1 year ago
Salina Police are looking for three known suspects in an aggravated robbery case. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that on Saturday night around 10pm, three or four male suspects broke into a home in the 900 block of North 13th and ran away with an undisclosed amount of cash from the victims. Police say this ...

1 year ago
A Salina man was arrested after cleaning staff at a local agency found him sleeping on a couch. On Sunday around 2:50pm, officers arrested 35-year-old Aldo Steffen for burglary and theft at the Kansas Department for Children and Families, 901 Westchester Drive. Police said he also stole some bottled water and drank it. A Salina man ...

1 year ago
A Salina man is in the Saline County Jail after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase that ended in Dickinson County. Police Captain Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 26-year-old Skyler McKay was transported back to Salina after a chase that began in the 100 block of of North 9th Street around 2:45am Monday. Police ...

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Daniel Velasco picked up the flute by way of the recorder. A native of Ecuador, Velasco learned to read music as a young student by learning basic notes on the recorder. His music teacher believed he had a natural facility with the instrument and encouraged him to begin learning the flute. “(The teacher) told me that there ...

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A Poet who uses his life's struggles as inspiration will spend the month of November in Lindsborg.  John Dorsey will be Artist-in-Residence at the Red Barn Studio Museum in Lindsborg for the month of November. According to the organization, Dorsey is a poet who lives with cerebral palsy. He has been a notable figure in the ...

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How did the Kanza (Kaw) come to live in Kansas? Where did they begin and how did they make this region home? That's the topic of the latest Thursday presentation at the the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina. According to the organization, even after migrating from the east, the Kanza tribe continued a mobile lifestyle that ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are inviting little ghosts and goblins to stop by their parking for Cops and Costumes, Monday October 30th, from 4pm to 6pm. Cops and Costumes includes: Giveaways: candy, sticker badges, glow in the dark bracelets, coloring books, Pokemon Trading Cards Meet and greet with police officers Photo opportunities with police officers Police vehicles on ...

1 year ago
Members of the Smoky Hill River Restoration project team, along with friends and supporters, gathered Saturday morning to celebrate the completion of the first segment of the Salina river trail. A short program preceded a ribbon cutting at the the beginning of the trail, behind the Salina Family YMCA. Among those who spoke was City of Salina ...

1 year ago
The president of Fort Hays State University is heading out on a multi-state, multi-city tour which will include a stop in Salina. According to FHSU, President Tisa Mason’s annual Tour of Kansas kicks off in Hays on Wednesday, Nov. 1. From Kansas City in the east to Goodland in the west, and from Phillipsburg in the ...

1 year ago
Kansas Wesleyan University has its first ever Director of Graduate Admissions and Corporate Relations. According to KWU, Levi Thomas will work in tandem with university leadership to lead recruitment for the university’s MBA program. He began his duties in mid-October. “We are thrilled to have Levi join the KWU team,” said Ken Oliver, executive vice president of ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in case involving vandalism at Kansas Wesleyan University. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Thursday of this week officers responded to Kansas Wesleyan University at 100 E. Claflin in regard to damage to property. University security reported three individuals poured soap into ...