2 months ago
The final installation of the 2024 SculptureTour Salina People's Choice Award winner, "Going Home" is complete. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, "Going Home" was successfully placed within the Saline County War Memorial in Sunset Park just ahead of Veteran’s Day. Memorial Art Company took great care of the final details, craning in the sculpture, which ...

2 months ago
Employees from the hospital in Abilene are helping in a toy drive effort. According to the hospital, employees of Memorial Health System participated in another “Jeans Day” fundraiser throughout the month of October. Employees make a donation, of at least $2, and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. A total donation of $1,001 was presented ...

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Students from Salina and Culver are among the next generation of Kansas State University student leaders. Following a competitive application process, 32 first-year students have been selected as new members of Quest Freshman Honorary, a program facilitated by Blue Key Senior Honorary. Quest works to develop student leaders through mentorship, personal development and campus involvement. Upon ...

2 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is reacting to President Trump's call for states to undo SNAP payments for November. Kelly says Kansas is under no legal obligation to take back any of the SNAP money that people received last week. The governor noted that Kansas residents should use their November SNAP benefits as usual.

2 months ago
The issue of whether or not the pit bull dog ban in Salina will be rescinded will be decided in a special election. City Commissioners Monday evening unanimously decided to send the issue to a vote of the people. Back on October 27th a petition to repeal the pit bull dog ban in Salina was presented ...

2 months ago
With a risk of setting the entire project back a year, Salina City Commissioners Monday delayed making a decision on a project that could result in a roundabout as part of road improvements in South Salina. The 9th Street and Water Well Road area is experiencing significant growth, with a substantial increase in truck traffic anticipated. ...

2 months ago
Last week, Clarke Sanders got the news that he was being removed from his position as vice chair on the House Higher Education Budget Committee. The reason, he decided not to play ball with Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, who had urged him to sign on for a special session to redraw boundaries in Kansas to ...

2 months ago
A Salina woman is facing a number of charges after a domestic dispute took a violent turn. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 28-year-old Shealynn Klinkerman was taken into custody on Saturday morning after officers responded to a reported burglary in progress. Upon arrival to the 200 block of N. Phillips, officers learned that Klinkerman ...

2 months ago
A Salina property owner contacts police after he discovers a squatter on his land. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 58-year-old David Mullins was arrested for criminal trespassing and possession of methamphetamine after the property owner told authorities Mullins would not leave the property located near the intersection of Chicago and Elm Street. The man ...

2 months ago
Salina Police are searching for video of a suspect after someone broke into the Bishop Street Tavern over the weekend. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, sometime between midnight on Friday and Saturday afternoon around 2:30pm someone damaged the front door and left the bar with a bottle of Crown Royal Apple and a bottle of ...

2 months ago
An ongoing rape investigation leads to the arrest of a Salina man. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 31-year-old Wade M. Hardesty was taken into custody on Sunday after allegations were made in a central Salina home. Police say three girls who are under the age of 14 told officers that Hardesty has been molesting ...