4 months ago
Coming up next month, it will be a day to learn about local charities and a day to help them grow. Jessica Martin President and Executive Director at the Greater Salina Community Foundation tells KSAL News that Match Madness is a one day event with a long lasting impact. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jess-martin-short-long-support.mp3"][/audio]   Match Madness will be held Thursday, March ...

4 months ago
Police are looking for a gun in connection to threats made by a Salina man over the telephone. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, 33-year-old Dakkota Deister was arrested on Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened an 80-year-old woman and two men in their 50's over the phone. Police say Deister became upset when he realized someone ...

4 months ago
A Salina man who broke a protection order 96 times was taken to the Saline County Jail. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 40-year-old Juan Renteria Cortez was found hiding in a house in the 1100 block of N. 11th Street on Tuesday. Police say a 41-year-old woman contacted authorities after Cortez allegedly broke a ...

4 months ago
A Salina student is among  31 student leaders in Kansas State University's Carl R. Ice College of Engineering who have been selected to represent the college through the Engineering Ambassadors organization. According to KSU, Brock Dolton is among the ambassadors. Engineering Ambassadors are current engineering students who are chosen to promote the engineering profession and act as ...

4 months ago
A multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 in a dust storm Tuesday afternoon killed one person, injured four others, and prompted the road to be closed for several hours. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Volvo semi was headed east in the right lane when the driver entered a blowing dust storm. This storm caused little ...

4 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of the so-called Bathroom Bill is overridden. The Kansas Senate announced yesterday that lawmakers have overridden the veto of Senate Bill 244. The measure requires people to use the restrooms in government buildings that correspond to their assigned gender at birth.

4 months ago
Rolling Hills Zoo has a new member of its animal family with the birth of a male southern white rhinoceros calf. According to the zoo, the calf born on February 8th and his mother Evey, are doing well and bonding as animal care staff continue to monitor the pair from a respectful distance. Evey, 19, and the ...

4 months ago
A legendary singer / songwriter is coming to Salina. Steve Earle is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this summer. According to the venue, Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. In 1986 Earle released  his ...

4 months ago
The City of Salina is promising to make changes to practices and methods at the Salina Animal Shelter after failing a recent Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) inspection. City Manager Jacob Wood joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at a range of issues that included a deep dive on how the ...

4 months ago
No one was injured after a fire burned a field west of Salina. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, volunteer firefighters from Rural Fire District #3 were sent to fight a grass fire on Sunday afternoon around 4:50pm. Deputies say a witness called in the report on I-70 near milepost #237. Investigators believe a tire blew out ...

4 months ago
An 18-year-old driver from Salina was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash near Kipp Road and Cloud on Sunday night around 8:40pm. Undersheriff Brent Melander with the Saline Couty Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that the 2007 Scion tC was destroyed after rolling 12 times before coming to rest on its passenger side. The driver ...