2 months ago
Fifty races across America has one man checking off his 46th of 50 stars when he runs in the Salina Crossroads Marathon on Saturday. Race organizer Chris Lehecka joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at the growing popularity of the four-year-old race that continues to attract athletes from all over globe. Lehecka ...

2 months ago
A man from Ogallah, Kansas was transported to the hospital after a medical emergency led to a single vehicle crash in Saline County. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 69-year-old Darryl Steckline was driving a 2023 Ford F150 southbound on Niles Road Monday when he suffered a medical emergency ...

2 months ago
The 2025 Flint Hills Military History Symposium offers students, faculty and military scholars an opportunity to explore leadership in warfare through historical and contemporary perspectives. Presented by the Kansas State University Department of History in partnership with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, the symposium's theme is "Leadership and War — The Art and Science of ...

2 months ago
Salina Dental Arts will host their 16th Annual Candy Buy Back this week on Wednesday. Kids 14 and under can come turn their Halloween candy into cash and enjoy fun games and prizes at this fun family event. Kids will receive a payout for their candy, $2 per pound, plus $1 per pound to the school of ...

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It’s Election Day Tuesday. Kansans are heading to the polls to vote in local municipal elections. Candidates on the ballot in Salina include: Salina City Commission Keith Cooper Trent W Davis Randall R Hardy Johnnie A (JAK) Keller Dean Klenda Greg Lenkiewicz Bill Longbine John C Price Doug Rempp Salina USD 305 Amy Freelove Gabe Grant Dana Johnson ...

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It’s unclear how a federal judge’s order forcing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release food program funds by Wednesday will affect Kansas recipients, state leaders said. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. told the USDA and Secretary Brooke Rollins, both named in the lawsuit filed by the Rhode Island Council of Churches and other ...

2 months ago
An Ellsworth man accused of obstructing the apprehension of his granddaughter following a fatal crash in rural Saline County this past summer appeared in Saline County District Court Monday afternoon. Back on Saturday, August 16th, 78-year-old Dennis Katzenmeier was arrested. He is a co-defendant in the case which involves the fatal crash on August 8th. Katzenmeier is ...

2 months ago
A Salina shop owner scares a would-be burglar out of his business. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Saturday night around 7:45pm, the owner of The Third Fairy, 153 North Broadway got notified that his store camera went offline. He rushed to the store and saw a bike and backpack outside, then noticed ...

2 months ago
Free rides to polling places in Salina and around the area will be available on Tuesday. OCCK Transportation is providing free rides to the general public on CityGo, regional paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, 81 Connection and KanConnect, on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th during the 5th Annual Kansas Mobility Week happening November 2 – 8, 2025. From November 2 ...

2 months ago
Damage to Kenwood hall has prompted a voting location change for Tuesday's general election. According to the Salina County Clerk's Office, voters assigned to Kenwood Hall in precincts 7 and 8 will now vote at the nearby 4-H Building. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. Tuesday on Tuesday. Kenwood Hall sustained significant damage ...

2 months ago
A Salina man returns to his home following a fire to discover two of his guitars were stolen. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, the 66-year-old owner of the property in the 700 block of North 3rd returned to his home after a small fire damaged the house the day before. The victim told officers someone entered ...