1 year ago
Toxic blue green algae has prompted state health officials to issue public health advisories for 9 different bodies of water across the state. The Kansas Department of Heath and Environment says says the following lakes show up on the latest warning-status list: Big Eleven Lake in Wyandotte County Pomona Like in Osage County Webster Lake in ...

1 year ago
A large crowd gathered in Salina’s Oakdale Park Thursday to be a part of the official opening event of the 2023 Smoky Hill River Festival. The 37th SM Hanson Festival Jam officially started the 47th annual party in the park. It was a hot afternoon leading up to the event, but about an hour before showtime ...

1 year ago
An elderly homeowner discovers a bullet hole in the siding of her house. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 83-year-old was taking her trash cart out on Tuesday evening in the 300 block of Sunset Drive and noticed what she thought was a bullet hole. A short time later investigators confirmed that it ...

1 year ago
Salina USD 305  and a group representing teachers have agreed on a new contract. The school board and NEA-Salina met for their second and final round of contract negotiations for the 2023-2024 school year. According to USD 305, the teams agreed to the following changes: Added $1500 to the base salary Agreed to pay step and ...

1 year ago
Kansas is known far and wide for its storied history of big buffalo, but one “buffalo” in particular will be remembered for entirely different reasons – a smallmouth buffalo, that is. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Topeka resident, Thayne Miller, has just set the new Kansas state record for the largest smallmouth ...

1 year ago
A group of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits had their badges pinned on Wednesday afternoon in Salina and officially became Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers. The 10 new officers were part of KHP Recruit Class #65, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina. The highlight of the day was the officers taking their oath, ...

1 year ago
A Salina man suspects a neighbor kicked in his door and set his dogs loose. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 2pm and 8pm Tuesday someone kicked in the front door on a home in the 1400 block of Winona Street and entered the property. Nothing was reported stolen but the ...

1 year ago
Wednesday was another quiet day in Oakdale Park–mostly. With the exception of machinery and hammering around the park, Wednesday was the last day of quiet before thousands of people from around the county, state, and even some areas of around the world descend upon Salina for another edition of the Smoky Hill River Festival beginning ...

1 year ago
Salina Public Library is seeking volunteers to adopt its Little Libraries. Clubs, organizations, groups or families are encouraged to tend one of the nine free book exchanges around Salina. Volunteers are asked to commit to one year of caring for a Little Library. They would be responsible for stocking the library with books provided by Salina ...

1 year ago
It's officially the deadliest time of the year for teenage drivers. AAA Kansas says the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day is when there are the most accidents involving teens. It's also when teens are more susceptible to risky behavior, like speeding and distracted driving. Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer and ...

1 year ago
 Senior-to-be at McPherson High School Samuel Houston  has been elected governor of the 2023 session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas. According to Boys State officials. Houston, the Federalist Party candidate, and his lieutenant governor running mate, Shawn Sullivan, Leavenworth, Kan., a senior-to-be at Leavenworth High School, won the election over the Nationalist Party ...