6 years ago
A Wichita man is injured in a single vehicle crash where a the truck he was driving went down a steep embankment before coming to a rest several hundred feet away from the interstate it was traveling on. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash occurred at milepost 78 on Interstate-135, near ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman requirement medical care after being involved in a two-car collision in central Salina. According to Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester, the crash happened at 12:10 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block of S. Ohio St. A 2003 Chrysler Town and Country mini van, driven by Cassie Jones, 29, Gypsum, was headed southbound on Ohio ...

6 years ago
Lindsey Dreiling, executive director of aviation strategy at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus, has been selected to serve on a new federal board aimed at strengthening the presence of women and girls in aviation. Appointed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Dreiling will serve on the Department of Transportation's Women in Aviation Advisory Board. She was ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for help in identifying a suspected shoplifter who was caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to police, on May 7thbetween 6:00-6:36 PM, a female shoplifted at Menards, 809 Virginia Court. The female appeared to be in her 20-30s and was wearing a mask. ...

6 years ago
Free summer lunches are available in Salina from a couple of different sources. USD 305 is continuing its free summer lunch program, and the Salina Public Library, in partnership with St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, will provide free grab-and-go lunches as well.  USD 305 is offering free grab-and-go breakfast and lunches. The meals are available from ...

6 years ago
Parks in Salina are slowly getting back to normal. According to the City of Salina, to align with the Saline County Health Officer’s order which makes Phase 2 of the Ad Astra Reopening Plan a local order, City playgrounds and equipment are now available for use. Picnic shelters will remain closed until further notice. Playgrounds and picnic shelters ...

6 years ago
A new COVID-19 case has been confirmed in Salina. According to the Saline County Health Department, the new case involves a female  in her 40s associated with a confirmed case.  She is isolated at home. The Health Department continues to actively monitor one other case who is isolated at home. “While people are seeing other Counties loosen restrictions, we ...

6 years ago
The McPherson County Health Department is laying out its guidelines for reopening the economy following the COVID-19 shutdown. After Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's Tuesday move to give individual counties authority on reopening, all 105 Kansas counties are now implementing whether or not they will have restrictions on mass gatherings. McPherson County Health Officer, Shalei Shea, says as ...

6 years ago
Summertime can be a challenge for many young students who fall behind without a set schedule or classes to attend. Brenda Gutierrez, program director for the Salina Area United Way tells KSAL News that this book drive will help kids in two ways. "It will tackle Summer learning loss, which is the loss of academic skills ...

6 years ago
Several pounds of marijuana is seized in a north Salina traffic stop, resulting in the driver's arrest. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer observed a 2012 Hyundai Sonata make an illegal maneuver while pulling on to N. 9th St. from W. Diamond Dr. at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle had allegedly made ...

6 years ago
Several channelizers are stolen from a City of Salina work site. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that the theft happened between May 24 and Thursday from a work site at the intersection of Leland Way and E. Wayne Ave. Stolen are 18 channelizers belonging to the City of Salina Street Department and are orange in color ...