6 years ago
The next USDA Emergency Food Assistance distribution is scheduled this week. It will be Wednesday from 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. in the 4-H Building in Kenwood Park. Items to be distributed include: Canned corn, concentrated cranberry juice, bagged pinto beans, canned white sliced potatoes, canned peaches, bagged chicken drumsticks, canned pork, bagged walnut pieces, bagged dry ...

6 years ago
Severe thunderstorms rolling through Central Kansas Saturday night produced strong wind, dropped hail, and heavy rain. Initially the biggest concern was damaging wind. Wind up to 80-miles-per-hour was clocked in Rice County. The storms turned into more of a rain event, with heavy rain causing flooding in some areas. Radar indicated that 1 - 3 inches of ...

6 years ago
The Eisenhower Presidential Museum and Library in Abilene is planning to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the day Allied forces commanded by Gen Eisenhower began the liberation of Europe from Adolph Hitler and his Nazi forces. On June 6, 1944, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander during World War II, led the Allied Forces in the ...

6 years ago
A student from Beloit, Remington Behrends, is the winner of Fort Hays State University’s Torch Award as the outstanding graduating senior for 2019. Behrends received a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders at Commencement. The year’s top graduating graduate student, the winner of the Lighthouse Award, is Jessica Johnson, Larned. She will receive a ...

6 years ago
Gusty winds have been causing havoc in central Kansas on Friday afternoon--including in Salina. A large tree appears to have been toppled over in a central Salina neighborhood thanks to a strong wind gust. The tree fell in the 600 block of Highland on early Friday afternoon and appears to have fallen on structures and vehicles in ...

6 years ago
Did you feel it? The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake shook parts of Kansas and Oklahoma Friday afternoon. According to the agency, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake was centered near Medford, Oklahoma. The earthquake happened at around 3:30. The earthquake was felt throughout parts of Oklahoma and Kansas. There were no immediate reports of damage. Earthquakes of this magnitude, ranging ...

6 years ago
A tirade by a teenager at St. Francis caused over $1,000 in damages to their facility. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to St. Francis, 1813 S. Ohio, on Thursday evening in regards to a teenage who was out of control. Officers made contact with the suspect outside of the facility and ...

6 years ago
A saddle was stolen from a secured barn in rural northern Saline County. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. and Thursday at 9 a.m. from a property in the 4300 block of N. Ohio. Someone allegedly entered the secured barn and stole a brown saddle. The ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman and her dog were both allegedly strangled by a Salina man during a night's long altercation. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the argument between the victim and suspect began on Wednesday morning in north Salina. During the initial argument, the man asked the female victim to lunch the same day. On ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in solving a case in which a sculpture was vandalized. On May 11th, 2019, between 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM, an unknown person damaged a sculpture at the corner of Iron and 7th Street, across from the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina. The sculpture, named “Dave”, was on ...

6 years ago
One of the deepest-diving, privately owned submarines in the world will be unveiled Saturday, June 1, in Salina — and it was built with the help of Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus students. The Pisces VI is a three-person capacity submarine, able to dive to an operational depth of 7,155 feet and support a minimum of ...