1 year ago
A Wichita swimming pool is closed due to vandalism. Wichita city officials say that someone set fire to 30 chairs, sunshades and other equipment at the Aley Pool early yesterday morning. The fire caused 53-thousand-dollars in damage, and the pool at 18-hundred South Seneca will remain closed until repairs are made.

1 year ago
A new store geared to comic book and gaming enthusiasts is opening in Lindsborg. According to the Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau, Spelbok Games & Comics is opening in historic, downtown Lindsborg. All are invited to visit during the “soft” opening, June 12-17, 2023, at 106 S. Main Street. The store gets its name from Swedish roots, ...

1 year ago
A months-long investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl culminated in two arrests by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit. According to the agency, on Friday of last week at approximately 3:15 AM, deputies assigned to the Drug Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop with a Buick Le Sabre in the 3400 Block ...

1 year ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy on roads and highways across the state over the Memorial Day travel period.  The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, May 26, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday May 29, 2023. According to the agency, troopers worked four fatal crashes, resulting in five fatalities during the ...

1 year ago
A man from Cuba, Kansas was badly burned and then arrested after he allegedly removed a fuse from an Evergy power box in Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 44-year-old Jay Kroulik was taken to the hospital with burns over 30-percent of his body after being shocked by a transformer behind the Village ...

1 year ago
A foot chase ends with the arrest of a Salina man wanted on felony warrants. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Tuesday afternoon around 4pm, an officer on patrol recognized a man who was wanted on a couple of warrants walking in the 600 block of W. Prescott. The officer attempted to contact the ...

1 year ago
A multi-Grammy nominated singer-songwriter is coming to Salina. Ryan Adams is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. Ryan Adams has been praised as "one of rock's most talented songwriters” (SPIN). The 7-time Grammy nominated artist has 22 studio albums to his name, accumulating in millions of sales. He has produced albums for esteemed musicians including ...

1 year ago
A serial killing family, a child trying to survive WWII-era Ukraine, the 50-year history of an acoustic music festival, a plot to save a family farm: These topics are among those featured in the 2023 Kansas Notable Books list, announced Tuesday by the State Library of Kansas. The list features 15 books published in 2022 that are either ...

1 year ago
This spring has been one of the driest on record for large parts of Kansas.. According to the National Weather Service, it was a dry March-May across much of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas, with many locations seeing their driest spring since the 1960s. In the Salina area, 4.19 inches of rain was recorded, 4.85 inches less ...

1 year ago
Another "Cruisin' For a Cause" event is coming back this Friday night. You can get out of the house, have some fun, and help feed the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless, is going to be back in action, hosting a cruising event on Santa Fe. It will be a flashback to a by ...

1 year ago
A body is recovered from a Wichita lake. Authorities say that a bulldozer become submerged in Crystal Lake yesterday morning. Crews located the bulldozer in the lake about an hour later, and the 52-year-old operator was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation.