1 month ago
The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum has been issued a match challenge through the month of March. According to the organization, an anonymous donor is putting $20,000 on the table in March to encourage sponsorships of one of the most unique events at the Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum, and the ...

1 month ago
A late Saturday evening call about a vehicle on fire in Ellsworth County ended with an arrest. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, the driver of an SUV crashed into  a concrete guardrail on a county bridge in the 2500 Block of Avenue T. The vehicle became airborne, and landed upright about 200 feet west ...

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A New Cambria woman was hurt in a single-vehicle crash in rural Saline County Saturday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Richelle Howard was driving a Ford Explorer SUV on Niles Road. For unknown reason she veered to the left side of the road. She over corrected, crossed back across the road, and rolled ...

1 month ago
 Fueled by the success of the recent "Night with the Yotes" event and numerous other recent gifts, the most aggressive fundraising effort in the history of Kansas Wesleyan University has hit another milestone.  According to the school, Kansas Wesleyan’s Power of AND capital campaign has exceeded $50 million raised. “Surpassing the $50 million milestone isn’t just a testament ...

1 month ago
Fort Hays State University Online invites prospective students to explore their future during the annual Online Open House. According to the school, this year's Online Open House will be on  Tuesday, March 10, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. CDT. The virtual, drop-in event is designed for prospective undergraduate and graduate students interested in either on-campus or ...

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Kansas food program data shared with the federal government won’t be given to foreign governments in an agreement reached this week by Gov. Laura Kelly. In 2025, Kelly’s administration refused to turn over personal data gathered through applications to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because the request violated state rules about how the data would be ...

1 month ago
Ham radio operators in Salina will be busy when NASA launches astronauts for a trip around the moon. Brian Krenzin, President of the Central Kansas Amateur Radio Club (CKARC) joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to explain some of the science and the fun associated with amateur radio. According to Krenzin only 34 organizations worldwide ...

1 month ago
Saline County Sheriff's Office is reporting two grass fires that were sparked on Thursday. Authorities say around 2:15pm a bearing on a mower deck failed, causing a spark and a fire in the 3400 block of S. Burma Road. The Land Pride mower is listed at $3,000. Rural Fire Districts #2, 3 and 6 all responded. Thursday evening ...

1 month ago
Body cam footage kept on file at the Salina Police Department helps solve a crime. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, a 60-year-old Salina man contacted authorities after he noticed someone had purchased a watch and a rifle scope using his credit card without permission. Police followed up on the case by visiting a home in the ...

1 month ago
A new law is now in effect in Kansas that invalidates transgender residents' driver's licenses. Senate Bill 244 also requires transgender people to use restrooms in government buildings that align with their assigned gender at birth. Under the new law, transgender residents will get a letter from the Kansas Department of Revenue requesting the surrender of documents ...

1 month ago
A suspicious vehicle fire leads to a second fire that destroyed a pickup truck. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Thursday morning around 9:45am, a patrol officer noticed a small fire burning under a truck in the 700 block of N. 9th Street. A man who was standing in the driveway quickly ran ...