8 years ago
A burglary in Salina has authorities searching for several guns valued at just under $10,000 total. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the burglary occurred sometime between Aug. 7 at 4:30 P.M. and Aug. 15 at 4:30 P.M. at 859 Sheridan. Forrester says that 54-year-old Dennis Olson was out of town between those dates and when ...

8 years ago
A gas leak at Salina South High School prompted officials to dismiss early. Officials initially thought that they were going to be able to get the problem resolved and the building aired out adequately, but that turned out not to be the case. The gas leak is fixed, but school was cancelled because of the time it ...

8 years ago
Storms rolling through the Salina area early Wednesday morning brought strong wind, heavy rain, and caused a fire. A lightning strike hit an oil tank a little to the east and the north of the city of Salina, just off North Street. Firefighters from Rural Fire District 5 responded to the fire. Thick black smoke could ...

8 years ago
The Salina Parks and Recreation Department will host an open house at the downtown Salina fieldhouse. The event is planned for Wednesday, August 30th, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. There will be refreshments, giveaways, and facility tours at 5:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Features of the fieldhouse include: 45,000 sq. ft. of programmable multisport and event space Wood, ...

8 years ago
The Stafford County Sheriff says the body of a county commissioner has been found underneath an overturned lawnmower. The sheriff says 42-year-old Shane Landon Stimatze was found dead Monday morning under the mower in a pond in rural St. John. The death is under investigation. The Stafford County Clerk's office said Stimatze had just started his second term ...

8 years ago
It's another sign that summer is nearly over. This weekend is the final weekend for Salina's Kenwood Cove waterpark before it closes for the season. The waterpark will be open Saturday 2 -7, and Sunday 2 - 6. After closing Sunday, Kenwood Cove will open one final time Monday evening for a final year-end special event. The 8th Annual ...

8 years ago
A former Salina man had a few reasons to be a little extra excited when Kansas City Royals rookie catcher Cam Gallagher hit a grand slam home run in the 6th inning late Monday night in Oakland. Tim Brown actually 25,000 reasons to be excited. The 6th inning is the "Sonic Slam" inning. If a Royals ...

8 years ago
Students returned to class around Salina this week as USD 305 interim Superintendent Dr. James Hardy leads the district into the 2017 - 2018 school year. Dr. Hardy joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday after nearly two months on the job since taking over for Bill Hall who moved to Missouri for another career ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says it is investigating the death of a rural Kansas man as a homicide. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office says the body of 34-year-old Matthew Schoshke was found Saturday in a rural home near Tescott. KBI spokeswoman Melissa Underwood says the agency is looking for Schoshke's silver 2006 Ford F-150 extended cab ...

8 years ago
The Powerball jackpot is now the 9th largest in the history of the game, and if no ticket matches all numbers tomorrow night, it will climb even higher. The current Powerball jackpot is estimated at $430 million, with a cash option of $273.4 million. This marks the third time this year that an advertised Powerball jackpot has ...

8 years ago
The application process has started for Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation grant funding. According to the organization, the application process has begun for two categories of the Horizons Grants Program. The Organizational Project Grants, along with the Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants, are now open for application with a deadline of November 1, 2017. These grants ...