10 months ago
An arrest has been made in connection with an officer-involved shooting in Salina. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 29-year-old  Manuel Johnson-Ponce was arrested Tuesday in connection with his role in a Feb. 4th standoff and officer-involved shooting in Salina. KBI agents arrested Johnson-Ponce following his release from Salina Regional Health Center.  Agents then transported Johnson-Ponce ...

10 months ago
Interim Salina City Manager Jacob Wood has only been on the job for five days and already another winter storm is set to impact the area. Wood joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look back at how Salina dug out of the last storm -- and how lessons learned will help guide ...

10 months ago
A teenager was arrested after stealing a car from the Central Mall parking lot in Salina. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News Monday at around 10:00 pm, a McPherson male reported his 2018 Dodge Charger was missing from the Central Mall parking lot. The man parked his car in the AMC movie theater parking ...

10 months ago
A vehicle is reported missing from an auto repair business. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Monday evening employees from Virg's Auto Repair on 501 E. Pacific reported a burglary. They stated a back window was broken into and two vehicles were damaged on the lot. A white Lexus ES300 had the ...

10 months ago
A man was arrested after allegedly stealing a phone from a woman and locking himself in a vehicle. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Monday at about 9 am, a verbal argument between a 23-year old woman and 21-year old man occurred at a residence in the 600 block of S. 10th. ...

10 months ago
A Fort-Riley soldier is headed to prison for a crash that left an off-duty Clearwater police officer dead. Twenty-year-old Greg Kaiser of Mulvane was sentenced yesterday to 43 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter while under the influence and aggravated battery. Prosecutors say Kaiser failed to stop at an intersection on March 16th, 2024, and collided with ...

10 months ago
A former Salina USD 305 School District Administrator, who resigned at the end of June to take over leadership of an Ottawa County School District, will come back to interview to return to USD 305 as Superintendent of Schools. According to USD 305, Dr.  Curtis Stevens, who is currently the North Ottawa County USD 239 Superintendent ...

10 months ago
A winter storm will arrive late Tuesday night into Wednesday with snow accumulation expected across the entire state. According to the National Weather Service, widespread snow is anticipated, with the heaviest snow likely across central Kansas. The highest totals continue to be expected along and north of Interstate 70, where up to 8 inches and even ...

10 months ago
The Salina USD 305 School Board will host superintendent candidates this week beginning Tuesday, though weather could potentially prompt some alterations of the schedule. According to the district, the plan is, to host an individual candidate on each day, Tuesday through Friday, February 11-14. Each candidate’s name will be released before 8:00 a.m. on the morning ...

10 months ago
Salina City Commissioners voted to allow a new public dog park to be installed. At the City Commission Meeting on Monday, February 10th, Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hammond proposed establishing a public dog park at John Park Jr. Memorial Park on 315 N. 2nd St. Commissioners voted to award the bid of $213,000 to Ponton ...

10 months ago
With a potentially significant wintry mix of snow expected to begin Tuesday and last into Wednesday, the City of Salina will be starting to salt all roadways prior to any winter weather that is predicted. Staff will also be on standby ready to deploy when the need arises. Monday into Tuesday Forecast Outlook: Isolated light snow ...