2 months ago
AAA emergency roadside service demand in Kansas surged 256% as last weekend’s powerful winter storm swept across the state, grinding travel to a halt and stranding motorists. According to the agency, the most common reasons for emergency roadside service calls during this storm have been: Dead batteries, jump starts and battery replacements General engine problems and non-starts ...

2 months ago
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt of Kansas expressed various shades of alarm about fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents taking part in an aggressive immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. The death Saturday of Alex Pretti, who worked as a nurse for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, followed ...

2 months ago
A child was killed in a fire in Dickinson County. According to the Dickinson COunty Sheriff's Office, on Monday evening at approximately 5:48, first responders were dispatched to a structure fire in the 1500 block of 1400 Avenue in rural Dickinson County.  The residence was fully engulfed when firefighters and deputies arrived. Deputies located an adult male ...

2 months ago
Picture courtesy of Tanner Colvin For a group that had experienced precious little success in the Salina Invitational Tournament, the Salina South boys basketball team made up for it in a big way. The Cougar senior class, which won a total of three SIT games the three previous season, doubled that total Monday night with an emphatic ...

2 months ago
NASA is going back to the moon next month. The Cosmosphere is excited to announce an Artemis II Launch Watch Party as NASA prepares for the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon, marking humanity’s return to deep space for the first time in more than 50 years. Guests are invited to experience an unforgettable evening ...

2 months ago
Authorities are asking for help in locating a woman who was believed to be headed to Salina from Garden City, but never made it to her destination. According to the Garden City Police Department, they are requesting assistance in locating 42-year-old Emilia Brown. Emilia was initially reported missing on January 21st by family after not being seen ...

2 months ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday evening postponed making a decision on entering into a public - private partnership with a recycling business. Commissioners are seeking more financial information about the Salina ReUse It Center. The Salina ReUse It Center is a non-profit organization that acts as a donation-based hub for new and used building materials, hardware, and home ...

2 months ago
A special mail-in election to determine whether or not to repeal the pit bull dog ban in Salina is a little less than a month away. Saline County Clerk Jamie Doss tells KSAL News all registered voters who live within the incorporated city limits of Salina are eligible to participate. The deadline to register to vote is ...

2 months ago
Winter Storm Fern spent 36-hours layering ice and snow across Oklahoma during the weekend and Salinan Milt Allen was on the ground in Norman to help shelter those in need. Music instructor and performer - Allen also lends his talents to the Red Cross as a Disaster Program Manager and tells KSAL News that meeting people ...

2 months ago
About 10-acres of prairie grass was burned in a ditch fire that may have been sparked by a mechanical issue on a vehicle. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a vehicle traveling northbound in the 3000 block of North Hedville Road was backfiring and started a grass fire in several spots on Friday. Investigators ...

2 months ago
A grass fire that burned 30-acres of pasture was ignited by a trash truck. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, on Friday morning around 6:10am a Hometown Disposal truck and driver was in the 3,000 block of S. Burma Road when a piece of cardboard or trash came in contact with the exhaust pipe, sparking ...