Thief Steals Carriage Ride Equipment
Police are looking for a thief who stole a couple of large rubber mats that are used as part of a Salina carriage ride. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that two 4 foot by 6 foot rubber mats were...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 3-23-16
Sometime between March 15th and March 21st a burglary was committed at a home at 2701 Deborah. Items taken include men's jewelry including watches, rings, a necklace, a video game system and two games,...
View ArticlePlugged-in to Farming
High-tech agriculture will take center stage in Salina as the Mid America Farm Expo opens its doors next week at the Bicentennial Center. Tom Maxwell with the Kansas State Extension Office tells KSAL...
View ArticleMaking the Area Army Ready
An effort to determine what impact a troop reduction at Fort Riley would have on the area is underway. The first of several kickoff meetings was held Wednesday as part of a Regional Community Economic...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fire Burning Thousands of Acres
The Latest on a wildfire in Kansas and Oklahoma 8:20 a.m. A wildfire has reignited in a Kansas county where it was briefly brought under control. Comanche County Emergency Management coordinator John...
View ArticleSalina Food Safety Inspections 3/14 – 3/24
The Kansas Department of Agriculture promotes public safety by regulating the production and sale of food products in Kansas. The Food Safety and Lodging program is responsible for food safety...
View ArticleUPDATE: Kansas School Funding Plan onto House
The Republican-dominated Kansas Senate has approved a GOP school funding bill that would avoid an increase in state spending while trying to meet a state Supreme Court order to help poor school...
View ArticleSalina Hospital Honored With Award
Salina Regional Health Center has been honored with an award. According to the hospital, Salina Regional Health Center has received the 2016 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for...
View ArticleElderly Woman Recovering From Beating
A homeless man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly battering an elderly woman. Salina Police say that at around 3:5 in the afternoon, 83-year-old Dortha Pace confronted a man about being on a...
View ArticleMan Accused of Child Sex Crimes
A man has been arrested in connection with alleged sex crimes involving a child. Police say that 54-year-old David McCaughtry was arrested Wednesday for an alleged sexual assault against a female...
View ArticleMuseum Children’s Area Slips into History
This weekend will close the door on the play space known as 'One Keepers Place' at the Smoky Hill Museum. "A lot of people have played and learned over the past 25 years," said Museum Executive...
View ArticleKWU International String Festival
A world of strings is coming to Salina. For a second year Kansas Wesleyan University will host the International String Festival March 29 through the 31st. Dr. Jesse Henkensiefken, KWU Director of...
View ArticleLawmakers Begin Annual Spring Break
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have started their annual spring break and will be out of session for nearly five weeks. The House and Senate adjourned Thursday afternoon after both approved a...
View ArticleNew School Funding Plan Approved
(AP) — Kansas legislators have sent Gov. Sam Brownback an education funding plan designed to meet a state Supreme Court order to help poor districts and prevent the justices from shutting down public...
View ArticleHay Donations Needed
Hay donations are being sought for ranchers whose land burned in a massive wildfire in Kansas and Oklahoma. The Kansas Livestock Association says it's accepting cash donations and that farmers'...
View ArticleSalina Crime Stoppers 3-25-16
Between 9:00 PM on March 1st and 9:00 AM on March 2nd, 2016, the secured lot at MHC Kenworth, 2301 N. Ohio was entered by unknown means. An unsecured truck belonging to Western Cooperative Electric was...
View ArticleDirt Bike and 10-Speed Stolen
A motorbike and a 10-speed bicycle were stolen from a Salina backyard. Police report that sometime between 5pm on Monday and 7:30pm Thursday evening, someone removed a 2007 Baja DR 70 dirt bike and a...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Threats with BB-Gun
A Salina man is arrested after officers forced a door open at a home to end a domestic dispute. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers responded to a home in the 600 block of N.12th...
View ArticleEaster Story on KSAL
Holy Week culminates with Easter Sunday this weekend for millions of Christians around the world, and Pastor Jeff Piepho from Revolution Church and Dru Davis from the United Methodist Church of the...
View ArticleKSU President Leaving
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Board of Regents of Washington State University has chosen Dr. Kirk Schulz of Kansas State University as the 11th president of the Pullman-based school. The regents made the...
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