6 years ago
A runway improvement project is underway at Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita. Construction began yesterday on the airport's west runway. Crews will spend the next year-and-a-half repairing the pavement, updating runway markings and replacing the electrical system. The 21-million-dollar project is being funded mostly by FAA grants.

6 years ago
How you feel about Daylight Saving Time probably depends on whether you are an early riser or a night owl. The leap forward will begin at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 8, 2020 in most areas of the United States. Obviously, changing the number on a clock doesn’t actually add any time to our days. That ...

6 years ago
The Salina Parks & Recreation Department is seeking proposals for a person, company, or organization to provide concessions at the East Crawford Recreational Area and Magnolia Soccer Complex. Concessions would be provided in the existing concession space or from a food truck vendor. This person, club, or organization under contract with the Salina Parks & Recreation ...

6 years ago
What kind of weather will Kansas see this spring? Regardless of the answer, we know that now is the time to prepare. In addition to multiple safety drills practiced throughout the school year, every school conducts a tornado drill during March. Many of them will participate in the statewide tornado drill scheduled for March 3 ...

6 years ago
Exhibitor space is still open to be among several hundred companies from around the United States will be exhibiting their products in Salina at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center and Saline County Livestock & Expo Center . The Mid America Farm Expo will feature about 325 exhibits showing the latest in farm technology, machinery, equipment ...

6 years ago
A statewide tornado drill Tuesday morning will be one of the highlights of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas. Severe weather awareness will be highlighted across the state all this week. It is a week where citizens are urged to become educated about severe weather, and about what to do when it threatens. This past year ...

6 years ago
A woman from Hays is facing charges of driving under the influence after a single car crash early Saturday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Abagail Eklund was transported to the hospital to be checked for minor injuries - then arrested for DUI. Police say around 4am Saturday she had to crawl out ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 300 block of E. Crawford after a number of Japanese swords were stolen from an apartment. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 64-year-old resident came home Friday afternoon to discover his back door had been forced open on his unit. Police say 14 Katanas ...

6 years ago
A police pursuit that began in north Salina ends with an arrest near Sunset Park on Friday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol recognized a man wanted for a probation violation and attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of North 4th and Pacific. Police say 32-year-old Joshua Quested ...

6 years ago
A number of grass fires that flared up over the weekend in Saline and Dickinson Counties are under investigation as suspicious in nature. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, 400 acres of CRP grassland and 80 round bales of hay were consumed by flames on Saturday afternoon. Crews from RFD#1 and RFD#5 were sent to the ...

6 years ago
Five people are dead following a head-on crash on Interstate-70. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pickup was traveling the wrong way on I-70 when it crashed into van near Maple Hill about 6:30 yesterday morning. Four people in the van and one person in the truck were killed. One other person in the van was taken to ...