10 months ago
A longtime Salina teacher and coach will be honored.  Rose Wittman is the 2025 JRI Hospitality Hall of Fame Recipient. Wittman has been in the Salina community since 1990, serving as a physical education teacher as well as a coach in volleyball, basketball and track across Roosevelt Lincoln, Salina Central High School, Sacred Heart High School ...

10 months ago
An infant was transported to a hospital after being bit by a pit bull. Prairie Village Police say a non-parent caregiver was looking after the infant when the incident took place Thursday night. The child was taken to a hospital with critical injuries. The pit bull was seized and impounded. At the owner’s request the dog was ...

10 months ago
Sedgwick County Jail records identify 23-year-old Michael Gonzalez as the Saline County man accused of  vandalizing and desecrating a Catholic church in Wichita. He is being held on $500,000 bond. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: A Saline County man was arrested early Sunday for allegedly vandalizing and desecrating a Catholic church in Wichita. The Wichita Police Department says ...

10 months ago
The anticipated Jose Pepper's Tex-Mex restaurant is projected to open its doors in April in Downtown Salina Originally founded in Kansas City, Jose Pepper's is set to open on Tuesday, April 15th in downtown Salina. There is a possibility it could potentially open earlier. General Manager Tracy Allen tells KSAL News the restaurant will provide daily fresh ...

10 months ago
A celebration of spring, and the art of the waffle is planned in Lindsborg this coming weekend. Visitors are invited to stroll through the downtown area enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of Våffeldagen. According to the Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau, Saturday, March 22nd, will find the community immersed in pure waffle love. It’s the ...

10 months ago
A longtime Salina area teacher and coach who recently retired is launching a second career. Mike Garretson has penned his first novel, Lucky Duck: At the mall, in the 80s, with a dog. According to Red Fern Booksellers, they are partnering with Garretson as he shares a story about sports, 80's culture, and of course a dog. Kansas readers ...

10 months ago
From a very young age Thomas Humphrey of Salina has fond memories of his family’s fishing adventures. At the age of three or four he remembers fishing trips to local rivers where his papa and his uncles fished. “It was part of the family culture, at the end of the day they would come home ...

10 months ago
A student from Chapman will "aim high" when he graduates this spring. Jedidiah Moody of Chapman was appointed to the United States Air Force Academy. Prior to receiving an appointment, a candidate must first secure a nomination from a legally authorized entity like a Member of Congress. U.S. Representative Tracey Mann nominated Jedidiah to the academy in ...

10 months ago
A woman facing felony charges in Salina, who walked away from a drug treatment facility in Wichita, is back in custody. Wichita TV Station KAKE reports 42-year-old Amanda Vinardi was arrested Saturday afternoon. Vinardi was first picked up in Wichita on January 9th, in connection with a Saline County District Court Warrant. She was arrested there and ...

10 months ago
A college student headed home to Salina to spend time with family over spring break was one of the victims in a multi-vehicle crash which happened in a dust storm in Northwest Kansas Friday afternoon, and still had Interstate 70 closed Saturday afternoon. Family and friends are remembering Dawson Hogan.  Dawson was a sophomore at Fort ...

10 months ago
UPDATE: I 70 is back open. UPDATE: The number of  vehicles  involved is now up to 71. As cleanup still continues, the Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a multi-vehicle crash which involved over 50 vehicles and killed eight people along Interstate 70 in Western Kansas. According to the agency, on Friday at 3:22 PM, on 1-70 near milepost ...