9 years ago
Hundreds of people in Salina kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month Saturday morning by lacing up their shoes and running, or walking, the length of Santa Fe Avenue.  It was the "Fe for a Cure" event to help locally in the fight against cancer. Fe for A Cure is a unique event. It is very colorful, ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office released more details regarding a plane that made an emergency landing on Saturday morning. According to Lt. Mike Smith, pilot Terry Burger, 68 of rural Salina experienced engine trouble just after take-off from Salina Regional Airport and crash landed in a soybean field in the 5000 block of S. Fairchilds Road. Deputies ...

9 years ago
Thousands of prospective voters in Kansas who did not provide citizenship documents will be able to vote in the November election under a federal appeals court ruling late Friday that upheld a judge's order. The ruling upholds U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson's temporary order forcing Kansas to register more than 20,000 voters. The court previously refused ...

9 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says a task force will outline proposals next week for improving the state's revenue projections. The Republican governor said Friday that the proposals are aimed at addressing problems the state has faced in predicting how much tax revenue it will collect. Brownback appointed the task force earlier this year. Republican legislators slashed personal ...

9 years ago
The staff at Rolling Hills Zoo welcomed their 1.5 millionth guest to the Zoo on Friday, Cathy Hadorn and her daughter Christina Flax of Salina along with her five grandkids were the 1.5 millionth guest to walk through the doors and purchase their admission tickets. As the 1.5 millionth guest they received a special goodie bag ...

9 years ago
Rumors and misinformation quickly spread on social media in regard to two unrelated incidents at Salina South High School on Friday. On Friday morning parents were sent a safety update from USD 305, concerning a threat. A student on Thursday allegedly threatened gun violence against the school, which was to happen on Friday. Salina Police investigated, ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents says graduate student employees at state universities will lose their health care subsidies starting next year as a result of a recent opinion by the IRS regarding health insurance. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the IRS issued an opinion that an employing university can no longer provide a subsidy for graduate ...

9 years ago
Pianist Tatiana Tessman will join the Salina Symphony on Sunday to perform a piano concerto - crafted for the left hand. "I'm using a long bench so I can actually move from one side to another," Tessman said. The Russian born artist tells KSAL News that the piece written by Maurice Ravel was commissioned by Austrian pianist ...

9 years ago
A woman hurt in a crash back in late August has died from her injuries. 53-year-old Dianna Boos of Salina was one of three people hurt in the crash. Police say that she died Friday morning. Police at the time said that the crash was caused a Ford Mustang driving recklessly at a high rate of speed. ...

9 years ago
A Salina auto dealer halts the delivery of a vehicle after learning it was purchased through fraudulent means. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that between August 29 and September 29, Money Motors, 2222 S. 9th, had taken three credit card payments over the phone in a transaction with a suspect in Alabama. Police say the ...

9 years ago
On September 25, 2016 at approximately 11:00 PM an Aggravated Robbery occurred at Kwik Shop, 657 Fairdale. An unknown armed suspect entered the store and demanded money from the clerk. The suspect was described as tall and wearing a gray hoodie and jeans. If you have any information concerning who committed this crime, call Crimestoppers at ...