11 months ago
A Salina attorney who specializes in immigration is reporting that US Immigrants and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were in Salina Thursday and left with two people. According to the Law Office of Micki Buschar, two individuals were detained by ICE officials in Salina. The attorney says ICE Wichita was looking for someone, and stopped two men ...

11 months ago
The man currently leading the Salina Fire Department can take the "interim" off his title. Shane Pearson is the new Salina Fire Chief. According to the City of Salina, Chief Pearson is in his 25th year of service at the Salina Fire Department. He has served as interim Fire Chief since November 2024. Prior to the interim ...

11 months ago
Property tax legislation is moving forward in the Kansas Legislature. The Kansas Senate has voted to advance a proposed amendment that would limit property taxes collected by local governments. The measure would cap property tax valuation increases in the state to three percent per year.

11 months ago
A man is dead after a train collided with an SUV in northeast Kansas. Emergency crews were called to a private driveway near Delia, Kansas, on Wednesday after a train struck a vehicle. Authorities say 51-year-old Adam Foster had stopped his vehicle on a set of railroad tracks before being struck. Foster died at the scene, and ...

11 months ago
Festivities for Sunday’s big game are fast approaching, with scores of football fans and others making plans for where to watch and what they will eat and drink. AAA Kansas advises football fans to prepare by designating a sober driver or arranging for alternate transportation options before the party starts. And party hosts can also play ...

11 months ago
Should there be no school if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl? Cornerstone Classical School in Salina thinks so. Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54 in 2020, Headmaster Chris Stevens promised students and staff there would be no school that following Monday if the Chiefs won. If the ...

11 months ago
The Creature from the Bleached Lagoon roamed the Smoky Hill River Festival grounds in 2023 and 2024. The artist who brought it to life is spending the month of February doing a residency in Salina. According to Salina Arts & Humanities, on the inside of the costume, San Antonio artist Margaret Craig engaged festivalgoers by consuming ...

11 months ago
A report of a shooting prompted a lockdown at Fort Riley on Thursday. According to the Army Post, Kansas emergency services personnel responded Thursday morning to a report of gun shots on Fort Riley. Per standard procedures, units on Custer Hill and the access control points were directed to lock down at 11:42 a.m. The lock ...

11 months ago
The Salina Art Center is planning a unique Valentine's Day experience. The organization is offering a special evening of dancing, art, and romance. Start the night with Dance & Draw at Salina Art Center with a wine tasting led by Hannah Crickman, followed by a fun portrait lesson with Darren Morawitz, where you’ll have the chance to draw your ...

11 months ago
Salina Regional Health Center Special Procedures staff members and Salina Pulmonologist Jorge Cedano, MD, celebrated surpassing the 50th procedure using the Ion Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy System. The technology is used to evaluate suspicious tissue throughout the lungs and diagnose lung cancer. According to the hospital, since Ion first became available in Salina late last summer, the hospital ...

11 months ago
In the wake of sweeping immigration reforms put into action by the Trump administration, some people around the nation and here in Kansas have asked authorities if officers would participate in raids or initiate search efforts for illegal immigrants. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at ...