5 months ago
A candidate has been tabbed to take over for Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes, who is retiring at the end of March. According to Saline County,  Matthew (Matt) Stiles will take over as County Administrator, effective Monday, April 13, 2026, subject to final approval by the Commission of the contract negotiated between Mr. Stiles and County Counselor ...

5 months ago
A woman who is on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted was arrested in Concordia after she was discovered hiding in basement. According to the Concordia Police Department on Tuesday they received credible information via Saline County Crime Stoppers that a felon on Salina's Most Wanted was hiding in a residential basement, possibly armed with ...

5 months ago
The Salina Symphony will bring in the new year with a concert full of classic and contemporary American songs celebrating 250 years of the American spirit. Works by five acclaimed American composers – three contemporary, two legendary – will be performed by the Symphony during their January mainstage concert. All three living contemporary composers –Jeremy Crosmer, ...

5 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen van and the thief who took it. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that on Tuesday, someone stole a blue, 2007 Chrysler Town and Country van from the 900 block of North 11th Street. The owner told police she had recently misplaced a backup set of keys. The van is ...

5 months ago
A Salina man with a warrant out of  Colorado was taken into custody on Tuesday night. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, around 10pm staff at the McDonalds restaurant on Planet Avenue contacted authorities after a man would not leave the business. Police contacted 32-year-old Jordan Fisher of Salina and discovered he was wanted on an outside ...

5 months ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is inviting the community to stop in and help celebrate Kansas’ 165th birthday. The Sunflower State is turning 165 years old this year and the museum plans to offer a free public celebration. The Kansas statehood free public celebration is planned for Saturday, January 31st, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. The whole family ...

5 months ago
Two men were taken into custody after they were allegedly caught using a common scheme to steal from a Salina business. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 24-year-old Colby Flowers and 23-year-old Austin Martin were arrested on Monday at Target on Market Place. Police say on three occasions the two men with Fort Riley addresses ...

5 months ago
A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Wichita. Officers responded to a disturbance in the 23-hundred-block of North Woodlawn Street early yesterday morning and encountered a man who threatened to shoot police. The man exited the apartment with a gun and pointed it at an officer, who then shot the suspect. The suspect later died at ...

5 months ago
A fund has been established to help a couple of Kansas Wesleyan University students who recently lost almost everything in a fire. Jaidyn Adams and Aidan Henderson, both 20-year-old students at KWU, are rebuilding their lives after the fire last week left them with nearly nothing.  The fire broke out on Wednesday, January 14th at the ...

5 months ago
The votes have been counted for the 2025 SculptureTour Salina People's Choice Award winners. The 2025 SculptureTour Salina People's Choice winner is "Mr. Hatter's Pursuits in Becoming Human:006 The Fisherman at Fall River" created by Brady Hatter of Udall, Kansas The People's Merit Award winner of a $1,000.00 cash award to the artist is "The Wonderer" by ...

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A project that was several years in the making, but came together at warp-speed within the last couple of months is now complete. A first-of-its-kind commercial kitchen is now available for use at the Temple in Downtown Salina. A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held Tuesday afternoon to christen the kitchen. Temple Executive Director Mary Landes tells KSAL ...