7 months ago
If the spelling contest was one of your favorite days at school - the Salina Public Library has a night planned for you! SPL's Head of Fundraising Alison Walker tells KSAL News that teams are gearing up to take the stage and S P E L L. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bee.mp3"][/audio]   The high energy Adult Spelling Bee Showdown, presented by ...

7 months ago
Kansans turned out along 236 miles of lonely roads and highways Tuesday afternoon to honor a fallen sheriff deputy who was making his final trip home. Phillips County Sheriff Deputy Brandon Gaede was shot and killed Friday night while responding to a fireworks call in Phillipsburg. Gaede was escorted back home to Phillipsburg from a forensic science ...

7 months ago
Dr. Tamara Lynn got pulled over by the Kansas Highway Patrol multiple times on Tuesday morning - all for a good cause. Dr. Lynn is the Director of Fort Hays State University's National De-escalation Training Center (NDTC) and was in Salina to demonstrate some of the behaviors troopers face in the field, and then discussed how ...

7 months ago
The Dean of K-State Salina and the senior U.S. Senator from Kansas will both be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame. According to the organization, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran and Dr. Alysia Starkey, Dean & CEO of Kansas State University Salina are among four who will be inducted as part of the class of ...

7 months ago
One person was killed in a house fire in Solomon early Tuesday morning. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, Tuesday at approximately 4:44 a.m. first responders were notified of a structure fire in the 200 block of West 6th Street in Solomon. The residence was fully engulfed when firefighters and deputies arrived. Deputies assisted an adult male ...

7 months ago
Kansans are waking up Tuesday, July 1st, to over 100 new laws which take effect. Among others, there is a change to the state's "Move Over" law,  a new law related to child support for fetuses, new laws concerning fentanyl, and new licence plate options. Some of the notable new laws include: Child Support at Conception - ...

7 months ago
A fallen Kansas Sheriff Deputy will pass by Salina as he is escorted back home to Phillipsburg from Wichita on Tuesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the fallen officer escort of Deputy Brandon Gaede will include the Kansas law enforcement, and larger first responder community. It will travel from Wichita to Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel in ...

7 months ago
Area cancer patients and cancer survivors are invited to benefit from a new partnership and get a little "Breath of Hope". According to the Salina Regional Health Foundation, a 12-week yoga class specifically designed for individuals living with cancer is being offered via A Work in Progress yoga studio  This beginner-level class requires no prior yoga ...

7 months ago
Police are investigating a burglary after someone stole 16 guns from a house in northwest Salina. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime Friday between 5am and 1pm, someone entered a home in the 200 block of Northwest Place and removed a number of rifles and handguns from the residence. Police are working to find ...

7 months ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after a short standoff situation on Saturday evening. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 36-year-old Seth J. Seed was arrested after an alleged domestic incident at a home in the 100 block of Oak Street. Police say around 5pm a 34-year-old woman was trying to remove some items ...

7 months ago
Salina Area Technical College has received a $10,000 donation from Nex-Tech, supporting the college’s newest facility - the Industrial Maintenance and Automation (IMA) Building. According to the school, this investment will help advance educational opportunities for students entering one of the region’s fastest-growing and most in-demand technical fields. The IMA Building is home to Salina Tech's brand-new ...