1 year ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol encourages everyone to plan for a safe Labor Day Weekend. According to the agency, excessive speed, inattention, and impaired driving are leading causes of traffic crashes. Extra troopers will be on the roadways enforcing Kansas laws, and available to assist motorists. The Patrol is participating in the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign ...

1 year ago
An event this week featured presentations from a couple of people from Salina who are on the forefront of  wellness advocacy. According to Live Well Saline County,  Michelle Coats, Mobility Manager for North Central Kansas and Daniel Craig, Cancer Outreach Coordinator at Tammy Walker Cancer Center, presented at the Kansas Local Food Summit in Wichita on August ...

1 year ago
Public transportation in Salina and the Salina area will not be running on Monday. According to OCCK, the organization which runs the services, transportation including CityGo, 81 Connection, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanConnect, and Paratransit services, will be closed on Monday, September 2nd, 2024, in observation of Labor Day. Transportation services will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, September ...

1 year ago
There will be no change to sanitation collection on Labor Day Monday. City of Salina Sanitation Services will be providing regularly scheduled refuse collection; however, the landfill will close at 2:00 P.M. and the Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center (SDRC), Household Hazardous Waste and General Services facilities will be closed. All normal hours of operation will resume Tuesday, ...

1 year ago
Salina Shares assists international Kansas Wesleyan students kicking off the new school year. Founder Debbie Rivers tells KSAL news, Salina Shares assists with the needs of these students supplying them with hygiene items, school supplies, and amenities. She says their main focus has been with the KWU men's soccer team. KWU student development helps Salina Shares supply ...

1 year ago
A bipartisan tax cuts package is signed into law in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill One during a ceremony yesterday in Olathe. The bill provides Kansas residents nearly two billion dollars in tax cuts over the next five years, eliminates state taxes on Social Security income and reduces property taxes by increasing the residential property ...

1 year ago
Two victims of a theft chased the known suspect before being threatened with a gun. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News, Wednesday afternoon a 33-year old woman and a 38-year old man reported missing items from a storage unit on 440 S Clark. An officer arrived for a follow up interview with the victims. ...

1 year ago
State officials are alerting motorists to anticipate delays on I-70 through Junction City in Geary County during periods of heavy travel, especially on weekends of Kansas State University home football games in nearby Manhattan. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, these traffic delays should be expected in Geary County as a pavement replacement project continues ...

1 year ago
Alcohol was a factor in a violent domestic argument. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News, late Wednesday evening a 39-year old woman and a 41-year old man were arguing inside a house in the 700 block of W Ash. The man decided to forcibly remove the woman's shorts while taking a set of keys ...

1 year ago
State health officials have rescinded the Do Not Drink Advisory for the Sundowner West Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Saline County. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Advisory took effect on August 27 due to a loss of pressure which placed the system at risk for bacteriological contamination. ...

1 year ago
The Salina Senior Center will not be serving meals today, Thursday August 29th, due to an unforeseen circumstance. Meals on Wheels recipients will receive a frozen meal today. The Senior Center is still open for activities and socializing.