5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly joined a bipartisan group of governors in sending a letter to President Donald Trump to express her willingness to continue allowing refugees into Kansas communities. According to the governor's office, the correspondence came in response to President Trump's Executive Order which directs the federal government to resettle refugees only in jurisdictions in ...

5 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is urging officials to carry out the scheduled executions of five federal death row inmates who have exhausted their appeals. One of the inmates faces a federal death sentence involving crimes in Kansas. In a legal brief filed with the U.S Supreme Court, Schmidt and 13 other state attorneys general backed ...

5 years ago
A Salina woman was cited for leaving the scene of an accident early Wednesday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 800 block of Pontiac Avenue after a neighbor heard a loud crash outside after a car apparently hit a parked vehicle. Police say just before 2am, 25-year-old Valerie ...

5 years ago
The city of Goddard is cracking down on vaping. The City Council approved an ordinance this week that calls for a minor facing a vaping possession charge to be fined 200-dollars. A judge can lower the fine if the teen completes community service or completes an education program about the potential risks of vaping. The ordinance was ...

5 years ago
The public will have an opportunity to meet and greet the new Saline County Administrator this week. A welcome reception for Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes will be held on Friday afternoon. Smith-Hanes comes to Salina after a career of more than 23 years which has spanned both city and county governments in two different states. ...

5 years ago
A special Christmas open house is planned in Lindsborg this weekend. Saturday from 10AM to 5PM is the Lindsborg Christmas Artists’ Studio Open House event. Organizers say this yearly Christmas event focuses on an opportunity for visitors to experience first-hand the working studios of area artists as well as Lindsborg’s museums and galleries. There will be an ...

5 years ago
Almost 450 graduates will cross the stage at Fort Hays State University’s first-ever fall commencement ceremony. The event will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13th, in Gross Memorial Coliseum on the FHSU campus. The ceremony is free and open to families of graduates and to all friends of the university. No tickets are required. All ...

5 years ago
An artist who shot to stardom as the front man of hard rock heroes Staind, and then later topped the country charts, is coming to Salina. Aaron Lewis will perform at the Stiefel Theater on Thursday, February, 27th. Throughout his more than two-decade career, whether topping the charts as front-man of Staind, or his second act ...

5 years ago
A Salina man was arrested for Driving Under the Influence early Monday morning after an officer observed him breaking numerous traffic laws. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol observed a 1996 Ford F-150 not using a turn signal while turning eastbound on to South St. from 10th St at ...

5 years ago
A missing man from Inman who was the source of a statewide silver alert has been found safe. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Inman Police Department reported that Richard Andrus was located safely overnight in Rice County. Andrus had been missing since early Sunday morning. --- ORIGINAL: A statewide Silver Alert was issued early Monday morning ...

5 years ago
Folks are encouraged to show their generosity on this Giving Tuesday. In 2012 the Tuesday following Thanksgiving was turned into into Giving Tuesday with hopes of bringing the focus back to giving thanks. Its goal is to encourage people to give money to local non-profits after spending on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. GivingTuesday.org ...