1 month ago
Dignitaries gathered Friday afternoon in Salina, some from as far away as Japan, to celebrate a $30 million project at Great Plains Manufacturing's CE Facility, which will culminate with a 57,000 square-foot Kubota construction equipment test center. The investment reinforces Kubota's long-term commitment to designing, engineering, and validating compact construction equipment in North America for customers ...

1 month ago
A former Riley County Jail corrections officer has been arrested. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, agents arrested 24-year-old Ashley Britt of Manhattan on Friday. She was arrested on a warrant for eight counts of trafficking contraband in a correctional institution. In October of 2025, the Riley County Police Department  requested the KBI investigate after Britt ...

1 month ago
Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes will step away from his duties today after six years on the job. Smith-Hanes joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to reflect on his time in Salina and take a look at what lies ahead for Saline County. One of the newest bright spots he pointed to was the agreement ...

1 month ago
Two of the leaders of the Salina Animal Shelter did not make their first appearance in Saline County District court Friday morning as scheduled. Judge Jacob Peterson indicated that he had not received paperwork from the Saline County Attorney's Office, so he postponed a first appearance for Animal Services Manager Monique Hawley and Operations Superintendent Andrea ...

1 month ago
A Salina man was arrested after he crashed his moped during a police pursuit. According to Salina Police, at about 7:45 Thursday night an officer observed a subject on a moped in the area of 8th and Mulberry commit a traffic infraction. When the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the vehicle fled. When the rider ...

1 month ago
Police are trying to identify a man who allegedly assaulted a woman at the Salina Walmart.  The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. According to Police the incident happened on Monday of this week at about 5:30 PM inside Walmart at 2900 S. 9 th,  An unknown male approached her, “flipped” ...

1 month ago
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl in Great Bend. According to the Great Bend Police Department, Wednesday night at approximately 8:36 officers responded to a call of a missing 14-year-old juvenile female. The juvenile female was last reported to have been attending a class at Holy Family ...

1 month ago
Two of the leaders of the Salina Animal Shelter are facing criminal charges. Animal Services Manager Monique Hawley and Operations Superintendent Andrea Murphy are both scheduled to appear in Saline County District Court Friday morning to face charges. Both have been under scrutiny regarding shelter management and euthanasia practices, and could face animal cruelty charges. A failed inspection ...

1 month ago
A California based company which made the largest corporate gift ever to Kansas State University, celebrated the opening of an office in Downtown Salina Thursday afternoon. Back in 2022 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems gifted K-State Salina $10 million to begin creation of the General Atomics Aerospace Innovation Ramp. The company has been a trusted partner of ...

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A large crowd, including the entire staff of Salina Family Healthcare Center, gathered Thursday to officially break ground on a new facility for the organization. The $55 million project will double the space the organization has at its current location, and allow for expansion and consolidation of the  medical, dental, behavioral health, vision, pharmacy, and residency ...

2 months ago
It was all hands on deck at Salina's airport Hangar 600 for the SkyWest Airlines Overnight Maintenance Base ribbon cutting on Thursday. Local leaders and Kansas Senator Jerry Moran joined executives from SkyWest to celebrate a collaboration that brings a robust aircraft maintenance facility to Salina. Chip Childs, CEO and President of SkyWest Airlines spoke to the ...