9 months ago
A Salina woman and child were injured when their vehicle crashed after hydroplaning on Interstate 70 east of  Abilene Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Rebecca Pierce was driving a Dodge Durango headed east on I-70. She attempted to pass a semi, then slowed down and got behind the semi. The SUV hydroplaned, ...

9 months ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is planning several Free Fishing and Free State Park Entrance days. According to the agency, the Free Fishing Days are June 7th and 8th. On those days, anyone can fish by legal means without a Kansas fishing license. All length and creel limits still apply. All Kansas State Parks will ...

9 months ago
A Salina man accused of a double murder will get a second opinion, and undergo a second mental health evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Via video, 35-year-old Preston Reyna appeared in Saline County District Court Monday afternoon in front of Judge Amy Norton. Central Kansas Mental Health Center has already completed a ...

9 months ago
Salina Area Technical College is being recognized for the quality education it provides. According to the school, in the newly redesigned 2025 Carnegie Classifications Salina Tech has received two notable designations: "Professions-focused Associate Small" under the Institutional Classification and "Higher Access, Medium Earnings" in the Student Access and Earnings Classification. These classifications, developed by the Carnegie Foundation ...

9 months ago
A traffic stop leads to a police pursuit and ends with the arrest of a Salina man after a foot chase. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Malachi Lageman was taken into custody on Sunday morning after he allegedly led cops on a chase. Police say around 10:45am, a patrol officer initiated a traffic ...

9 months ago
A report of a possible gun prompted a large law enforcement presence at a Salina School Monday morning. According to the Salina Police Department,  Monday morning at 9:10 AM, Salina 9-1-1 received calls from Salina South High School staff advising a possible person with a firearm was at South High School, 730 E Magnolia. The school ...

9 months ago
Audio equipment was stolen from a delivery truck. According to Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman, an employee at L&S Scott, located at 511 North Santa Fe reported the theft of some speakers from a box truck. Police say sometime between March 25 and April 25, someone entered the truck and stole 3 American Bass amplifiers, 4 Kicker ...

9 months ago
Kansas State University's College of Education has announced a new $3,000 Pathway to Teaching Scholarship to help Kansans who want to change careers become licensed teachers and address the state's growing teacher shortage. The Pathway to Teaching Scholarship is for qualified Kansas residents admitted to the university's Master of Arts in teaching, or MAT, program, which is entirely online, nationally ranked and ...

9 months ago
A bicycle sharing program which has people pedaling in eight communities in North Central Kansas including Salina, will let their bikes be used for free beginning later this week. May is National Bike Month and KANcycle is making it easier than ever to get rolling, by offering free 60-minute bike share rides all month long.  Whether ...

9 months ago
The Tri-Rivers Fair, a beloved tradition in Saline County, is gearing up for another exciting year from July 31 to August 3. and inviting local businesses, organizations, and individuals to be part of the magic via sponsorship. Operated by the nonprofit Saline County Fair Association  the fair is dedicated to celebrating the heart of our region ...

9 months ago
Salina students took home cash awards at the recently completed Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge state competition. The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge represents the culmination of a sequence of community-based entrepreneurship competitions for students in grades 6-12, known as the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, or YEC, series. Students are selected to compete in KEC by winning a sanctioned YEC series ...