1 year ago
A man is pleading guilty in the fentanyl-related death of a co-worker. Thirty-five-year-old Tyler Ralls reportedly gave 35-year-old Michael Marsalla an M-30 pill that contained fentanyl while at work. Marsalla was found unresponsive at his Valley Center home the next day, and autopsy revealed that Marsalla had died from fentanyl toxicity. Ralls pleaded guilty to distribution of a ...

1 year ago
The Salina Crossroads Marathon is shaping up to be the biggest event of its kind in Kansas. In just its second year, the event continues to grow in size. Organizers say with 3,280 runners currently registered it is expected to be the largest marathon event in Kansas. Runners are coming from all 50 states, Botswana, Canada, Mexico, ...

1 year ago
Some of the best strings musicians from over a dozen high schools will be in Salina later this week for an event. Kansas Wesleyan's Department of Music will welcome nearly 200 high school strings players from across north-central Kansas when the department hosts its annual high school honor orchestra event on Saturday. According to KWU, the ...

1 year ago
A new exhibit opens at the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina this week. According to the museum, A Place to Call Home, opens Friday. A Place to Call Home explores the settling of Kansas. In the early days, Kansas was filled with challenges and plenty of dangers. Imagine arriving in a vast wilderness with few resources and ...

1 year ago
With the November 7th elections just two weeks away, KSAL Radio featured two candidates running for a seat on the City Commission in Salina. Mayor Mike Hoppock and Haley Helzer joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday for our "Candidate Conversations." Hoppock and Helzer fielded questions on a range of issues from child care, ...

1 year ago
Local authorities are reminding citizens that the Drug Take Back day in coming up this Saturday, October 28 at two locations. Lt. Sean Kochanowski with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that deputies will be on hand this Saturday from 10am to 2pm at the Dillon's Grocery Store at 1235 E. Cloud and at ...

1 year ago
Advance voting for the November general election  is underway across Kansas, including locally in Saline County. Mail ballots starting being sent last week, and in-office advanced voting began Monday. Registered voters can cast ballots in person at county election offices or satellite voting locations, or via mail.  The last day to apply for an advanced ballot ...

1 year ago
A chase involving a vehicle stolen out of Saline County ended with a Colorado being shot in South Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that a motor carrier inspector from the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) observed a silver 2016 Honda Odyssey on the side of U.S. Highway 54 in Kingman ...

1 year ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s String Orchestra continues its semester-long journey through Central Kansas  this week. According to KWU, its string orchestra will play alongside Manhattan High School in a special side-by-side concert this Thursday evening. . The event begins at 7 p.m. in Rezac Auditorium and admission is free. It is the third, and final, side-by-side KWU Orchestra concert ...

1 year ago
The public is invited to learn how President Dwight Eisenhower was a transportation visionary. The October Lunch & Learn will explore the topic this Thursday at noon central time via YouTube Livestream. The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum invites everyone to join in remotely with Christopher Coes from the U.S. Department of Transportation. This lecture will ...

1 year ago
A unique new opportunity to connect the local workforce and educators in Salina will soon take place again. Salina USD 305 is planning another “Building Bridges” event.  It will take place on November 9, 5:15-7:00 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. According to USD 305, the “Building Bridges” free event is open to all and will bring together ...