3 years ago
Tony Mattivi was named the 13th director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), when the Kansas Senate confirmed his appointment Thursday. According to the KBI, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach nominated Mattivi to be KBI director on January 9, 2023, citing his decades of experience working with law enforcement to put away some of the ...

3 years ago
Salina is among 12 Kansas communities which will receive a combined total of $5 million in federal funds through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program to produce local transportation safety plans to identify and address transportation safety concerns. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, State funding provided by a new ...

3 years ago
As construction continues on the new Saline County Jail, discussions on how to use the current site, once it is vacated are expanding. Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith Hanes joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at some of the possibilities that are being discussed. The conversation stems from a recent survey taken by ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after several storefront windows were defaced. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that six businesses that line the west side of South 7th Street had damages late last month. Police say someone gouged the glass and three of the six stores in the 100 block needed the ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University’s Department of Music will present at this year’s Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) in-service workshop. According to KWU,  the event will be held in Wichita and take place from Thursday, Feb. 23, to Saturday, Feb. 25. Dr. James McAllister, department chair and director of bands, will present a clinic on the challenges facing small ...

3 years ago
Not a lot of details are available, but there was a federal law enforcement presence in Salina Wednesday morning. KSAL News received multiple tips about a large law enforcement presence in the 300 Block of South 8th Street. Salina Police told KSAL News their involvement was providing traffic control in the area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was ...

3 years ago
Multiple arrests have been made in connection with an incident in Salina last May in which three people were shot, one of them fatally. Back on May 7th officers were dispatched to the 400 block of South College Avenue to  a report of several gunshots in the area. They located multiple spent ammunition casings lying in ...

3 years ago
Authorities are investigating a damage to property case. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, sometime between Monday and Tuesday of this week, someone apparently used a pellet gun to damage a window on a building in the 600 block of W. Cloud. Police say the 4-foot by 6-foot window was pockmarked by two pellets that cracked the ...

3 years ago
A traffic stop along Interstate 70 in Dickinson County leads to a large drug bust. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, on Tuesday at approximately 10:07 AM, a deputy stopped a 2017 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup for a traffic infraction on the Interstate.  The deputy made contact with the driver, who was identified as 49-year-old Darren ...

3 years ago
A former Kansas Wesleyan University student is living her broadway dream. According to KWU, Morgan Parker ’20 has been preparing for her Broadway debut since fifth grade. On Dec. 18, she realized that dream. Parker, who grew up in the Salina area, debuted as a substitute in the percussion chair in the orchestra pit for MJ the ...

3 years ago
For just a few weeks, the Smoky Hill Museum will be showcasing its new traveling exhibit, Notorious, in the Museum’s lobby. According to the museum, this revamped exhibit is based on a 2018 exhibit of the same name. This exhibit focuses on a select bunch of colorful Kansas characters that have helped shaped the state we call home. ...