8 years ago
Salina Police are hoping that a large number of people who received a "summons" with a "notice to appear" on it will show up at a special event this weekend. The department is hosting a fundraising event for its Salina Police Department Excellence Fund. The fund, which is under the umbrella of the Greater Salina Community ...

8 years ago
Salina learned Tuesday morning how small acts make a big impact. Several hundred people gathered at the new Hilton Garden Inn & Convention Center for the kickoff  of the 2017/18 Salina Area United Way Community Fundraising Campaign. KSAL Radio joined in the event, broadcasting live. United Way Executive Director Amanda Michaelis explained to KSAL News exactly what ...

8 years ago
The next USDA Emergency Food Assistance distribution is Wednesday of this week. The Salina distribution will take place in the 4-H Building in Kenwood Park from noon till 2. Items to be distributed include: Canned vegetable mix Canned carrots Canned pears Canned beef stew Canned peas Peanut butter Cranberry juice concentrate Chicken legs quartered Canned peaches ...

8 years ago
Severe weather rolled through parts of Central Kansas Monday evening, dropping heavy rain and hail. Severe storms impacted portions of Lincoln, Ottawa, Saline, and Dickinson counties. Hail up to the size of golf balls fell in some areas. Along with the hail, the storms also dumped heavy rain. After the storms initially rolled through the Salina area and ...

8 years ago
A man was arrested Monday for allegedly growing marijuana in a city park in his southeast Kansas community. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation their agents, the Labette County Sheriff’s Office, and the Chetopa Police Department arrested a man Monday evening for growing marijuana in a Chetopa city park. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday officers ...

8 years ago
A Salina man will be a contestant on what's billed as the toughest competition series on television, “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge.” The series, hosted by Hall of Fame professional wrestler Steve Austin, airs on the CMT television network. According to the network, the series which last season attracted more than 4 million weekly viewers, features world-renowned ...

8 years ago
For the first time in its history, a woman is leading Smoky Hills Public Television. Dawn Gabel is the new Chief Executive Officer of the public broadcasting television station, which has been on the air since 1982 broadcasting from its studios in Bunker Hill in a historic limestone building. Along with Bunker Hill, the station also ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was sentenced Monday to federal prison in connection with a child sex crime case. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall's office, 33-year-old Austin Wade Evans was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography on the interne. Evans pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing child pornography. He admitted that on ...

8 years ago
A misunderstanding about the sale of a television leads to charges against a Salina man. Police arrested 42-year-old Floyd James Charles Yeagley for aggravated assault and criminal trespass on Saturday after a disturbance in the 1400 block of S. 11th Street around 5pm. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that Yeagley believed his TV had been ...

8 years ago
A single car crash sends a woman to Salina Regional Health Center on Saturday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that wet road conditions that existed just before 7am on K-143 Highway seem to have contributed to an injury accident. Sheriff Soldan says 36-year-old Michelle Carter of Bennington was driving southbound near Grandville Road and ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a suspect who broke a man's jaw early Saturday. Police met 22-year-old Dreshawn Watson at the hospital after he reportedly drove himself there for help after being attacked. Police say Watson was walking in the 500 block of N. 5th around 4am Saturday and was struck by a male suspect in the ...