1 year ago
Holocaust Remembrance Week at Kansas Wesleyan University will focus on the Jewish experience in Hungary. KWU Professor of History Dr. Mike Russell joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look back at the closing days of World War II and how collaborators like the Arrow Cross Party in Hungary helped fuel the carnage. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dr-Russell-shoes-on-river.mp3"][/audio]   The ...

1 year ago
A woman who went missing from Salina back in the summer of 2023 is feared to be deceased. Back on August 24th, 2023, police began asking for the public’s help in finding 19-year-old Haley Ann Davis of Salina.  She was reported missing on August 10th of that year, after last being last seen in Salina. She ...

1 year ago
A Salina woman and child were injured when their vehicle crashed after hydroplaning on Interstate 70 east of  Abilene Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Rebecca Pierce was driving a Dodge Durango headed east on I-70. She attempted to pass a semi, then slowed down and got behind the semi. The SUV hydroplaned, ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is planning several Free Fishing and Free State Park Entrance days. According to the agency, the Free Fishing Days are June 7th and 8th. On those days, anyone can fish by legal means without a Kansas fishing license. All length and creel limits still apply. All Kansas State Parks will ...

1 year ago
A Salina man accused of a double murder will get a second opinion, and undergo a second mental health evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. Via video, 35-year-old Preston Reyna appeared in Saline County District Court Monday afternoon in front of Judge Amy Norton. Central Kansas Mental Health Center has already completed a ...

1 year ago
Salina Area Technical College is being recognized for the quality education it provides. According to the school, in the newly redesigned 2025 Carnegie Classifications Salina Tech has received two notable designations: "Professions-focused Associate Small" under the Institutional Classification and "Higher Access, Medium Earnings" in the Student Access and Earnings Classification. These classifications, developed by the Carnegie Foundation ...

1 year ago
A traffic stop leads to a police pursuit and ends with the arrest of a Salina man after a foot chase. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Malachi Lageman was taken into custody on Sunday morning after he allegedly led cops on a chase. Police say around 10:45am, a patrol officer initiated a traffic ...

1 year ago
A report of a possible gun prompted a large law enforcement presence at a Salina School Monday morning. According to the Salina Police Department,  Monday morning at 9:10 AM, Salina 9-1-1 received calls from Salina South High School staff advising a possible person with a firearm was at South High School, 730 E Magnolia. The school ...

1 year ago
Audio equipment was stolen from a delivery truck. According to Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman, an employee at L&S Scott, located at 511 North Santa Fe reported the theft of some speakers from a box truck. Police say sometime between March 25 and April 25, someone entered the truck and stole 3 American Bass amplifiers, 4 Kicker ...

1 year ago
Kansas State University's College of Education has announced a new $3,000 Pathway to Teaching Scholarship to help Kansans who want to change careers become licensed teachers and address the state's growing teacher shortage. The Pathway to Teaching Scholarship is for qualified Kansas residents admitted to the university's Master of Arts in teaching, or MAT, program, which is entirely online, nationally ranked and ...

1 year ago
A bicycle sharing program which has people pedaling in eight communities in North Central Kansas including Salina, will let their bikes be used for free beginning later this week. May is National Bike Month and KANcycle is making it easier than ever to get rolling, by offering free 60-minute bike share rides all month long.  Whether ...