6 years ago
A homeowner awakens to the voice of someone calling for help - from his basement. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to the 1300 block of E. Stimmel Road just before 5am on Tuesday morning after an intruder was discovered trapped inside the home. Deputies say 39-year-old Jamey Sanders had strapped ...

6 years ago
Salina is set to let freedom ring, beginning with an old fashioned celebration in the park and ending with a spectacular fireworks display. Independence Day will begin with the All-American 4th of July / Play Day in the Park, and will end with the Skyfire fireworks display. Oakdale Park will be the place to be to get ...

6 years ago
A child is dead following a farm accident in Reno County. According to the Reno County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 4:55 PM Tuesday first responders were dispatched to 916 E Red Rock Rd to the report of a child being caught in a power takeoff on a tractor. The child's clothes became wrapped up in the ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was hurt in a motorcycle crash Tuesday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol the crash involved a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle and a 2005 Kenworth truck towing a trailer. The patrol says 22-year-old Codey Shute was riding  the motorcycle , headed north on North Ninth Street, when he collided with the truck. Shute tells KSAL ...

6 years ago
Staff at a Salina restaurant thwarts an attempted theft on Monday evening. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a group of five white females and a white male apparently were working in concert to distract employees at Hong Kong Buffet in an effort to steal money from the cash register. Police say the group entered ...

6 years ago
A large storage shed burns to the ground northeast of Salina destroying thousands of dollars of farm machinery inside. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a crew from Rural Fire District #5 were sent to the 4300 block of E Campbell Road to fight a blaze that engulfed a 40-foot Morton building on ...

6 years ago
A new Archives and Special Collections Catalog will make it easier to discover the materials housed in the archives and other special collections of Fort Hays State University’s Forsyth Library. David Obermayer, FHSU archivist, directed the launch of the new catalog. “We are stewards of significant collections that preserve the history of the university, the history of ...

6 years ago
The nominees to be inducted into the 2019 class of the Kansas Music Hall of Fame have been announced. The organization released the new ballot as it hosted events in Lawrence and in Bennington. Board of Directors Member David Wiggins tells KSAL News there are 42 nominees. Member of the organization can vote for up to ...

6 years ago
Potential is everywhere, your help is needed to defend it. Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Salina is out recruiting community members to serve as mentors to local youth. According to the organization, with a waitlist exceeding 80 children, there is a need for additional volunteers, especially male volunteers to serve as Big Brothers. For the whole month ...

6 years ago
It was formed around 100 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous era and has been used in fencing, architecture, grave markers, art, and just about anything you can imagine in central Kansas. Now a group of people passionate about native Kansas limestone has joined together to create a coalition promoting the area.   The Kansas Post ...

6 years ago
It was a winning weekend for some Kansas Lottery players after $36,000 in prizes were won in draw games across the state. One $20,000 Lotto America ticket was sold in the June 29 drawing. The winning ticket was sold in the northwest region of Kansas. The northwest region includes the following counties: Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace, Logan, Thomas, ...