1 month ago
Authorities are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a pull-behind camper. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News the State Fire Marshal's Office is now assisting in the investigation of Wednesday's early morning blaze at a property in the 1800 block of W. North Street. Deputies report about 2:35am, a 65-year-old man was sleeping in the ...

1 month ago
A woman is killed in an officer-involved shooting in Harper County. Deputies responded to the report of a vehicle stopped in the roadway on U.S. Highway 160 west of Attica yesterday morning and found 54-year-old Cheryl Gaines of Oklahoma City armed with a knife and scissors. Gaines exited the vehicle and was shot and killed after allegedly ...

1 month ago
Salina Police are looking at video from around the airport area after the theft of multiple tools from a work site. Police Captain David Villanueva tells KSAL News that sometime between 4pm Monday and 7am Tuesday someone broke out 5 windows on a Chevy 2500 van parked in the 2700 block of Rogers Court and stole ...

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A $2.7 million federal grant is helping the Kansas State University College of Education improve rural education in the state, and the college is offering free training and thousands of dollars in resources for teachers to take advantage of the last year of grant funding. The College of Education’s Rural Education Center, or REC, is seeking rural teachers and ...

1 month ago
The Salina Art Center Cinema is featuring a fun, one night only screening this week of a documentary which will end with a Q&A and acoustic performance by the band featured in the film. According to the organization, "We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment" will be shown Thursday night at 6:00. The film chronicles the ...

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The Dickinson County Kansas Economic Development Corporation broke ground Tuesday afternoon on a new retirement housing complex in Abilene. The complex, located off of Northeast 21st Street, is intended for those who are looking for a place to settle in after retirement. The complex is a living space that is made of 16 duplexes and a ...

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The Kansas legislature last week approved a bill that officially designates the Abilene and Smoky Valley as the state’s official heritage railroad. The legislation, HB2481, also names Santa Fe 3415, the railroad’s prized steam engine, as Kansas’ official steam locomotive. The bill passed the House and Senate unanimously. According to the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, ...

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Salina City Commissioners have been briefed on a legal response to a federal lawsuit involving a case with a mural on the outside of the Cozy Inn. Salina City Manager Mike Schrage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday with a look at how the case is progressing. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Extra-City-MGR-4-9.mp3"][/audio]   At issue is a mural ...

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A Hollywood star who got his start doing stand up comedy is bringing his stand up to Salina. George Lopez is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. George Lopez’s career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television. Lopez has broken ground for Latino comics by embracing his ethnicity, confronting racial stereotypes, and fighting for his community ...

1 month ago
A high speed chase ends with a motorcycle crash and the arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 34-year-old Alex Cook-Myher was arrested on Friday after leading officers on a pursuit that reached speeds up to 90-mph on city streets. Police say on Friday morning around 10am, an officer on patrol ...

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A Salina student is among eight students in Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine chosen to receive the 2024 Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Student Scholarship. The scholarship program is sponsored by Zoetis, a global animal health company, in partnership with the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. To offset educational expenses related to attaining a veterinary education, from 2010 to ...