3 weeks ago
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness, promoting early detection, and supporting access to timely, high-quality care. Community members in Salina are being encouraged to show their support for breast cancer patients and survivors by participating in a local “Pink Out” this Tuesday, October 20. The event, powered by Live Well Saline County, ...

3 weeks ago
Kansas students improved overall in state English language arts and math assessments. According to the Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas students showed improvement on the 2026 state English language arts and math assessments, with fewer students performing at the lowest level and more students scoring at proficient and advanced levels compared to 2025. “These results are ...

3 weeks ago
A Kansas man  has been charged in federal court with making threats against President Donald Trump following an investigation into threatening comments posted on social media. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas, 24-year-old Jaden J. Read was charged by criminal complaint on Oct. 17 with making threats against the president, in ...

4 weeks ago
Our “KSAL Candidate Conversations” continued on the radio Monday on the radio. Over the next couple of weeks candidates running in local contested races will join us at 8:30 each morning for a conversation. Luci Larson, who is running for the Kansas House of Representatives District 69 as the Republican nominee, joined us Monday morning. Larson explained the ...

4 weeks ago
A Salina resident lost $1,080 in an a online rental scam after responding to a house-for-rent advertisement on Facebook. According to the Salina Police Department, they the report Friday.  The victim said they began communicating with an unknown person via Facebook about renting a house in Salina, with the rental arrangement beginning October 14th. The victim initially ...

4 weeks ago
A  suspected squatter was arrested Saturday afternoon police found him living inside a residence in west-central Salina without permission. According to the Salina Police Department, officers responded to the residence at approximately 2:30 p.m Saturday after a person inspecting the property reported discovering a broken window. The reporting party told officers nobody was supposed to be ...

4 weeks ago
Kansas State University Salina is investing in the next generation of technology leaders by offering new scholarships to 40 incoming students across four emerging technology programs. Beginning in the fall 2027 semester, the Trailblazers scholarships will be offered to 40 students who are new to campus and entering one of the four programs: immersive systems design, machine learning ...

4 weeks ago
In-person advance voting ahead of the November election is underway. Locally in Saline County mail ballots started being sent last week, and in-office advanced voting begins Monday. Registered voters can cast ballots in person at county election offices or satellite voting locations, or via mail. Each individual clerk’s office sets it own in-office voting hours. In-office advance voting ...

4 weeks ago
For nearly a century, the United Building has stood watch over downtown Salina. Completed in 1929 by Busboom and Rauh from a design by Charles W. Shaver, the ten-story Art Deco landmark has witnessed generations of change. Businesses have come and gone. Downtown has evolved. Families have built memories beneath its towering façade. Through it all, ...

4 weeks ago
A Lindsborg woman was injured in a single vehicle crash that happened in Salina late Saturday nigh as a small car was turning onto Interstate 135. According to the Kanas Highway Patrol, a Nissan Juke was headed west on Schilling Road. As the driver was making a left turn to head south on I 135 she ...

4 weeks ago
A Garden City woman was taken in custody and later released  after allegedly driving a pickup truck through a youth soccer game and killing two people. Police say the 34-year-old woman drove across the field at Stryker Sports Complex in northeast Wichita Saturday afternoon, killing a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, both from McPherson. They ...