Students “Culture Crawl” Through Downtown Salina
Downtown Salina was alive Monday, with teens roaming the streets. The first "Cultural Crawl" was held. Groups of 50 students rotates through six of twelve available stations at various locations....
View Article$300K Campaign to Rescue Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers
The ruby slippers that whisked Dorothy back to Kansas in three clicks are looking a little down at the heels, prompting the Smithsonian to launch a $300,000 online campaign to conserve them. Museum...
View ArticleGov. Brownback Wary of Tax Hike But Won’t Rule it Out
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback isn't ruling out a tax increase next year to balance the state budget even though he thinks it would be harmful to raise taxes with agriculture in a slump. Brownback had a...
View ArticleFrom Standing Rock to Indian Rock
A group of people gathered in Salina over the weekend to show support for an event that is happening 650 miles to the north. The gathering in Salina was in solidarity with those who have set up camp in...
View ArticleFormer Leavenworth Guard Sentenced for Tobacco Smuggling
A former prison guard at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth has been sentenced to two years of probation for accepting bribes in exchange for providing inmates with contraband tobacco. The U.S....
View ArticleMan Sentenced For Fort Riley Bomb Plot
Kansas man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in prison for helping a would-be jihadist's unsuccessful plan to plant what they thought was a bomb at Fort Riley Army base. Alexander Blair, 29, also was...
View ArticleKansas Mammoth Tusk Moved to Lab
An 8-foot-long tusk of a mammoth uncovered earlier this year by a southern Kansas construction company has been moved to a lab at Wichita State University. The tusk will be cleaned and prepped for...
View ArticleSalina Man Facing Federal Child Sex Charge
A Salina man is facing federal charges connected with alleged child sex crimes. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Tuesday charging a Salina man with producing and distributing child...
View ArticleSalina Police Planning Halloween Event
The Salina Police Department is planning a fun Halloween event. The agency is inviting community members to attend Cops and Costumes, on October 31 from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Cops and Costumes includes:...
View Article25th Annual Museum Poinsettia & Wreath Sale
For the 25th year in a row the Smoky Hill Museum is offering a way to be ready for the holidays. As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to think about the cheer that the 25th Annual Friends of the...
View ArticleArson Investigation
No one was injured in a suspected arson fire in a vacant Salina apartment. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that just before 4pm Tuesday, someone placed a shower curtain over a stove top in...
View ArticleKansas Regulators Threaten to Halt $12.2B Westar Merger
Kansas regulators are threatening to halt the $12.2 billion sale of Topeka-based Westar Energy to Great Plains Energy if they don't get details on cost savings and other information. The Topeka...
View ArticleBB Gun Fired at Business
Salina Police took a man into custody Wednesday morning after shots were fired into a business. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that just before 11am a male suspect fired at least one shot into...
View ArticleLincoln County Home Explodes
The State Fire Marshal's office is investigating the cause of an explosion that destroyed a rural home and injured one person early Wednesday morning south of Beverly. According to Beverly Fire Chief...
View ArticlePolice: Stranger Chokes Baby at Walmart
Police say a man is in custody after he allegedly tried to choke a 4-month-old baby he didn't know at a Kansas City-area Walmart. Overland Park police say the man walked up to a woman who was in a...
View ArticleFort Riley Gets New Commanding General
The new leader of Fort Riley has taken command. Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin was named commanding general of Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division last month after the Army fired Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby....
View ArticleLiberty Preparing For Another Season in Salina
Salina's indoor professional football team is preparing for its second season. Coming off a disappointing inaugural season, the Salina Liberty have high hopes for the upcoming 2017 season. The team...
View ArticleBody Exhumed in Cold Case Investigation
Authorities in Dickinson County exhumed a body on Wednesday in connection with a cold case investigation. A person walking for exercise in the Abilene Cemetery contacted KSAL News after observing a...
View ArticleMan Accused of Burning Child
A Salina man was arrested on child abuse charges after an infant was treated at the hospital for burns on his legs. Officers arrested 27-year-old Michael C. Bryant on Wednesday after staff at Salina...
View ArticleOhio Man Hurt in Deer vs SUV Crash
An Ohio man was injured east of Salina after his vehicle struck a deer early Thursday morning on I-70. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 22-year-old Marshall Bohlander of Cincinnati,...
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