2 months ago
A new tool implemented as part of a Kansas Highway Patrol pilot program to end high-speed pursuits more safely and effectively is being expanded. According to the agency, they will be adding four additional Grappler Police Bumpers to their enforcement lineup. The agency first began using the Grappler in the Wichita and Kansas City areas last summer. The ...

2 months ago
It's an 1,100-mile road trip to catch Salvy and the 'Boys of Summer' at Spring Training for a bus load of Royals' baseball fans from Salina. Wheels will be rolling westward this weekend as Meridian Media's Promotions Director/co-host of the Y-Wake Up Show, Hannah Holt heads to Surprise, Arizona to get a close-up view of the ...

2 months ago
President Trump has nominated three Kansans for federal judge postilions in the U.S District Court for the District of Kansas. The nominees include Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Tony Mattivi, former judge with the Kansas Court of Appeals Anthony Powell, and Jefferey Kuhlman a civil litigation specialist. President Trump announced the nominations on Truth Social to fill ...

2 months ago
A man was arrested Wednesday night after fighting with law enforcement, and threatening to kill law enforcment and staff at Salina Regional Health Center. Salina Police say at 7:45 PM, officers responded to the 600 block of N 10th in reference to a person refusing to leave property in the area. Officers located 38-year-old, Raymond Lawrence ...

2 months ago
The Salina USD 305 School District is promoting a couple of employees, including a principal to district office position and an assistant principal to a principal position. According to the District, Lakewood Middle School Principal Scott Chrisman is being promoted to Executive Director of Human Resources, and assistant principal Tiffany Lowe to Central High School Principal. Chrisman ...

2 months ago
The premiere Led Zeppelin tribute act is coming back to Salina. Get The Led Out is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this spring. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out  has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. They ...

2 months ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor has been honored with an award. The organization has received  a 2026 Customer Experience Award from Activated Insights, the leading provider of training, recruitment, retention, experience management and recognition tools to improve and grow long-term and post-acute care organizations. According to the Manor, the award recognizes outstanding performance in categories ranging from personal ...

2 months ago
Coming up next month, it will be a day to learn about local charities and a day to help them grow. Jessica Martin President and Executive Director at the Greater Salina Community Foundation tells KSAL News that Match Madness is a one day event with a long lasting impact. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jess-martin-short-long-support.mp3"][/audio]   Match Madness will be held Thursday, March ...

2 months ago
Police are looking for a gun in connection to threats made by a Salina man over the telephone. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, 33-year-old Dakkota Deister was arrested on Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened an 80-year-old woman and two men in their 50's over the phone. Police say Deister became upset when he realized someone ...

2 months ago
A Salina man who broke a protection order 96 times was taken to the Saline County Jail. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 40-year-old Juan Renteria Cortez was found hiding in a house in the 1100 block of N. 11th Street on Tuesday. Police say a 41-year-old woman contacted authorities after Cortez allegedly broke a ...

2 months ago
A Salina student is among  31 student leaders in Kansas State University's Carl R. Ice College of Engineering who have been selected to represent the college through the Engineering Ambassadors organization. According to KSU, Brock Dolton is among the ambassadors. Engineering Ambassadors are current engineering students who are chosen to promote the engineering profession and act as ...