7 years ago
Eight of the area's recent high school graduates received a little boost to fund their college education on Wednesday night. Each was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. KSAL and the Rocking M Media radio stations hosted their annual Sportscasters Club Scholarship Banquet at Kansas Wesleyan University. Five Saline County high schools (Salina Central, Salina South, Sacred Heart, Southeast ...

7 years ago
On July 20, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission successfully landed the first two people on the moon. This summer will be the 50th anniversary of that historic event. To educate the public about the history of NASA’s Apollo missions and the science it was exploring, Salina Public Library will offer programs, an exhibit and a ...

7 years ago
President Donald Trump has granted a request from Governor Laura Kelly for an emergency federal disaster declaration for 18 Kansas counties affected by severe weather, heavy rains and flooding that currently is impacting the state. The president’s assistance is for the counties of Anderson, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Franklin, Greenwood, Harvey, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, ...

7 years ago
High water continues to cause issues at an area lake. As lake levels continue to rise, nearly all areas of Kanopolis Lake are closed. US Army Corps of Engineers Operations Project Manager Dan Hays tells KSAL News as of Wednesday the lake was 32 feet above conservation level, which is at about 58 percent of capacity. Hays ...

7 years ago
Work crews were setting the first of four overhead structures for crosswalks in downtown Salina on Wednesday as the remake of Santa Fe Avenue continues. Scott Erickson with Smoky Hill Construction tells KSAL News that the decorative metal will be illuminated after sundown. "This will be lit by LEDs  from the bottom up with what they ...

7 years ago
A truck stuck in a ditch led police officers to the arrest of a suspect who allegedly knocked a woman's teeth out. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were dispatched to the 600 block of S. Holmes Rd. where a subject got his truck stuck in a ditch on Tuesday at 2:20 p.m. The ...

7 years ago
A truck was stolen from a central Salina driveway during the overnight hours Wednesday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the truck was taken sometime between 8 p.m. on Tuesday and 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday from in front of a home at 216 E. Jewell. The maroon colored 1989 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was parked in ...

7 years ago
Kansas residents are recovering after another line of severe storms moved through the state. Tornado warnings were issued throughout the state including near Lawrence, where a large tornado touched down and cut a path of damage extending to the Kansas City area. Tornadoes first touched down in Northwest Kansas. A large wedge tornado moved across portions ...

7 years ago
Officials say though it may look unsafe, there are currently no concerns about the integrity of the dam at Kanopolis Lake. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is aware of and are monitoring a landslide on the right outlet channel slope. They say the  slide originated due to highly saturated soils from recent rains and shallow ...

7 years ago
At mile marker 83 a mile and a half north of the Assaria exit on I-135, a set of wheels came off of a cattle trailer. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan told KSAL News: The trailer was being pulled by a 61-year old Oklahoma Man when a set of wheels fell off around 10:15 PM Sunday ...

7 years ago
Salinans are ready for summer, which means the River Festival and the start of the 2019 Festival Medallion Quest. The first Medallion Quest clue will be shared live from the steps of The Temple, also known as the Salina Innovation Foundation, at 336 S. Santa Fe Ave., at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 31, during the ...