4 months ago
For over two years now - mental health professionals have joined police officers, deputies and first responders around Salina to help de-escalate crisis situations. Esther Kency, Crisis Services Director at Central Kansas Mental Health Center tells KSAL News that bringing calm to the situation is just the beginning of the co-responder's mission. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kency-1.mp3"][/audio]   Kency added the team ...

4 months ago
A premiere fund raising event is planned for Saturday to benefit an organization which helps those dealing with childhood cancer. According to the Love, Chloe Foundation, the Gold Ribbon Golf & Gala in its 8th year continues to grow and attract participants eager to support childhood cancer families. Guests are ready to saddle up for the ...

4 months ago
A single-vehicle crash on a wet road in rural Saline County sent a teenage driver to the hospital early Tuesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Emma Breen was driving  a Nissan Murano headed east on Farrelly Road. She lost control, slid, and hit a tree. The driver and a passenger, 12-year-old Liam Breen, suffered suspected ...

4 months ago
A 20-year-old Salina man has pleaded guilty to raping a woman at a Bethel College dorm nearly two years ago. KAKE reports Trevon Cole entered the plea in Harvey County District Court on Friday. The Harvey County Attorney’s Office said Cole was a student at Bethel College in Newton at the time of the incident, which ...

4 months ago
A Salina manufacturer has made a generous donation to a Salina school's truck driving program. According to Salina Area Technical College, Great Plains Manufacturing has gifted a semi-truck to the school's Commercial Truck Driving Program. Salina Tech's Commercial Truck Driving program uses a broad curriculum that blends online instruction with over the road driving education. The CDL ...

4 months ago
The Salina Area United Way will kick-off its new campaign this week, and is striving to expand its reach and impact across North Central Kansas. According to the United Way, as part of its refreshed mission and vision, the agency will be focusing on building new resources and programs to strengthen all ten counties it serves: ...

4 months ago
An event is planned to explain a program which provides funding for refurbishment of private homes in North Salina. According to the City of Salina, the Community Relations Division and the North Salina Community Development will be co-sponsoring an informational meeting concerning the City of Salina’s Neighborhood Repair and Rehabilitation Program. This informal event will take place ...

4 months ago
Out of an abundance of caution, the Cat Rooms at the Salina Animal Shelter were closed on Monday. According to the organization, the Cat Rooms were temporarily closed due to several cats showing symptoms of an Upper Respiratory Infection (URI), including sneezing and nasal discharge. The animal shelter team, with veterinarian direction, is actively treating all affected ...

4 months ago
Investigators are working with a Salina bank after a hard drive was stolen from their ATM on Monday. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the stolen digital drive from Solomon State Bank on E. Magnolia is encrypted - but may be part of a bigger scheme used by thieves to grab cash from bank ...

4 months ago
No damage is reported following seismic activity in Central Kansas. According to the U.S Geological Survey, a 2.9 magnitude earthquake, at a depth of 6.8 miles, was reported 3.7 miles WSW of Gypsum at 9:23 Monday night. Residents reported tremors being felt in Gypsum, Assaria, Salina and Lindsborg. Earthquakes of this magnitude, ranging between 2.5 and 5.4, are ...

4 months ago
Comanche County law enforcement officials Monday asked for the public’s help investigating an incident in which 10 bullets were fired into the unoccupied, parked vehicle of the local school board president. President Kelly Herd, and other members of the school board in southwest Kansas, have been embroiled in controversy that led to the suspension of superintendent ...