5 months ago
It was a meet and greet of sorts on the radio Monday as USD 305 Superintendent Heath Hogan joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at his new job. Hogan has been settling into his new position as the school year gets underway in Salina. Hogan has dedicated 28 years to education ...

5 months ago
Police were called to a home in southwest Salina after a domestic disturbance took a violent turn on Sunday afternoon. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, a 30-year-old woman was suffering a mental health crisis and allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife and threatened a teenage girl. Police took 30-year-old Maria Perez-Aguilar to Salina Regional Health Center for ...

5 months ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after alleged lewd acts in central Salina. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 61-year-old Gerald Shaw was arrested on Friday after a 36-year-old woman contacted authorities regarding a man who was exposing himself to her and her teenage daughter. Police found Shaw a short time later and arrested ...

5 months ago
Salina Police take a man into custody for throwing rocks at cars. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, several motorists reported a man was hitting cars with rocks as they drove by in the 300 and 400 blocks South Ohio just after midnight on Monday. Officers arrived on scene and were met with rocks flying toward a ...

5 months ago
Two men were arrested after allegedly pistol whipping and robbing a Salina man. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that officers were sent to a home in the 400 block of S. Ohio on Friday evening after a man was robbed at gunpoint. The victim told investigators the two burst in, hit him in the mouth ...

5 months ago
Rolling Hills Zoo has been honored for a quarter century of excellence. According to the Zoo, it has been awarded the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Accreditation Quarter Century Award in recognition of its 25 years of continuous accreditation. This milestone celebrates the Zoo’s long-standing commitment to excellence in animal care, conservation, education, and visitor experience. “Receiving ...

5 months ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University campus is busy again as all students are back on campus. Some students, including athletes, moved back to campus last week on Friday. The rest of the student body is moving in this weekend in preparation of the first day of classes on Monday. According to the school, KWU Fall Orientation began with ...

5 months ago
The grandfather of an Ellsworth County woman accused of causing a fatal crash in rural Saline County and then fleeing the scene was arrested and booked into the Saline County Jail Saturday night. No specific details have yet been released, but Saline County Jail records indicate 78-year-old Dennis Katzenmeier of Ellsworth was booked into jail in ...

5 months ago
One person is dead following a standoff in Hays. According to the City of Hays, at around 11:40 p.m. Saturday, the Hays Police Department responded to a report of domestic violence. The report was made by a minor inside the home, claiming a physical altercation was underway between a man and woman, and that the man was ...

5 months ago
The Salina Fire Department is planning its fourth “Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and 5K Family Walk”. According to the agency, the climb and walk honors and remembers all the first responders who selflessly gave their lives on September 11th, 2001. The Central Kansas 9/11 Stair Climb and 5K Family Fun Walk allows civic leaders and ...

5 months ago
A motorcycle rider making a U-turn on a Kansas highway was injured in a crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 72-year-old Kenneth Poland from Derby was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle on US 83 Highway. He pulled to the shoulder of road to make a U-Turn. As he was making the turn he collided with ...