10 months ago
Salina’s Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park is preparing for a busy summer. The 2025 swim season begins Tuesday, May 27th. As part of her job, Salina Parks and Recreation Operations Manager Andrea Born oversees Kenwood Cove, which first opened over Memorial Day Weekend in 2010. She tells KSAL News the lap pool was filled with water at ...

10 months ago
In a reversal of a decision, a man convicted of killing a Kansas State Trooper back in 1978 will not be released from prison on parole. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, the Kansas Prisoner Review Board rescinded its previous decision to grant parole to Jimmie Nelms. Nelms, 78, was sentenced to consecutive life terms ...

10 months ago
The aftermath of a tornado which damaged a Western Kansas community is prompting an extended lane closure along five miles of Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, lane closures on I-70 near Grinnell in Gove County are expected to remain in place during the week of May 19th. KDOT has closed the passing lanes ...

10 months ago
A teen who used a broken dinner plate like a knife was arrested in a Salina home on Sunday evening. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 2300 block of Quincy Street after an argument took a violent turn. Police say a 48-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were involved in ...

10 months ago
The event which marks the official countdown to the Smoky Hill River Festival is almost here. The Medallion Quest begins Wednesday. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, beginning in 2009 the Medallion Quest brings the community together to celebrate the arts in a creative and connected way. Over the years, families and friends have searched side ...

10 months ago
The body of a boater is recovered from Lake Quivira. Emergency crews were called to the 130-block of Lakeshore Drive South on Saturday after one person went missing following a boating accident. The body of the missing boater was recovered later in the evening, and the authorities are investigating the incident.

10 months ago
A Saline County tractor goes up in flames. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that fire crews were sent to a field just north of I-70 on Saturday afternoon after a 1974 Case 970 tractor caught fire. Deputies say Jarold Ross of Salina used the machine the day before and parked it on a field in ...

10 months ago
Powerful storms that popped up in western Kansas Sunday night dropped tornadoes and large hail. At least two towns took hits from tornadoes. Gove County Emergency Management reports the community of Grinnell took a direct hit from a tornado. Photos show destruction and damage to several structures, including homes and outbuildings. The tornado even blew the ...

10 months ago
Cheers filled the air, mixed in with hugs and a few tears, as high school seniors at three schools graduated into the next phase of their young lives Sunday. There were plenty of smiles as family, friends, and well-wishers bid farewell and adieu to graduating seniors. Seniors from Salina South and Salina Central celebrated commencement, as ...

10 months ago
After attending graduations for over 30 years as a teacher, principal, and superintendent, Sunday was the final one for Linn Exline. The USD 305 Superintendent of Schools is retiring at the end of the current school year. Exline was raised in Salina, graduated from public schools, and committed her entire 33-year career in education to USD ...

10 months ago
A restaurant that's been a mainstay in Salina for nearly a half-century will soon look different on the outside, but will still maintain the same pizza taste on the inside many have loved over the years. Big Cheese Pizza, which has been located in the same location at 730 S Broadway since 1978, is in ...