2 months ago
Get ready to celebrate the holidays with a throwback to 90’s country. The 90’s Country Jingle Bell Bash is coming to Tony’s Pizza Events Center on Saturday, December 19th, featuring Ricochet and Confederate Railroad. According to the venue, the 90’s Country Jingle Bell Bash will bring together a night of live country music and 90’s nostalgia ...

2 months ago
Police are urging all to beware of a jury duty scheme after a Salina man was scammed out of $1,000. According to the Salina Police Department, on September 11th a 40-year-old Salinan reported receiving a phone call purporting to be from the “Saline County Sheriff’s Department” spoofing the Sheriff’s Office phone number. The caller advised the ...

2 months ago
Salina Police were able to convince a man who was threatening to harm himself to drop a large knife. According to the Salina Police Department, at about 7:20 AM Tuesday officers responded to the 700 block of N. Broadway in reference to a subject in the area screaming and hitting things. Upon arriving in the area, ...

2 months ago
The Kansas Supreme Court took up the latest appeal of serial killer John Robinson Sr. a quarter century after he was sentenced to death and a decade after the state’s highest court upheld his capital murder sentence in the slaying of a woman found in a barrel on Robinson’s farm near La Cygne. Robinson, an 82-year-old ...

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First responders and emergency response agencies rallied at the Salina Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon and participated in a full-scale emergency exercise. Salina Airport Authority Executive Pieter Miller told KSAL News the event was designed to test the Airport Emergency Plan and provide participating agencies an opportunity to practice their response to a simulated emergencies. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pieter-01.mp3"][/audio]   The exercise ...

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All are invited to celebrate 250 years of America Old West style. The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair is Saturday, September 26, in and around the museum. According to the Museum, it will be a day of Old West fun. The parade rolls down Santa Fe at 10 a.m., celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Old West Style. ...

2 months ago
A man was arrested after allegedly making threats at a downtown Salina business. According to Salina Police, Monday afternoon at about 4:00 officers responded to the 100 block of N. 7th Street  in reference to a male making threats to people in the area. The male, later identified as Derrick Miles (44), followed a female into ...

2 months ago
An unattended child wandering at a truck stop prompted an arrest. According to Salina Police, on Monday at about 10:00 AM officers were contacted by employees of the Pilot Truck Stop, 1944 N. 9th,  in reference to a male child about 2-years-old in the store without supervision. A check of the area by employees could not ...

2 months ago
This Saturday's Fe for a Cure Race/Walk is pacing to be the biggest yet. Organizer Daniel Craig tells KSAL News the 2025 race was the largest ever, with 1,214 participants. As of Monday morning registrations for this year were at 1,076. Typically, about 350 new registrations are received the week of the event. The Fe for a ...

2 months ago
A single-vehicle crash involving a Greyhound bus sent a couple of passengers to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the driver of the bus fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a delineator post early Monday morning on the Kansas Turnpike  near Emporia. Two passengers were taken to hospitals to be treated for suspected ...

2 months ago
Conduct by some citizens at recent meetings could by the catalyst for possible changes to the public forum portion at Salina City Commission meetings. City commissioners Monday evening directed city staff to look at how other similar size communities handle public forums during meetings. Under Kansas open meetings laws a public forum in which citizens are ...