12 months ago
Salina will soon get to experience an indoor-pickleball facility in the near future. A family business from Wichita plans to open "Salina Smash", an indoor-pickleball facility sometime in February. General Manager Jason Hardy tells KSAL News, he wants everybody to enjoy the fastest growing sport in the country with year-round, indoor-courts. According to Hardy, they have ...

12 months ago
A former school in Salina could soon be designated as a historic site. On Monday, representatives from the Dunbar School Alumni Association proposed to Salina City Commissioners that the former segregated school's building be considered an historic site. Chief Operations Officer of CKF Addiction Treatment Jessica Eckels has been a leading proponent for getting the ...

12 months ago
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in McPherson County late Monday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 51-year-old Sam Dial of Newton was driving a GMC Sierra pickup truck headed north on  on 16th Avenue, approaching a dead-end at US 81 Highway. The truck struck the dead-end guardrail and a culvert before coming ...

12 months ago
A revised plan for the improvement of Jerry Ivey Memorial Park was rejected Monday evening after a summary of reductions were presented to Salina City Commissioners. On Monday, Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hammond introduced a refurbished park plan to commissioners. This plan was a follow up from the December 23rd, 2024 city commission study session ...

12 months ago
A three-judge panel from the Kansas Court of Appeals will convene in Salina and hear oral arguments at Kanas Wesleyan University. According to the school, on Tuesday, February 4th, the panel will hear three cases starting at 9 a.m. in Sams Chapel. The public is invited to attend. Judge Angela Coble will serve as the presiding judge ...

12 months ago
Salina will be the location of a youth entrepreneurship challenge early this spring. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, in association with the NetWork Kansas E-Community Partnership, they will help host the USD 305 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The competition will take place in Salina this March, as part of the 2024-2025 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge ...

12 months ago
A woman was attacked Saturday night upon opening her door at a Salina motel. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the 34-year-old female was in a room at the Budget King Motel on North Broadway with her 30-year-old boyfriend when someone knocked on the door. The woman opened the door and was immediately struck over ...

12 months ago
A Salina man is facing charges of aggravated assault after allegedly threatening a female acquaintance with a baseball bat. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that last Friday officers were sent to the 2900 block of Berkley Lane after a 78-year-old woman called for help. She told police that 74-year-old Roger Copeland threatened to hit her ...

12 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen car and the female suspect who took it. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, a 29-year-old Salina man had just jump-started his 2010 Ford Fusion on Sunday afternoon and left it running as he went back inside a house in the 600 block of N. 11th Street. Police say moments ...

12 months ago
A juvenile walks into a room and discovers a man threatening a woman with a gun. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers took 23-year-old Sammi K. Nichols into custody on Saturday after an argument turned violent inside a home in the 3000 block of Ringneck Crossing. Police say the juvenile heard an ...

12 months ago
Officials say the first weekend of the “Souper Bowl of Hope” was a success. Volunteers collected 3,652 cans of soup, and $2,186.42 in cash. A $30 cash donation enables them to purchase 50 cans of soup. The event is organized by those who organize Project Salina.  They invite everyone to join in the effort of gathering 59,000 ...