1 year ago
Assistance is available for those in Salina impacted by recent storms. Residents affected by recent severe weather in Saline County should contact the Kansas Insurance Department if they have an issue with an insurance claim. According to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, the Department has been in contact with local authorities in Saline County and urges residents ...

1 year ago
A worldwide computer outage impacted some State of Kansas and local Saline County services on Friday. According to the State of Kansas, a software update from vendor partner CrowdStrike impacted services for Executive Branch agencies. CrowdStrike, a vendor partner, deployed an update late Thursday evening and into the early morning hours of Friday, impacting servers and ...

1 year ago
Student pilots represented Kansas State University Salina in the annual Air Race Classic, a nationwide aviation race featuring only female pilots and offering networking opportunities among fellow aviators. Four pilots competed for K-State Salina: Roxana Linares, a 2024 graduate in professional pilot, Arkansas City; Macy McMillan, a 2023 graduate in professional pilot, Concordia; Sydney Oyer, senior in professional pilot, Gardner; and Justina Astrauskaite, a 2024 graduate in professional pilot, Chicago, Illinois. Oyer ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving two people who worked together to steal an elderly man's financial card and then use it. It's the latest Salina Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Saturday, July 7th, about 3:00 PM a 71 year old male was leaving the Salina Walmart store ...

1 year ago
Deb Gruver felt heartbroken and violated when police raided the Marion County Record last year. As a reporter at the newspaper, Gruver knew that powerful people in town weren’t fans of the accountability journalism she and her colleagues produced. But when police rolled up to the office on Aug. 11, 2023, she didn’t know those officials ...

1 year ago
Most of the state of Kansas is now at risk for West Nile virus. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile infections for most of the state. There are now two confirmed positive cases of the mosquito-borne virus in the state's northeast and southwest regions. People over 50 and ...

1 year ago
A multi-year - multi phase plan to bring the Smoky Hill River back to life in Salina is underway, but most of the work will be under the radar for the next couple of years. City of Salina Utilities Director Martha Tasker joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra Thursday with a look at the ...

1 year ago
A suspect abandoned a vehicle after fleeing from police in a pursuit. Wednesday at 10:14pm, authorities attempted to stop a Lexus passenger vehicle, for an illegal license plate in the 700 block of N 7th. Salina police Lt. Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News, the driver did not pull over and fled from authorities. The chase entered Ottawa ...

1 year ago
Rain or shine, mud will be flying northwest of Salina this weekend. The Redneck Paradise Mud Run, a Kansas Mud Racing Organization event, will be held Saturday afternoon. Mud racing is a form of off-road motor sports. The goal is to drive a vehicle through a pit of mud, or a track of a set length. ...

1 year ago
One of the biggest events of its kind in the Midwest is for the second time hosting a summer event.  The Salina Heart Land Toy Show, billed as the largest toy show in Kansas, is traditionally held in November. Based on how it was received last summer, the second Heartland Toy Show Summer Bash is ...

1 year ago
An investigation of an animal cruelty case in Valley Center is complete. The investigation began after the Valley Center High School baseball team was accused of animal cruelty after a chicken was allegedly killed on school grounds. Investigators determined that insufficient evidence was uncovered to establish the commission of a chargeable crime under state law.