4 years ago
A team of Salina Tech welding students recently took first place in an annual statewide welding competition. According to the school, a team of four high school welding students from Salina Area Technical College placed first at North Central Kansas Technical College’s annual Gas Metal Arc Welding Invitational recently. The competition in Beloit attracted 132 welding students ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are using video images to try and apprehend a car thief who dumped a stolen vehicle in Manhattan. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Monday afternoon, a member of Planet Fitness on South Ohio had finished her workout and was preparing to leave when she noticed her keys were missing from her ...

4 years ago
There will be a couple of opportunities to get out of the house, have some fun, and help feed the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless, is going to be back in action, hosting a couple of more cruising events on Santa Fe. They will be a flashback to a by gone era ...

4 years ago
Two Salina men have been arrested after the search for one led to the other. Joshua Quested, 34, and Zachariah Humphreys, 35, were taken into custody on Sunday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 12:23 a.m., an officer spotted a green Ford Expedition in the 300 block of E. Mulberry that looked to have ...

4 years ago
An 83-year-old passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident on Monday morning was taken to the hospital for suspected broken ribs. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 10:50 a.m., a 2022 Ford F250 truck going north on Ninth Street struck a 2015 Honda CR-V headed west on Republic. With the force ...

4 years ago
The Salina Fire Department promoted eight members in a ceremony Tuesday morning. The ceremony, which took place in a convention room at Tony's Pizza Event Center, lasted about a half hour and honored the eight men rising up the ranks of the department. Fire Chief Tony Sneidar, City Commissioner Bill Longbine and Deputy City Manager Jacob Wood ...

4 years ago
Flags are being flown at half-staff in honor of former Kansas State University President Jon Wefald, who passed away on Saturday. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, she has directed flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the Pottawatomie and Riley counties effective immediately to sunset, April 23, 2022, to honor Dr. Jon Wefald, the former ...

4 years ago
A huge plant sale this week with help sow the seeds of recovery for dozens of homeless men in Salina. Robert Levis, Director of Operations at the Salina Rescue Mission joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with not only a preview of the sale - but a look at the steps these men are ...

4 years ago
Though it's been open for about a month, officials Tuesday morning gathered to official celebrate the opening, and early success of a restaurant at the busiest intersection in Salina. A premium ribbon cutting event was held at The Original Grande at the corner of Crawford and Ohio Streets in Salina. Salina Area Chamber of Commerce President ...

4 years ago
Programs for area youth will be available at the Kansas State University Campus in Salina this summer. According to the school, students between the third to 12thgrades will have the opportunity to experience the hands-on learning style offered at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus by registering to attend any of the firsthand interactive summer ...

4 years ago
A bipartisan bill signed into law by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Monday strengthens penalties for child abuse crimes. According to the Governor's office, the new law further defines child abuse expands allowable charges prosecutors can file for the crime. In addition, HB 2508 allows for more specific sentencing based on the severity of abuse, putting the ...