7 months ago
Gov. Laura Kelly told Legislators Monday to focus on fully funding special education and to prioritize public schools instead of giving tax credits for youths attending private schools. Kelly vetoed House Bill 2468, which changes tax credit limits for a low-income student scholarship program and approves participation in federal tax credits for individual contributions to scholarship ...

7 months ago
Kansas missed revenue projections in March, continuing a months-long trend that puts the state $175 million below forecasts for the fiscal year. Tax collections in March missed expectations by 10.7%, or nearly $69 million. Collections for the fiscal year, from July through March, were stronger but still 2.5% below estimates, or $175.7 million down. Gov. Laura Kelly ...

7 months ago
A woman who has been on the list of Salina's Most Wanted dating back to January of 2024 has been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 32-year-old Josey Heller has been caught. She was wanted for crimes which include: Felony Att Distribution of Methamphetamine Possess Hydrocodone Possess Marijuana Use of cell phone in Felony ...

7 months ago
On the heels of SkyWest Airlines announcement that will bring a maintenance facility to Salina Regional Airport, Pieter Miller, C.M., Executive Director for the Salina Airport Authority joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra with an update from his desk. Miller commented that the Salina location will help support maintenance on some of SkyWest's fleet of ...

7 months ago
Shots fired in a Salina neighborhood prompts multiple calls to law enforcement. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the area of Haskin and Willis after reports of gunfire were heard around 4am Sunday. Later that morning a resident in the 1300 block of Kiowa found a bullet hole in his vehicle ...

7 months ago
Law enforcement is looking for the driver of a pickup involved in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70. According to Undersheriff Brent Melander with the Saline County Sheriff's Office around 3am Saturday, deputies were sent to the scene of a hit and run accident near mile marker 265. A 39-year-old man from Garden City was taken by ...

7 months ago
Police officers responded to a south Salina home after a cell phone was smashed during an argument. According to Captain Jim Feldman, officers were sent to a home in the 1300 block of Crescent around 2am on Sunday to investigate the disturbance. Police say 41-year-old Derrick Sanders was intoxicated and grabbed a phone from a 38-year-old female ...

7 months ago
Two adults and five teenagers were taken into custody after the Saline County Sheriff's Office was notified about an underage drinking party. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that on Friday night around 9:15pm, deputies were sent to a property in the 400 block of E. Water Well Road. Upon arrival officers noticed beer cans scattered around ...

7 months ago
Kindergarten Roundup is scheduled at each of the USD 305 elementary schools. According to the USD 305 School District, families with children who turn five years old on or before August 31, 2026 are invited to register for all-day kindergarten. Coronado Elementary – Thursday – April 23, 6:00 p.m. Cottonwood Elementary – Thursday – April 23, ...

7 months ago
Kansas State University Salina is reintroducing an aviation summer camp experience that will allow high school students to become immersed in the world of flying that provides real piloting opportunities, with the launch of the new K-State Aviation Academy, June 21-27. The weeklong camp is for high school students between 15-17 years of age, and the attendees will ...

7 months ago
Kansas tax collections are falling below expectations. The state collected 577-million-dollars in taxes last month, which was about 68-point-nine-million dollars less than projected. State officials say tax collections have fallen by more than 175-million-dollars since November of last year.