8 months ago
A Salina man who was in police custody for DUI, is now facing additional charges for trying to escape. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 59-year-old Russell Carter was arrested on Saturday evening after allegedly driving northbound in the southbound lanes on Broadway near Republic. Police made contact with Carter in the Arby's parking lot ...

8 months ago
The Sunflower state is celebrating this week by going orange in honor of highway workers. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has officially proclaimed April 21st - April 25th as "National Work Zone Awareness Week" in Kansas. Across the state, buildings, bridges and fountains will shine in orange throughout the ...

8 months ago
Eleven Kansas State University students, including two from Salina, have been selected for the annual Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards. Among those selected for the honor are Salina students Adelaide Easter and Nathan Weiss. According to the school, this award acknowledges the significant contributions of graduating seniors to student life during their K-State careers. ...

8 months ago
A driver was hurt in a single-vehicle crash while leaving a convenience store in South Salina Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Christina Walle was in a Volkswagon Jetta leaving the Kwik Shop on Schilling Road. She left the parking lot headed north where there is no driveway, and then turned east into ...

8 months ago
A Kansas man is among three people who are dead following a plane crash near Fremont, Nebraska. The Dodge County, Nebraska Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Daniel Williams of Moundridge and two Nebraska men died when a plane crashed Friday night in the Platte River. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash.

8 months ago
The Salina Breakfast Bandits AMBUCS keep "ramping it up".  On Saturday they reached a milestone of 700 wheelchair mobility ramps built. AMBUC Chairman Jim Cram tells KSAL News it is incredibly gratifying to provide mobility ramps. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ambucs-1.mp3"][/audio]   According to Cram, AMBUCS installs around 70-80 ramps per year. There was full crowd of 18 men who put together ...

8 months ago
In celebration of Arbor Day this Wednesday, Kansas Wesleyan University will celebrate with its seventh annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony on campus. According to the school, the university will plant a pair of trees. Students, faculty, staff, and City of Salina Parks and Forestry workers will assist with the planting. The event will allow KWU ...

8 months ago
Kansas State University's Wildcat Rocketry team made history at the 2025 Argonia Cup by taking first place in the national collegiate rocketry competition and breaking a world record. K-State's student team is the first from Kansas to win the competition — this year from among 20 collegiate teams — and the club's competition rocket, "Purple Horizon," broke the ...

8 months ago
Wondering what to do with Easter lilies after the holiday? With a little care they can be planted outdoors, and thrive. K-State Research and Extension horticulture expert Ward Upham suggests planting them outside. “Though lilies are not reliably hardy in Kansas, many gardeners have success if they follow a few simple rules,” Upham said. Upham’s tips for success ...

8 months ago
The old mill is set to come alive. According to the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum, the 1898 Smoky Valley Roller Mill is the only historic flour mill of its kind in the Midwest that can still operate, and there’s exactly one day every year that it roars back to life for visitors to ...

8 months ago
Salina Area Technical College announced it has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School designation with Silver status recognition. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2025-2026 survey, with 830 earning special awards for going above the ...