6 years ago
Young adults headed to college who are interested in music might be interested in a new scholarship established this month. The Kansas Music Hall of Fame has established a new scholarship for graduating high school seniors who demonstrate extraordinary musical ability. According to the organization, the board of directors met earlier this month to discuss infrastructure ...

6 years ago
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook parts of Kansas and Nebraska early Saturday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake happened at 3:50 Saturday morning. It was centered 6.8 miles west of the Rooks County community of Plainville. According to the USGS, the quake was felt throughout Kansas and into Nebraska. There were no immediate reports of ...

6 years ago
Are you an award-winning photographer? You could be! Entries are being accepted for the 2019 “Wild About Kansas” photo contest hosted by Kansas Wildlife and Parks Magazine. If you’ve taken a photo highlighting Kansas wildlife, outdoor recreation, hunting, fishing, or local landscapes, consider participating in the 7th annual contest by 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 11, ...

6 years ago
Authorities are warning of a man posing as a utility worker asking to gain entry in to homes in south Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester says they got a report of a man that appeared to be posing himself as a gas utility worker this week. This comes during the same time that multiple burglaries have ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman had her vehicle damaged by what appears to be a key outside of a downtown Salina bar. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the damage occurred between 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday and 1 p.m. on Thursday at Big Nose Kate's, 121 N. Santa Fe. The vehicle, a 2008 Chevy Impala, was parked ...

6 years ago
Salina Police located a stolen Jeep that was taken from central Salina earlier this week. According to Police Capt. Paul Forrester, an officer was checking an automated licenses plate reader at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday and noticed multiple alerts for the missing Jeep's tag in the 500 block of S. 12th St. When police arrived, they ...

6 years ago
Police are searching for the man responsible for firing a gun shot inside of a downtown Salina bar. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to Big Nose Kate's bar at 121 N. Santa Fe in reference to possible shots fired at 1:45 a.m. Friday morning. Video surveillance from the bar shows two ...

6 years ago
Widespread bank card fraud is the focus this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On June 16th, 2019, law enforcement in Saline County began receiving calls from citizens who stated that their bank accounts were showing withdraws the citizens had not made, at various locations. The commonality was they were either Sunflower Bank ...

6 years ago
Cancer centers across the country will share $2.5 million recovered in a multi state enforcement action against sham cancer charities. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the $2.5 million was recovered through settlements of a landmark lawsuit against four affiliated sham charities – the Cancer Fund of America, Inc., The Breast Cancer Society, Inc., Cancer ...

6 years ago
A noted Australian photographer and storm chaser is dead following an early morning crash Thursday in Kansas. According to highway patrol officials, 36-year-old Dale Sharpe was hit by another vehicle sometime around 4:30 a.m. in rural Harper County. It happened when he apparently got out of his vehicle after hitting a deer. Sharpe was rushed to Harper ...

6 years ago
An event to make your furry friend look his or her best to begin the summer is planned in Salina this Sunday.  Volunteers from the Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter organization are ready to get a little wet and scrub some pups clean at their dog wash fundraiser. Here are the details: Where: Salina Animal Services ...