3 years ago
Grammy Award-winning trio Nickel Creek is coming to the Stiefel Theatre in Salina. According to the venue  mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins revolutionized bluegrass and folk in the early 2000s and ushered in a new era of what we now recognize as Americana music. After meeting as young children and subsequently earning ...

3 years ago
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service have been on a kind of barnstorming tour to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts for the upcoming severe weather season, and they will be in Salina tonite. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, they will again this year present “Storm Fury on the Plains.” Meteorologists will be ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are reviewing surveillance footage from a hotel lobby after an early morning burglary. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, a female night clerk at the Comfort Inn, 1949 N. 9th confronted a burglar who jumped over the front desk and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police say the clerk had noticed a ...

3 years ago
Ground is broken on a new state lab. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly was on hand as a groundbreaking ceremony took place yesterday for the new State of Kansas Health and Environment Laboratory in Topeka. The complex, which will be built on the Capitol Complex between Topeka Boulevard and Harrison Street, is scheduled to open in 2025.

3 years ago
Human remains are found in Allen County. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says that a man searching for antler sheds discovered what he believed to be human remains on Saturday evening near Humboldt. Officials say that identification of the skeletal remains may take longer than usual due to their condition.

3 years ago
A thief may have been spooked by a patrol car, and left behind a number of tools he planned to take from a Salina construction business. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 1am Monday morning an officer on patrol observed an older style, red van driving in the area of Steahlin Ave. and ...

3 years ago
Applications are open for OCCK’s “More Than You Think Scholarship”. According to the organization, the scholarship was established in 2021 as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of OCCK, as a long term reminder of the good work that past generations have done, and that future generations will do, in working with people with disabilities in north ...

3 years ago
Strong wind is to blame for causing a couple of large grass fires, in Kingman County and in Riley County. The Kingman County fire started near Highway 54 and 110th Road and spread north. Thee fire was three miles long and three miles wide and burned about 1,500 acres. The Riley County fire threatened more than a ...

3 years ago
A stolen truck was recovered after someone damaged the steering column and abandoned it with the hood up. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a citizen contacted Calvin's Customs and Hotrods, 325 N. Santa Fe after he saw the orange, 1977 Chevy Silverado parked in the 600 block of N. 7th. The caller asked the ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are reviewing surveillance footage from Rod's #6 Convenience Store located at 220 W. Magnolia after a couple of suspects hit a glass door with rocks. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around midnight on Saturday, the two hit the door with some large rocks and then ran. They returned to try again ...

3 years ago
Two people accused of a weekend double murder in Junction City have been arrested in Michigan. Police say 75-year-old Valerie Krissman and 80-year-old Roland Krissman were found dead Saturday night inside their home in the 700-block of West First Street. At approximately 8:20 officers responded to the home in reference to a check welfare. Upon arrival ...