5 years ago
First Day Hike events will be held on New Year’s Day at 21 of Kansas’ state parks, providing the perfect opportunity to walk off some of those holiday calories, enjoy nature, and welcome in the New Year with family and friends. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the guided First Day Hike is ...

5 years ago
Did you feel it? Another earthquake shook Central Kansas early Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake was centered in Southern Saline County. According to the agency a magnitude 3.9 earthquake was centered about 5 miles east /southeast of Assaria. The earthquake happened Sunday morning at 4:40. There were no immediate reports of damage. Earthquakes of this ...

5 years ago
UPDATE: Salina Police have located a driver who they believe was involved in hit and run accident that left a pedestrian critically injured on Christmas Eve. Police say  with the public’s help on Christmas Day the vehicle and driver involved in the hit and run accident were located. The victim remains in critical but stable condition at Via ...

5 years ago
A second year of COVID-19 did not stop a Salina tradition. For the 39th year in a row Bill Fekas, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, prepared a free community-wide Christmas dinner. Bright sunshine set the scene as many people came and went to enjoy the annual Bill Fekas Family Christmas Dinner at the 4H ...

5 years ago
An area bank is helping in the recovery process following recent devastating wildfires which killed at least two people, destroyed homes and livestock, and blackened 163,000 acres of land. According to Bennington State Bank, they are matching funds up to $50,000 to help farmers and ranchers in need through the Paradise Fire Relief fund. Bennington State Bank ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in connection with a recent home burglary. The crime is the latest Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on December 19th officers received a repot of a residential burglary which occurred in the 300 block of S. Ohio Street. The victim reported over $5,700 of property was taken, between ...

5 years ago
Former Saint Francis Ministries CEO Robert Smith exploited a lack of financial controls and board oversight to drain the nonprofit’s resources on an IT project and escalating management expenses that included use of taxpayer funds for personal travel, liquor and entertainment. A new audit released by the Kansas Department for Children and Families details how close the ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is facing multiple charges after a slow speed pursuit and arrest early Thursday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just after 1am, an officer on patrol attempted to make a traffic stop in the 300 block of S. 4th Street after he noticed an illegal dealer tag on a 2006 Nissan ...

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A hearing is set in the domestic battery case against Kansas State Representative Aaron Coleman. The 21-year-old Coleman appeared in Johnson County District Court yesterday via video conference. During the hearing, a judge issued a stay on the warrant in the case until a January 7th hearing. Coleman was arrested and charged on October 30th with misdemeanor ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a bicycle thief with a Mohawk hairdo. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Wednesday around 3pm, the 64-year-old victim parked his bike behind B&K Prescription, 601 E. Iron and entered the store. Police say video surveillance shows a large, white male with a Mohawk and black jacket jump on ...

5 years ago
If you don't like cold and snow you'll like the Christmas forecast this year. A white Christmas in Central Kansas is rare, This year, there is no chance of a white Christmas. For official records a white Christmas is defined: 1 inch or more of snow on the ground. It can either fall on Christmas day, or ...