9 months ago
Last week, Clarke Sanders got the news that he was being removed from his position as vice chair on the House Higher Education Budget Committee. The reason, he decided not to play ball with Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, who had urged him to sign on for a special session to redraw boundaries in Kansas to ...

9 months ago
A Salina woman is facing a number of charges after a domestic dispute took a violent turn. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 28-year-old Shealynn Klinkerman was taken into custody on Saturday morning after officers responded to a reported burglary in progress. Upon arrival to the 200 block of N. Phillips, officers learned that Klinkerman ...

9 months ago
A Salina property owner contacts police after he discovers a squatter on his land. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 58-year-old David Mullins was arrested for criminal trespassing and possession of methamphetamine after the property owner told authorities Mullins would not leave the property located near the intersection of Chicago and Elm Street. The man ...

9 months ago
Salina Police are searching for video of a suspect after someone broke into the Bishop Street Tavern over the weekend. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, sometime between midnight on Friday and Saturday afternoon around 2:30pm someone damaged the front door and left the bar with a bottle of Crown Royal Apple and a bottle of ...

9 months ago
An ongoing rape investigation leads to the arrest of a Salina man. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 31-year-old Wade M. Hardesty was taken into custody on Sunday after allegations were made in a central Salina home. Police say three girls who are under the age of 14 told officers that Hardesty has been molesting ...

9 months ago
The Youth Services remodel is nearly underway at Salina Public Library. This project will re-imagine the Youth Services space on the lower level to create a destination for youth and families to read, play, create, learn and grow. To accommodate this work, several temporary changes will be in effect over the coming months. Temporary Closure The library will ...

9 months ago
Salina Central High School drama students are in final rehearsals for their fall musical "Catch Me if You Can". According to the school, on Thursday, November 14th, and Saturday, November 15th at 7:00pm, and Sunday November 16th at 2:30pm, Salina Central Mustangs Theatre Troupe 639 and the Salina Central Jazz Band will present the musical "Catch ...

9 months ago
Republican Kansas Legislators who opposed a special session, including a couple from Salina, are being punished by the party's leadership. The Kansas Reflector reports "the hammer fell Friday".  House Speaker Dan Hawkins purged holdouts from committee leadership roles. He removed “as chairmen GOP Reps. Steven Howe of Salina, Nathan Butler of Junction City and Jesse Borjon ...

9 months ago
SNAP benefits are being issued in Kansas. The Kansas Department for Children and Families announced that they have issued full November benefits for residents receiving SNAP assistance. More than 86-thousand Kansas families received more than 31-million-dollars in assistance.

9 months ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday will consider repealing the pit bull dog breed ban, or letting voters decide the issue. Back on October on October 27th a petition to repeal the pit bull dog ban in Salina was presented to the Salina City Manager’s Office. Late last week the Saline County Election Officer validated the petition was ...

9 months ago
A group of local authors are making their mark in Salina. According to Jennifer Toelle, under the banner of Janine Chellington Press, a hybrid publishing company which she founded, local authors Jim Norton and Terri S. Van Slyke are celebrating the release of their new books, Murder at Matfield Green (November 7) and Warriors RIS3 (November 19). Both books are available through major ...