3 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is planning a Condensed Academy Class at its Salina training center. According to the Patrol, Class #67 is open for applications from full-time certified Kansas law enforcement officers interested in becoming Kansas Highway Patrol State Troopers. Held at the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina, Class #67 will begin on September ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman was taken into custody after she allegedly damaged a beer cooler at a liquor store. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 34-year-old Michelle Mitchell was arrested on Monday evening after damaging the glass door on a cooler. Police say officers were sent to Hillside Liquor located at 1200 E. Crawford around 7pm ...

3 years ago
On Sunday Kansas celebrated its 162nd birthday. To commemorate Kansas Day, Kansas Tourism released a video that pays tribute to the poem turned song, Home on the Range, originally penned 150 years ago near Athol. The lyrics of the world-renowned melody echo the aspirations, values and essence of Kansans past and present. The Kansas Day video, set ...

3 years ago
A body found in Salina has been identified as a man formerly from Hays. According to Salina Police, on Saturday at 1:05 AM, dispatch received a call from a citizen, who reported a body in the 1900 block of N. 5th Street. Officers responded and found a deceased male on the side of the road. The deceased ...

3 years ago
The Post Rock Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Salina Community Foundation, could earn additional dollars for charitable grants in the community through a county-wide Match Month gift matching campaign. According to the Foundation, over the past five years, they have hosted a Match Month, taking advantage of a matching grant initiative from the Dane G. ...

3 years ago
A vocal workshop at Bethany College attracted over 400 area high school students. According to Bethany, on Thursday of last week the "Real Men Sing" vocal workshop brought over 400 young men, grades 5-12, from 34 schools across Kansas. Those participating spent the day working with music professionals in one of three groups. The High School Choir, ...

3 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges of domestic battery and kidnapping after allegedly punching his girlfriend. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 38-year-old Jason Lytle was arrested following a chase on Friday. Police say the charges link back to abusive behavior on three occasions in mid and late December. Lytle reportedly punched the 23-year-old female ...

3 years ago
A hit and run driver is facing numerous charges including DUI after he allegedly hit a parked vehicle and a couple of mailboxes. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 44-year-old Kevin Redetzke of Salina was taken into custody in the 1300 block of Magnolia around 10pm after his truck was disabled after both driver ...

3 years ago
A fire destroys a camper in New Cambria and kills three dogs that were inside. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the 34-foot camper was parked on a property in the 200 block of E. 2nd Street in New Cambria when a fire destroyed the fifth wheel camper Sunday morning around 7am. Deputies say ...

3 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has announced its honor roll for the fall semester of 2022. According to the school, the honor roll includes two levels. The President’s Honor Roll is for students who were enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of classes, and had a GPA of 4.0. The Dean’s Honor Roll is for students ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s Pioneer Hall was named to the National Register of Historic Places earlier this month. According to KWU, Pioneer Hall becomes the 19th location in Saline County to earn the recognition, joining such places as the former post office building (now the Smoky Hill Museum), the Fox-Watson Theatre (now the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts) ...