8 years ago
An unlawful backyard burn leads to charges for a Salina man who became agitated with firefighters. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Salina Firefighters were called to a home at 929 Sheridan on Thursday night around 11:30pm. Police say the owner, Jeffrey Cook, 31 had been drinking alcoholic beverages and was burning an old dresser ...

8 years ago
Slim, the winning sculpture from the 2017 People’s Choice was delivered this week to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center. “Slim,” created by Hastings, Minn., native Dale Lewis, is a purchase from the City of Salina through a partnership with Salina Downtown Inc. to increase arts in our community. The sculpture features a life-sized elephant made by ...

8 years ago
A high school student from Lindsborg was one of the very first to see "The Last Jedi" in Salina.  The much anticipated "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" debuted across the country, and in Salina on Thursday night. General Manager Sid Finnell at the AMC Classic Salina 10 Theaters in the Central Mall told KSAL News that ...

8 years ago
Less than 24 hours after a Salina organization put out a plea for help because their biggest fundraising effort of the year was falling short, they received some great news. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign received a $10,000 donation on Thursday morning. The much needed donation came after the organization a day before expressed concern ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University and Kansas State Polytechnic have partnered together with the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, Rocking M Media and Salina-area businesses to help promote pride in both KWU and K-State Polytechnic with the Purple Friday promotion. The promotion officially launches on Friday, December 15 with no set end date. "Kansas Wesleyan University and K-State Polytechnic ...

8 years ago
Tony Schmidt said he grew up in a house where his parents stressed the importance of faith and giving back. That’s part of the reason why he felt honored Thursday to present to Fort Hays State University a $1 million check from the Robert and Patricia Schmidt estate to be used for student scholarships. “We are ...

8 years ago
The stories of Salina’s past are rich and varied, and the Smoky Hill Museum takes its role in sharing these stories very seriously. The Museum needs your help to shape future activities and ways to share Salina’s story. Please take a few minutes and go to smokyhillmuseum.org and click on “Survey.” This survey will take only ...

8 years ago
A Clay Center man was sentenced Thursday to two years on supervised release for selling assets he had pledged as collateral on a federal loan. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 64-year-old Harold R. Mugler was ordered to pay approximately $84,594 in restitution. Mugler pleaded guilty to one count of criminal conversion. In his plea, Mugler admitted that ...

8 years ago
A piece of art in the Salina Downtown Sculpture tour is being repaired after it was struck by a suspected drunk driver. According to Salina Police, the "Anyway the Wind Blows" sculpture located just north of Ad Astra Books and Coffee House on North Santa Fe was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday evening. Capt. Paul ...

8 years ago
With a little less than two weeks to go, the Salina Salvation is $39,000 short of its Kettle Campaign goal. Captain Lynn Lopez tells KSAL News that they are at $44,000 of their $83,000 goal for the Kettle Campaign. They have only have 10 days left to reach the goal. The Kettle Campaign is the organization's single ...

8 years ago
A roll over accident sent a Topeka man to the hospital. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 41 year-old Jason Powell of Topeka was traveling westbound in the 6800 block of Country Club Rd., when authorities think he fell asleep at the wheel. The accident happened at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday night, when the 2010 ...