9 months ago
A unanimous settlement agreement filed Tuesday at the Kansas Corporation Commission raises Evergy Kansas residential base rates by 9.6%. A residential customer using about 900 kilowatt hours will see a net increase of about $9 per month on their bill, said Evergy spokeswoman Gina Penzig. That would be in addition to the recent KCC approval to ...

9 months ago
The City Commission this week unanimously approved a motion authorizing the interim city manager to execute an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for work associated with the Magnolia Trail Project. The agreement, totaling $241,397 plus railroad flagging expenses and an annual maintenance fee of $805, allows Union Pacific to perform necessary improvements on its right-of-way at ...

9 months ago
In response to citizen concerns and in an effort to improve public safety for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians, the City of Salina has implemented traffic sign changes near the Magnolia Road bridge over the Smoky Hill River. According to the City, the Magnolia Road bridge, located between Markley Road and the levee, has been identified as ...

9 months ago
A project which began in July of last year will culminate this week with the grand opening in Salina of a restaurant known for its authentic Mediterranean food . According to Meddys, the grand opening is this Sunday, July 20th. Meddys is located at 304 S Santa Fe. The Salina Meddys is in a building which most ...

9 months ago
The Crown Uptown Theater is not going to be added to Wichita's Register of Historic Places. The Wichita City Council voted three-to-three on the issue yesterday. The city earlier this year denied a request by the owner of the nearly century-old venue to massively expand the theater's capacity to more than two-thousand people. Adding the theater to ...

9 months ago
It was a sweet 60th birthday celebration for a Salina woman on Tuesday, literally. Mary Landes, executive director and founder of the Salina Innovation Foundation, turned 60, and rather than receive gifts, she gave gifts. She hosted an event to treat her family, friends, and anyone else who wanted to show up, some ice cream, her ...

9 months ago
Fort Riley will conduct a full-scale emergency-preparedness exercise on Wednesday. According to the Army, the exercise provides an opportunity to test and evaluate the installation’s emergency response procedures and preparedness. Fort Riley residents, employees, and community members can expect to see an increase in emergency response activity and alerts as part of the exercise. The primary exercise-related ...

9 months ago
The Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum is closing out the books on a quarter-million-dollar grant that permitted impressive improvements. According to the museum, they were one of just 18 recipients out of 228 applicants to receive the tourism grant from Kansas Commerce in 2023. The grant was an effort by the State to boost ...

9 months ago
With the catastrophic flooding in Texas as a backdrop, Saline County Emergency Management Director Michelle Weis joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how authorities are revisiting flash flood preparedness. Weis expressed that after Hurricane Katrina, agencies focused on issues and response, but she believes the deadly events in Texas could ...

9 months ago
A mobile home northwest of Salina was destroyed by fire after a propane gas grill ignited the house. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 49-year-old Brian Bell was cooking bratwurst for dinner Monday night around 5:30pm when he left the grill unattended for a couple of minutes to walk ...

9 months ago
City Commissioners are moving forward with a project that could result in a roundabout as part of road improvements in South Salina. The 9th Street and Water Well Road area is experiencing significant growth, with a substantial increase in truck traffic anticipated. Due to projected traffic volumes, a roundabout is expected to be more effective than ...