10 months ago
Summer vacation is over. Students at USD 305 schools, at USD 306 Southeast of Saline, and at Salina Catholic Schools return to the classroom Wednesday. Kansas Wesleyan University students head back to class next week on Monday.  USD 307 Ell Saline students return next week on Tuesday.  The first day of classes at K-State Salina is ...

10 months ago
With school back in session, the enforcement of the reduced speed school zones in Salina will resume Wednesday. Drivers are encouraged to be additionally aware of children, school buses, the school zones around schools, and the reduced speed limits. Kansas law states that when a school bus stop arm is extended and the flashing lights on the ...

10 months ago
Five teens were injured in a single-vehicle crash when an SUV crashed while taking a curve too fast at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135 near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Zackary Vaughan was driving a Ford Edge SUV headed west on I 70. As he took an exit to head ...

10 months ago
Tammy Walker Cancer Center has been awarded grant funding to help to address chronic disease risk reduction through evidence-based strategies that impact tobacco use, physical activity and nutrition. According to the cancer center, they were one of fifteen recipients of this year's Chronic Disease Risk Reduction (CDRR) Grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Tammy ...

10 months ago
After adding extra hours last August, opening a half-hour earlier and staying open an hour later four days a week, the Saline County Tag Office is rolling back to its former schedule. According to the agency, it will adjust its operating hours, beginning the first week of September 2025. The new hours will be 8 a.m. ...

10 months ago
Interim City Manager Jacob Wood joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at issues concerning Salina during his monthly scheduled visit to the radio station. Wood is currently in the mix of the three remaining candidates who are vying for the top job in Salina and says he's enjoyed the process. He ...

10 months ago
A welfare check by police leads to a high speed pursuit and the arrest of a Salina man. According to Captain Kyle Tonniges, 36-year-old Christopher Ebinger was taken into custody after a series of events that began Monday morning around 5:30am. Police say a concerned motorist called 911 after noticing a man sitting in a pickup at ...

10 months ago
Bond is set at $1 million for a woman facing charges which include second degree murder in connection with a fatal crash in rural Saline County. Via video, 32-year-old Kayla Errebo made her first appearance in Saline County District Court Tuesday morning. In setting the bond, Judge Amy Norton said she considers Errebo to be "a ...

10 months ago
Salina’s Kenwood Cove water park went to the dogs Monday evening. After closing on Sunday, the water park opened Monday evening for one final swim, the annual “Pooch Plunge”. Only owners and their dogs were allowed in the water. They were able to swim in the wave pool and lazy river areas. The event proved popular. A large ...

10 months ago
The three men who are finalists to be Salina's next City Manager were all in town Monday to tour the community, and meet the public. The finalists include Darrin Tangeman of Orleans, Massachusetts, Michael Tremblay of Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and Jacob Wood of Salina. After touring the town, all three attended a two-hour meet ...

10 months ago
A million dollar gift brings closer to a reality a new Salina Family Healthcare expanded facility which will enhance its integrated medical, dental, eye care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. According to the organization, the project has received a $1 million leadership gift from Salina Regional Health Center and the Salina Regional Health Foundation’s Community Health ...