7 years ago
Today is Kansas Day, a celebration of all things Kansas. Kansas, known as the Sunflower State, entered the union as the 34th state on January 29th, 1861. Hundreds of area students and teachers are celebrating Kansas statehood in Salina all this week. Grade school children are participating in special activities at the Smoky Hill Museum. The children, ...

7 years ago
With Kansas’ 2019 legislative session in full swing, many policymakers have sports betting on their minds. Since the Supreme Court struck down the failed federal ban in May 2018, seven new states created and implemented legal sports betting markets. In the coming months, Kansas could potentially join their ranks. Currently, there are two sports betting bills ...

7 years ago
A Salina organization will celebrate 60 years of helping those in need. Catholic Charities will host a 60th Anniversary Celebration this evening. The event will be at their office located at 1500 S. 9th Street in Salina. Social time begins at 5:00pm and at 5:30pm. According to the organization, Bishop Gerald Vincke and Executive Director Michelle Martin ...

7 years ago
A retired highway patrol trooper was sentenced Monday to a year on federal probation for lying to the FBI during an investigation into illegal gambling in Wichita, U.S. Attorney Stephan McAllister said. Michael Frederiksen, 53, Derby, Kan., was convicted in a jury trial in May on one count of making false statements to FBI investigators. During trial, ...

7 years ago
Salina Police have taken one male, juvenile into custody and expect to make more arrests after numerous windows on homes and cars were shot with a BB gun. Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that as many as four people were also targeted by a suspect who fired BB's at them from a moving vehicle. Police ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after threatening a couple of roommates with a gun. According to Police Sergeant David Villanueva, officers were sent to the 100 block of N. 8th Street on Saturday night around 8:30pm after an argument turned violent inside a home. Police arrested 62-year-old Derrick DeLaughter after he allegedly threatened a male ...

7 years ago
Perhaps no one is more excited about the upcoming Harlem Globetrotters game in Salina than one of the players. When the most famous hoops team in the world returns to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center it will be a homecoming for Hannah “Mighty” Mortimer. Mortimer was born and raised in Salina. She played basketball at Southeast ...

7 years ago
A Kansas High School senior earned free college tuition thanks to her basketball skills. Herington High Schools's Mckenzie Shippy entered a basketball skills contest at Friend's University. When her name was drawn as part of Saturday night's  Hoops Hysteria challenge she had thirty seconds to hit a free throw, then a three pointer and finally a ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in a central Salina neighborhood late Sunday afternoon. Salina Police Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that 26-year-old Blaine K. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene after medical personal tried to revive him. The crash happened in a yard in front of a home near the ...

7 years ago
Salina Police Officer Michael "Austin" Baker is rarely seen without his partner. His partner is a police dog named Karma. Baker and Karma have been together for two years. During that time they have made multiple arrests, discovered illegal drugs and guns, and tracked fugitives on the run. Baker is also a member of the SWAT team, ...

7 years ago
Salina South will present the musical All Shook Up  January 31, February 1, and 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Salina South High auditorium. Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, All Shook Up takes place in 1955 in a square little town in a square little state, where one girl’s dream and a ...