4 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a man who allegedly left the scene of a two-vehicle accident after surveying the damage. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that yesterday afternoon around 2, two vehicles were going west on Schilling Road near Walmart. A two-door gray Mazda Coupe struck a 2020 Ford Explorer, causing scratches on the driver's ...

4 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center and the Saline County Sheriff’s Department will be collecting expired, unwanted or unused drugs during the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) National Drug Take Back Day later this month. The National Drug Take-Back Day is coordinated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, which collects and safely destroys the medications. Medicines that languish in home ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is dealing with significant injuries after he and his motorcycle collided with a deer Monday night. Lt. Mike Ascher of the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 53-year-old Michiel Unrein was riding his brand-new 2021 Kawasaki Vulcan west on E. Country Club Road when a deer entered the roadway. Unrein's motorcycle ...

4 years ago
More parents around the nation are showing up at school board meetings to discuss and sometimes dispute educational programs and health protocols. Kris Kobach joined the KSAL Morning News Extra and says U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice is weaponizing the FBI against moms and dads. Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach ...

4 years ago
Twelve Kansas State University students, including one from Salina, have been selected to join the K-State Libraries Student Ambassadors. The ambassadors help promote and advocate for all libraries, including Hale Library. The new ambassadors will serve two-year terms as representatives for K-State Libraries at social, cultural and recruitment activities. They join 21 students currently serving as ...

4 years ago
Forecasters are cautioning of a severe weather threat for Central Kansas for late Tuesday into early Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, there is an enhanced risk of severe weather across the area. Severe thunderstorms are anticipated to develop Tuesday evening . Storms are expected to develop over Western Kansas and Western Oklahoma generally after ...

4 years ago
Fort Hays State University President Dr. Tisa Mason was up bright and early Monday to head out on a barn-storming type tour of the state, making multiple stops. Her 2021 media tour is underway. Over the next five days Mason will make 20 stops, in 14 cities, and for the first time the tour will cross ...

4 years ago
Christopher Smith has been promoted to the executive director of enrollment management and new student engagement at Kansas State University Salina. This new position will focus on the engagement of news students through the entire recruitment process and has oversight responsibilities for campus dining and bookstore auxiliary services. Smith will work closely with these service units ...

4 years ago
Nine people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The October list went online back on October 2nd. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, since then nine of them have been caught. The latest arrests include : ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Health Department is planning a flu shot clinic this week. A drive thru flu shot clinic will be held on Wednesday from 11AM till 6 PM at the 4 H Building in Kenwood Park. Vehicle entry from the south near the waterpark entrance. The clinic is for adults 19 and older. Please wear short ...

4 years ago
Update: Capt. Forrester tells KSAL News that the RV was recovered in McPherson County yesterday afternoon around 1:50. Police are still investigating possible suspects, and no charges have been filed yet. Original story from Oct. 11: An RV was in the shop one day, and then it was missing the next morning. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News ...