, the owner of The Third Fairy, 153 North Broadway got notified that his store camera went offline. He rushed to the store and saw a bike and backpack outside, then noticed ...

7 months ago
Free rides to polling places in Salina and around the area will be available on Tuesday. OCCK Transportation is providing free rides to the general public on CityGo, regional paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, 81 Connection and KanConnect, on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th during the 5th Annual Kansas Mobility Week happening November 2 – 8, 2025. From November 2 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...

7 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 ...