6 hours ago
The following is the most printed, and famous, newspaper editorial in history. Virginia O'Hanlon, age 8, wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun. The response by newsman Francis P. Church was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is ...

7 hours ago
A vote is set for the proposed merger between Spirit AeroSystems and Boeing. In a filing before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Spirit issued a notice of a special meeting of stockholders for January 31st. If the merger is approved during the meeting, the deal would be finalized by mid-2025.

7 hours ago
A person is dead following a house fire in McPherson County. The blaze broke out Sunday in the one-thousand-block of Ninth Avenue in rural McPherson. The homeowner was later found dead inside the house. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

13 hours ago
Salina chef Bill Fekas will be hard at work Christmas Eve, putting the final touches on a Christmas dinner for several thousand of his closest family and friends. For the 42nd year in a row, Fekas is preparing a free community-wide Christmas dinner. Fekas is planning to prepare and serve a free dinner to as many ...

14 hours ago
For the 69th year in a row the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, will track Santa as he flies around the world delivering toys to all of the good boys and girls. Every day of the year, NORAD defends North America using an all-domain and globally integrated approach to track everything that flies in and around Canada and the United ...

19 hours ago
The Salina City Manager is resigning after serving the city for 19 years. City Manager Mike Schrage was full of emotions when he voluntarily resigned at the city commission's executive session on Monday. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/schrage-II.wav"][/audio]   "My family and I absolutely love Salina. I thoroughly enjoyed the work of being the city manager now more than ever and I ...

1 day ago
A police pursuit leads to the arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that just after noon on Sunday, a patrol officer identified a man with an active warrant driving a Cadillac DeVille in the 1900 block of N. 9th Street. Police say 19-year-old Tevin Schimmel began making abrupt turns, pulling into ...

1 day ago
A Salina woman was arrested after a domestic dispute took a violent turn. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Sarah E. Windholz was taken into custody after officers were sent to the 900 block of S. Santa Fe Sunday afternoon. Police say Windholz became upset with a 77-year-old woman in the house believing she ...

1 day ago
Authorities are looking for a stolen Go-Kart and the thief who took it over the weekend. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that a blue, homemade Go-Kart was stolen after it was parked near a storage building in the 1800 block of W. North Street. The owner told deputies the vehicle has a long tailpipe and a ...

1 day ago
Authorities used their license plate tracking system to find a couple of car thieves on Friday night. According to Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman, 18-year-old Qyjuann Newman and a 16-year-old female were arrested on Friday after a brief foot chase. Police say the two stole a 2004 Lincoln LS sedan from the 700 block of York, then ...

1 day ago
A Salina man is facing charges for allegedly injuring a child in his care. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 30-year-old Julio Trejo-Anchondo was taken into custody on Friday after officers learned he had struck the child at his home. Police say the man was disciplining a 7-year-old boy and struck him with his hand, ...