8 months ago
A familiar face in Kansas politics is running for Congress. Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt officially filed as a candidate in the Republican primary for the Kansas Second Congressional District seat yesterday. Current Kansas Second District Congressman Jake LaTurner announced last month that he will not run for reelection.

8 months ago
It's the most anticipated day of school for many Salina and Saline County students. It's the last day of school. Wednesday is the last day of classes at Salina USD 305 schools and USD 306 Southeast of Saline. Students are making summer plans with friends as the 2023 -2024 academic school year wraps up. They will get  ...

8 months ago
With school ending for area students, Salina Public Library is ready for summer. Salina Public Library Head of Marketing Katie Zey tells KSAL News Summer at the Library kicks off this Friday evening. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Katie-Zy-Summer-Library-01.mp3"][/audio]   The event this Friday night is from 5-7  on the library grounds. It will include games, face painting, prize giveaways, and hot dogs/chips. Salina ...

8 months ago
A reward is being offered in a case involving an unsolved murder in Southeast Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Labette County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating the murders of 39-year-old Jason M. Bakken and 43-year-old Leanda R. Pound, of Mound Valley, Kansas, since they were discovered deceased in October of 2022. Governor Laura Kelly ...

8 months ago
New details in the killings of two Kansas women whose bodies were found in rural Texas County, Oklahoma. Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley were killed while on their way to pick up Butler's children. Now, a search warrant reveals the women's bodies were found inside a chest freezer during a two-day excavation of the burial site ...

8 months ago
Kansas Legislators are waiting for a call to come back to Topeka after Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a third tax package that was pushed forward at the end of the regular session. The Governor stated last week she would soon announce the date for a special session to work for a solution. "I recognize that Kansans desperately ...

8 months ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly assaulting his mother, and threatening others including security at Salina Regional Health Center. Police say on May 20th officers were called to the 1300 block of Arapahoe, where 43-year-old Jarred Keehner was taken into custody. He allegedly struck his mother on the arm, and threatened two witnesses saying he would ...

8 months ago
The same storm system that produced 100 MPH wind in Salina also produced at least 4 tornadoes across Kansas and a derecho which caused widespread damage in south central Kansas. The National Weather Service is rating two tornadoes that touched down in central Kansas. An EF-one tornado struck northwest of Russell on Sunday night and remained ...

8 months ago
A Salina teacher has been named a quarterfinalists for the 2025 Music Educator Award. According to USD 305, Matt Gerry was named one of 215 quarterfinalists for the award. The prestigious award is given to current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who advocate for the ongoing ...

8 months ago
A truck driver was transported to the hospital in Salina following a single-vehicle rollover crash on a highway in Clay County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Omar Meza Martinez was driving a Kenworth semi pulling a trailer headed north on K 15 Highway. The truck entered the east ditch, rolling once, and came to ...

8 months ago
A Salina man who allegedly threatened to kill a police officer and "cut his head off," was taken into custody on Sunday. Police Captain David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Victor Delatorre was arrested at Salina Regional Health Center after a confrontation with hospital security and police. Police say around 2am Sunday morning, a car pulled ...