3 months ago
Textron Aviation is presenting an updated contract offer to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The contract offer includes a lump-sum payment of $15,000 over five years per employee, an increased cost-of-living maximum, new longevity pay, and caps on increases to health insurance premiums. The company says the union is expected to have the opportunity ...

3 months ago
A homeless man was taken into custody after allegedly breaking a window at a residence in the 1000 block of North 10th Street. Thirty-six-year-old Eric Ehster was booked into the Saline County Jail after an incident that began at 10:30pm Thursday night. Police say the resident contacted authorities after Ehster walked onto the porch, broke a ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving a jewelry theft. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on Saturday, October 12th, between 9:00 AM and 7 PM, someone forced entry into a residence in the 1200 block of E. Magnolia. Jewelry was then stolen from the ...

3 months ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is giving millions of dollars to people impacted by a chemical spill in Wichita. State lawmakers presented a check worth two-point-five-million dollars to medical professionals yesterday to help people cover medical costs related to the 29th and Grove contamination site. The spill took place between the 1970s and 1980s at ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a driver who ran a stop sign and then proceeded to lead cops on a car chase. Police Captain Mike Miller tells News that around 1:15pm on Thursday, an officer observed a purple, Mitsubishi Lancer run a stop sign at the intersection of Elm and Oakdale. The driver then sped away. Police ...

3 months ago
A historic Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive which periodically tours across the country is out on an eight-week trek, and it chugged into Salina Thursday night. To the delight of a crowd which gathered at the Union Pacific Depot at 400 N 13th Street, Big Boy No. 4014 arrived under a full moon. Big Boy No. ...

3 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is ready for its biggest weekend of the year.  Homecoming at KWU is this Friday through Sunday. According to the school, homecoming 2024 at Kansas Wesleyan promises to be one of the best yet, filled with events designed to bring Coyotes of all interests together. The weekend is set for Oct. 18-20 and ...

3 months ago
A man instrumental in making the Salina Fieldhouse a reality will be honored with a statue at the facility. The Brian Richardson sculpture will be installed in the near future. This week Salina City Commission approved and accepted the bronze statue to be placed on the east side of the Fieldhouse. Art Services Coordinator for Salina ...

3 months ago
A suspect charged in the deaths of two Kansas women in Oklahoma is waiving her right to a preliminary hearing. Cora Twombly waived her right to a preliminary hearing and right to a speedy trial this week. Twombly faces charges including first-degree murder in the deaths of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly. The women disappeared in March while ...

3 months ago
Three Kansans were sent to the hospital after a two-vehicle T-bone crash. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News Wednesday afternoon, a 21-year old male from Fort Riley was driving a Ford Mustang and travelling West on I-70 with a 22-year old female passenger from Salina. He then, exited onto Niles Rd. and did not ...

3 months ago
With the 2024 elections less than three weeks away, KSAL Radio featured two candidates running for a seat in the Kansas House to represent the the 69th District in Salina. Democratic challenger Lori Blake and incumbent Republican Representative Clarke Sanders fielded questions on a range of issues from the state budget, to abortion and medical marijuana. Listen ...