3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a license plate off a van - then returned to swap it with another stolen plate. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities have reviewed video surveillance of a Hispanic male who parked his Dodge Caravan next to another Dodge Caravan in the lot ...

3 years ago
A bicyclist suffered minor injuries after she was hit by a car Tuesday. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 30-year-old Salina woman was riding south on Ohio and was hit by a car driven by a 20-year-old Salina man. Police say the driver was pulling out of a parking lot in the ...

3 years ago
A Smoky Valley High School student was arrested after allegedly making a school threat. Officials say Smoky Valley school officials were made aware Tuesday of information about a potential threat made through social media towards Smoky Valley High School. Police were notified of the potential threat and immediately started an investigation into this incident. Through a collaborative ...

3 years ago
Salina USD 305 public schools have earned  accreditation with the Kansas Education Systems Model. According to USD 305, at Tuesday’s school board meeting, board members heard that their district earned accreditation with the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation model through 2027. To achieve accreditation, the district provided evidence of student performance growth, an intentional, quality growth process ...

3 years ago
A McPherson man was killed in a single vehicle crash on a Reno County highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 46-year-old Michael Godwin of McPherson was driving a GMC van headed north on K-61 Highway.   For an unknown reason, the van veered through the median, across the south-bound lanes of K-61, and came to rest ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan announced three alumni award winners who will be honored during the school's Homecoming and Family Weekend. According to KWU, this year’s recipients are: Dr. Patricia Michaelis ’71 (Alumni Achievement Award) John Betterson ’69 (Alumni Service Award) Meagan Contreras ’18, G ’20 (Young Alumna Award) Michaelis retired in 2015 from her position as state archivist with ...

3 years ago
Four Kansas State University architectural engineering students, including one from Salina, have been named recipients of 2022-2023 Besal Fund scholarships, garnering a total of $23,500 from the Besal Lighting Education Fund. According to K-State, awardees include: Laken Snowdy, senior in architectural engineering, Overland Park Hannah Post, senior in mechanical engineering, Ozawkie Levi Johnson, senior in architectural ...

3 years ago
At approximately 2:30am on September 13th officers were called to a possible battery situation in the 1400 block of Derby. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL news that a group of individuals who work together went out to a local bar for drinks. After some time they went to Dante Peet’s home for an after ...

3 years ago
Graffiti causes $1,250 in damages to five Salina locations. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 3:30am on the 13th of September an officer was called to the Budget King Motel in the 800 block of N. Broadway after “TVL” in red paint was found on the side of the building. “TVL” is known gang ...

3 years ago
A pay increase has been injected into city employees checks in September as a newly approved pay plan takes affect. City Manager Mike Schrage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to explain the details. According to Schrage the pay plan had not been examined or upgraded since 2007. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/city-1-.mp3"][/audio]   Over the past 15-years the city ...

3 years ago
The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum is asking the community for ideas for how to honor a more than 100-year-old elm tree on museum grounds that has to be removed, as well as putting out a special call for assistance in covering the unexpected expense. Lenora Lynam, Executive Director of the museum, said that ...