3 years ago
Photographer Danton McDiffett is currently displaying his exhibit “Memories on Metal” in Salina Public Library’s Gallery 708 now through Oct. 17. According to the library, “Memories on Metal” depicts visually stunning imagery from nature, local Salina scenery and more. The photos are printed on metal which gives the pieces a striking appearance. McDiffett, an employee of ...

3 years ago
Two Salina organizations have been awarded $108,000 in grants to provide services for victims of crime. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, the grants were awarded to support the following programs: Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, Inc., $32,500 to increase support of child abuse victims through increased advocacy. Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, Inc., $9,000, ...

3 years ago
Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying vandals who went on a spree, destroying multiple mailboxes and signs along West State Street Tuesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that at least 8 mailboxes and numerous highway signs were smashed by someone with a blunt object, perhaps a baseball bat from ...

3 years ago
The Salina Symphony will embark on a season of “New Beginnings” this Sunday. The symphony begins the new season under the baton of newly appointed Music Director Yaniv Segal Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. The opening concert, entitled “Rise Up,” is a mixture of classic and contemporary music. It will open with Patrick ...

3 years ago
Recent drought conditions are prompting a fish salvage at a Kansas lake. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, recent drought conditions resulting in minimal inflow at Ellis City Fishing Lake are having detrimental effects on local fish populations. And, continued dry weather may lead to significant fish losses in the near future. That’s ...

3 years ago
One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Northeast Kansas near Wamego Tuesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 42-year-old Stefanie Turner  of Wamego was driving a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder heading west on Elm Slough Road.  She lost consciousness and went off the road to the left. Turner suffered a fatal injury in the crash. ...

3 years ago
Following an aggravated burglary in southeast Salina early Monday evening a 30-year-old Salina man was arrested. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at around 6:30 p.m. a 62-year-old Red Fox Lane, Salina resident returned home. Upon entering the house she heard a back door slam shut and discovered her belongings had been scattered ...

3 years ago
A 14-year-old female student has been arrested for allegedly leaving a threat in a bathroom at a Salina high school which prompted increased security on Tuesday. According to Salina Police, on Monday a School Resource Officer was made aware of a threatening statement written on one of the women’s bathroom walls at Salina South High School.   The ...

3 years ago
A north Salina business is missing a flatbed pickup after an individual removed it from the N. Ninth street property on Saturday morning. The 1995 Dodge Ram 3500, a red and white flatbed pickup was stolen from Gleason and Sons located at 2440 N. Ninth street on Saturday morning around 7 a.m. The truck had been ...

3 years ago
The “clip clop” of hooves will be in the air in Downtown Salina Wednesday evening as a special team will be making special deliveries.  The world famous Budweiser hitch, a team of eight Clydesdale horses pulling a turn of the century beer wagon, will take a trip down Santa Fe, making multiple stops at bars ...

3 years ago
A single-vehicle crash near Russell sent a truck driver from La Crosse to the hospital in Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  49-year-old Shiloh Tomlinson from La Crosse was drivcing a Mack truck on U.S. 281 Highway when the tires of the vehicle dropped off the road into the east ditch. Tomlinson over corrected and ...