1 year ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after shots were fired in a north Salina neighborhood. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers found three spent .380 caliber shell casings in the 500 block of N. 10th Street early Wednesday morning. A rear door on a Chevy Suburban was damaged by a single ...

1 year ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary at a business near Interstate-70. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that sometime between 10pm Tuesday and 11am Wednesday morning, someone forced open a couple of doors at the I-70 Novelty store, 2189 N. Brookville Road. Deputies say multiple men's and women's products where taken along with display ...

1 year ago
Tuition is about to increase at Kansas' six public universities. The Kansas Board of Regents voted yesterday to approve the tuition increases. Under the plan, KU, K-State, Emporia State and Pittsburg State will each see five-percent tuition hikes this fall. Wichita State will see a five-point-nine-percent increase, and tuition at Fort Hays State will rise by seven percent.

1 year ago
Union nurses at a Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital are authorizing a strike. Nurses at the Wichita hospital voted 90-percent in favor of authorizing the strike this week. Nurses say that there is a staffing crisis at the hospital because management is refusing to get serious about nurse recruitment and retention.

1 year ago
An award-winning country duo is coming to Salina.  Maddie & Tae are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant counter to bro-country, the Platinum-selling smash, “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and establishing them as ...

1 year ago
Two people were killed when a vehicle reported stolen in Texas crashed while fleeing law enforcement in Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, on Wednesday at approximately 11:17am, a trooper initiated a traffic stop on northbound U-75 Highway at milepost 98 in Coffey County. The vehicle, a red Ford F-150, was stolen as a result ...

1 year ago
With summer fun comes summer-related hazards for our pets, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian. "Summer is a time for all to enjoy, and by following these precautions, you and your pet will be able to enjoy it safely and to the fullest," said Susan Nelson, clinical professor at the Veterinary Health Center in the ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Early Childhood Transition Task Force will make a stop in Salina at it embarks on a statewide community engagement tour to discuss the challenges communities face in supporting children through their earliest years. The task force, created by Governor Laura Kelly’s first executive order of her second term, is charged with reviewing Kansas’ early ...

1 year ago
Members of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission have been hard at work examining several staff recommendations related to complex natural resource challenges. From increased hunting pressure during the Sunflower State’s waterfowl seasons to declining numbers of wild turkeys nationwide, staff from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks are working diligently to present Commissioners with ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission is giving its approval to a large transmission line project. Invenergy Transmission will construct 370-miles of a transmission line through the state. Construction on the project could start late next year. The KCC  says the transmission line will run through Kansas and a converter station in Ford County then thread through Missouri, Illinois, and ...

1 year ago
The Salina Public Library has a new person in a new position.  Allyson Walker is the Head of Fundraising and Development. Walker was raised in Lindsborg, Kansas, graduated from Smoky Valley High School, and in 2018, received her Marketing degree from Emporia State University. Walker focused on fulfilling her mission of helping people, leading her to ...