10 months ago
If you love the music and energy at the Smoky Hill River Festival, you can play a part in making sure the beat goes on. Anna Pauscher Morawitz, Operations and Development Manager for Salina Arts and Humanities says volunteers are still needed to keep the festival groovy. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Anna-1.mp3"][/audio]   Morawitz joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra ...

10 months ago
Following two executives sessions which totaled one hour and fifteen minutes, the City of Salina responded to a federal lawsuit filed by the Kansas Justice Institute (KJI) on behalf of Steve Howard, the owner of the Cozy Inn restaurant. According to Mayor Greg Lenkiewicz, media reports and social media commentary, some of which are inaccurate, prompted ...

10 months ago
Police are looking for two male suspects after they subjected a Salina woman to a terrifying experience. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News that on Saturday night, the 42-year-old victim was taken to an alley in the 900 block of Gypsum. A male passenger forced her out of an SUV, kicked, choked, and threatened to ...

10 months ago
Salina State Senator JR Claeys has accepted a position with the Trump administration. Claeys posted via social media that he has accepted an appointment offered by President Donald Trump and Secretary Brooke Rollins to lead the Rural Business Service in the United States Department of Agriculture, effective June 2nd. Claeys was first elected to the Kansas State ...

10 months ago
An argument following a house party lands a Salina man in jail. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News that around 3am Saturday officers were sent to the 1000 block of E. Minneapolis to investigate a case of domestic violence. Police say 29-year-old Kaleb Flaherty was upset that his girlfriend was texting someone on her phone. He ...

10 months ago
Following the Monday noon deadline to file to run for office, local races are set for the upcoming city and school elections in November. At stake in Salina are three seats on the Salina City Commission, along with three seats on the USD 305 school board. There are nine candidates who filed to run for Salina ...

10 months ago
A broken headlight leads to a high speed pursuit and arrest during a law enforcement warrant sweep that netted 16 arrests. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Miller, patrol officers were assisting the FBI-KBI-KHP and Saline County Sheriff's Office in a warrant patrol on Friday. Unrelated to the warrant patrol - a Kansas Highway Patrol unit attempted ...

10 months ago
A Salina man was arrested after threatening to stab a female acquaintance. According to Police Captain Mike Miller, officers arrested 43-year-old Jere Thomas Saturday on a charge of criminal threat after an argument took a violent turn at the Hastings Inn on South Broadway. Police say a 41-year-old woman arrived at his room to take his juvenile ...

10 months ago
Two people are under arrest and a deputy is injured following a chase in Lyon County. Deputies were conducting traffic control for the Unbound Gravel race north of Emporia on Saturday when a pickup disobeyed traffic control and sped through an intersection. A deputy pursued the truck to the area of K-99 and Road 250, and a ...

10 months ago
A disturbance at a Gay pride event in Salina on Sunday prompted police officers to respond. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Temple on two occasions Sunday afternoon after complaints were lodged against two men with a loud speaker who were preaching against the sin of homosexuality. They were asked ...

10 months ago
Too much mud, specifically in the parking area, prompted a Salina mud run to be rescheduled. Organizers of the Redneck Paradise Mud Run tell KSAL News the event, which was scheduled for this past Saturday, is rescheduled for Saturday, June 21st. They say the parking area was simply too wet, and feared multiple vehicles  of those ...