9 years ago
Salina Public Schools will recognize retiring faculty and staff members on Sunday, May 7 at Lakewood Middle School. The reception will begin at 3:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend the event. The district will also honor the Salina USD 305 Master Teacher, Melinda Eitel, and Jake Montoya, Secondary Teacher of the Year, and Linda Rohrer, ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Forest Service and Arbor Day Foundation recognized Salina for the 27th consecutive year as a Tree City USA Community. To qualify as a Tree City USA Community, a town or city must designate a tree board or department by municipal ordinance to operate the program, have an annual budget of $2 per capita, and ...

9 years ago
A longtime Salina doctor, and former mayor, is being fondly remembered by family and friends. Dr. Merle Hodges passed away early Monday morning. Hodges, and his wife of 63 1/2 years Nancy, lived most of their life in Salina. Both were very active in the community. Nancy, the co-host of KSAL's "Friendly Fire" program reminisced Monday night ...

9 years ago
Another rock and roll hall of famer is coming to Salina. Donald Fagen is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. The musician, composer, vocalist, producer, and co-founder of Steely Dan and The Dukes of September has a new special project taking to the road this summer: Donald Fagen and The Nightflyers. Set to begin on August 3rd and ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a hunter accidentally shot his brother and a friend after mistaking them for wild turkeys in southeast Kansas. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says the victims were shot in face and body on April 12. Crawford County Sheriff Dean Peak says the shooting has been ruled an accident and that the ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for someone who removed an electronic control module from the engine on a semi. Video surveillance from the 24/7 Travel Center at 2230 N.9th shows a dark colored 4-door sedan pull up to the 2003 Freightliner and leave about 20-minutes later. Police say thieves cut the wires and stole the engine control module ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after someone entered a garage and shot a motorcycle. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to 1401 N. Front Street after the owner discovered damage to the door on his detached garage. Police say someone broke in sometime between 9am Friday and noon on ...

9 years ago
High wind contributed to a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 west of Salina Monday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, high wind blew over a semi in Lincoln County, in the area of Milepost 229. The truck, which was pulling an empty box trailer, was headed east in the Lincoln hill area when it blew ...

9 years ago
A power outage in Downtown Salina had multiple homes and businesses in the dark Monday morning for about 45 minutes. An area, beginning in the 100 block of N. Santa Fe and stretching to the north, was without power beginning at around 8:30. Westar Energy tells KSAL News that the outage was caused by what appears to ...

9 years ago
Out with the old, in with the new. The 2017 version of Sculpture Tour Salina will be unveiled in a couple of weeks. The 22 sculptures that have been in Downtown Salina for the past year are coming down to make way for  a group of 22 new sculptures. All of the new sculptures will be unveiled ...

9 years ago
Kansas State University will celebrate the inauguration of Richard B. Myers as its 14th president this week. Back in November the Kansas Board of Regents chose Myers, who at the time was the school's interim president, as the next president. Myers served as the 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2001 to 2005. As ...