8 months ago
Three rounds of thunderstorms are expected across the region over the next three days. According to the National Weather Service,  severe storms are possible: Saturday night– early Sunday. Sunday afternoon – night (higher-end severe storms possible). Monday afternoon – night (higher-end severe storms possible) In Central Kansas the best chance for severe weather is late Sunday afternoon ...

8 months ago
A Salina man was injured after hitting a turkey vulture on his motorcycle. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 63-year-old Anthony Shafer was riding his Kawasaki dirt bike in the 5000 block Burma Road Thursday afternoon when a turkey vulture jumped up from the side of the road and hit the motorcycle. Shafer suffered ...

8 months ago
Salina Police investigated a playground incident at Huesner Elementary School earlier this week after four juveniles were involved in a scuffle that generated misinformation across social media. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News that three boys between the ages of 8 and 11 were playing together Wednesday after school hours when they were confronted by ...

8 months ago
A head-on crash on Centennial Road sends a Salina man to the hospital. According to Police Captain Mike Miller, 31-year-old Michael Gamache was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after a two car crash occurred in the 800 block of Centennial Road on Thursday. Police say around 5:15pm a tire blew on a 2000 Ford F-250 pickup ...

8 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a male suspect who displayed a handgun at a gathering - then left. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News that around 7:30pm Thursday night a 50-year-old Salina man returned home to find a family member entertaining a group of people in his house in the 600 block of North 7th ...

8 months ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving a beating. The incident is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Wednesday, May 7th, a male subject reported he was walking along the northside of Pump Mart, 1118 N. 9th, Salina, Kansas, between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM, when he was ...

8 months ago
A Rice County teen was killed in a crash in Ellsworth County involving a car and a semi Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Nathaniel B. Dold from Sterling was driving a Chrysler 200 car headed east on K 156 Highway. He crossed the center line and struck an oncoming Peterbilt semi. Dold was ...

8 months ago
Nearly all of the public four-year universities in Kansas are seeking tuition increases, with the K-State Salina campus seeking the biggest increase. The universities presented their proposals to the Kansas Board of Regents this week. The rate increase proposals include: Fort Hays State - 4 percent Kansas State University Manhattan and Olathe Campus - 3.5 percent Salina Campus - ...

8 months ago
Superintendents from Johnson County's three largest school districts are opposed to the Educational Choice for Children Act. The letter from Blue Valley Superintendent Tonya Merrigan, Olathe Superintendent Brent Yeager and Shawnee Mission Superintendent Michael Schumacher claims the legislation would expand school vouchers and divert public money to private education. The bill is currently in the U.S. House ...

8 months ago
A small earthquake shook the Dickinson / Morris County line late Thursday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey. a 3.6 magnitude quake was recorded 3.1 miles NNWof Herington just before 5:00. There were no reports of damage or injuries following the earthquake. Earthquakes of this magnitude, ranging between 2.5 and 5.4, are often felt but only cause ...

8 months ago
She graduated from Salina South High School in 2022 and headed off to Bethany College in Lindsborg, where she graduated earlier this month. While at Bethany, Kalysa Hamel was a biology major.  KSAL News spoke with her after she was elected Student Government Association President. Kalysa said she chose Bethany College because she is very family ...