12 months ago
A dog with a broken leg is being cared for at the animal shelter after concerned citizens called police about a man displaying bizarre  behavior with a pit bull. Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Brandon Lunde was taken into custody on Monday morning. A witness told police he saw him swinging ...

12 months ago
A pair of the most respected guitar players in rock history are coming to Salina. Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are going out on the road together, and the Satch-Vai tour will make a stop at the Stiefel Theatre this coming Spring. According to the venue, Joe Satriani is the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar ...

12 months ago
Holiday bargain hunters are getting a second chance to "shop small".  Salina Downtown is  planning a Small Business Saturday "Do-Over". Snow falling across the area on Small Business Saturday this past weekend prompted some shoppers to stay home. Shoppers are invited to Downtown Salina to shop this Saturday, and in some cases received the same deals that ...

12 months ago
A new Kansas license plate which was set to debut this spring has been put on hold.  The Kansas Department of Revenue is pausing production on a new license plate design revealed last Wednesday, and is creating a process to receive public input before selecting a final design. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said “I promised to ...

12 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a clever crook who crawled through a hole he made when he ripped a money machine off a wall - to steal more cash from inside a business. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that sometime between 3:30pm and 6pm Monday afternoon, someone tore a money machine the dispenses tokens ...

12 months ago
An argument between a woman and her estranged husband lands the man in jail. According to Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges, on Sunday night officers were sent to a home in the 600 block of West Crawford after an argument escalated inside. Police arrested 38-year-old Timothy Beebe on charges for domestic battery and robbery after he allegedly ...

12 months ago
Folks are encouraged to show their generosity on this Giving Tuesday. In 2012 the Tuesday following Thanksgiving was turned into into Giving Tuesday with hopes of bringing the focus back to giving thanks. Its goal is to encourage people to give money to local non-profits after spending on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. GivingTuesday.org ...

12 months ago
A Kansas man is facing federal charges following an incident at the Fort Riley federal military installation. According to court documents, 24-year-old Jordan Thompson of Galena is charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly assaulting two people on November 24, 2023, while at Fort Riley in Junction City. Thompson was being sought ...

12 months ago
A Salina girl is facing serious charges after allegedly attempting to kill her parents. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that a husband and wife called authorities after watching a chilling video of their own child on Saturday. Police report the 13-year-old girl is seen on surveillance video from inside the home on Village Lane, sneaking ...

12 months ago
No one was injured after a vehicle fire on Saturday evening. Deputies report the owner of a 2004 Ford Ranger was sitting in the vehicle warming it up in the parking lot at Stryten Energy in the 400 block of E. Berg Road. A fire started under the truck and a crew from Salina Fire ...

12 months ago
Some of Abilene's historic homes are decorated for the holidays, and will be open for the public to tour. The Heritage Homes Association of Abilene will host the 46th annual Homes for the Holidays Tour, scheduled for this Saturday, December 2, from 4-8 p.m. and Sunday, December 3, from 1-5 p.m. Homes are a refuge, places of ...