4 years ago
Kirsten Zoller has been promoted to executive director of strategic initiatives at K-State Salina, and will help guide the campus's future direction. According to the school, Zoller's role will focus on four main areas: overseeing the campus's strategy development and deployment; special project management; external relations; and portfolio expansion and management for professional development programs. "Ensuring external ...

4 years ago
A body found in rural Ellsworth County has been identified as a missing Salina man. According to Salina Police, on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022, the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a rural area in Ellsworth County for a report of a body being found in a field. Deputies responded and located human remains in ...

4 years ago
With COVID cases beginning to spike again local health officials are recommending that masks be worn indoors in public and on public transportation. The guidance from the Saline County Health Department falls in line with CDC guidance per the county’s community level. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment moved Saline County’s COVID-19 community transmission rate ...

4 years ago
After 18 holes at Salina Country Club, Lisa DePaulo walked away with the lead. The Texan has played in a Senior LPGA Championship before, and played well, finishing T3 in 2021. She’s put in work for the past year, which was evident in today’s 7-under 65 performance. “I have been working hard for 12 months,” said ...

4 years ago
Over $10,000 in items were stolen from a residence construction area earlier this week. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that the residence, located in the 4900 block of S. Old Highway 81, had the items stolen sometime between Tuesday and Thursday. The victim, a 42-year-old Salina man, told deputies that a 2007 Yamaha Raptor ...

4 years ago
No snow cones (or people) were harmed in an accident at a Salina business Thursday afternoon. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 2 p.m., a 70-year-old man driving a 2020 Mercedes Benz van was attempting to get gas in the 2200 block of S. Ninth Street. The man took a wrong turn, though, ...

4 years ago
The Salina Police Department is warning the public of a new type of scam that has popped up. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 26-year-old Salina woman recently reported the scam. She said she was contacted by text message saying her Amazon account had been hacked. The victim then reached out to the phone number ...

4 years ago
Barb Hilt finally got a chance to enjoy the show she's been working on all summer. The director of Shrek The Musical watched dress rehearsal Thursday night from the bleachers in Swensson Park in Lindsborg. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shrek-7-22.mp3"][/audio]   The play follows the adventures of an ogre named Shrek who is pressed into action after a host of fairy ...

4 years ago
Police are seeking tips in a case involving a liquor store robbery. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Salina Police say on Saturday, July 16th, at 10:06 PM officers were sent to Brook’s Liquor at 1845 S. 9th regarding a robbery. An employee told officers they were closing the business and ...

4 years ago
Following a Pro Am event on Thursday, the Legends of the LPGA Tour's 2022 Senior LPGA Championship tournament gets underway Friday at the Salina Country Club. Thursday featured a Pro-Am round, where teams who have registered played a round of golf with an LPGA Legend. Beginning Friday some of the best women golfers in the world will ...

4 years ago
The price at the pump was under $4.00 a gallon to begin the day Friday at some locations in Salina. After climbing to a record high last month, the price of gasoline has steadily been coming back down.  According to AAA Kansas, The national average Friday morning was $4.41 for a gallon of regular unleaded.   The ...