2 years ago
Motorists in the Sunflower State are enjoying slightly lower prices at the pump as the weekend beckons. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular fell yesterday in Kansas to just under $3.29, this as the corresponding national figure rose to a few tenths over $3.67. The cheapest gas was found yesterday in ...

2 years ago
State transportation officials are advising motorists to be aware of this weekend's closures on eastbound I-70 in Topeka. Authorities say KDOT crews will be deployed tonight starting at 11 p.m. on the Polk-Quincy Viaduct. The project will prompt the closure of I-70 through downtown Topeka and the closure of the Gage Boulevard exit. Work is scheduled to continue ...

2 years ago
A Salina woman is facing charges for trespassing on airport property. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, 42-year-old Sindee Boumsombath was taken into custody early Thursday morning after she allegedly drove her Ford F150 onto the runway at Salina Regional Airport. Police say she followed an airport employee through a security gate and drove onto the runway. She's ...

2 years ago
A camper and trailer dealer located in Beloit is set to close soon. According to General Manager Lydia Housh, Becker Autos & Trailers is going out of business. "It is with heavy hearts that the decision has been made to close Becker Autos & Trailers, and to liquidate the camper and trailer inventory immediately," Housh said. Becker ...

2 years ago
Residents will vote next month on a measure that, if enacted, would fund Norton County Hospital and EMS. Local officials say the one-percent sales-tax increase would help fund the facilities, both of which posted double-digit deficits over the past three years. Three-fourths of funds raised by the increase would go to the hospital. Remaining funds would support ...

2 years ago
The fastest growing sport in America now has a home in Salina, as the Salina Parks and Recreation Department and Salina Area Chamber of Commerce held the official ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Pickleball facility in Oakdale Park Thursday. Jeff Hammond, Director of Salina Parks and Recreation addressed a crowd just outside of the new ...

2 years ago
A Salina man is facing drug related charges after allegedly abandoning his pickup truck on a railroad track. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that just after midnight on Thursday, deputies were called to K-140 and Halstead Road after a train hit an unoccupied 1998 Chevy 1500 pickup that was parked on the tracks. About ...

2 years ago
Two Salina men are facing charges after an argument at work turns into an altercation with hammers in a retail store's parking lot. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, 36 year old Christian Dionicio-Reyes and 46 year old Cristobal Lopez-Ramirez were fighting with hammers at the Dollar General parking lot located on 840 E Crawford. Police ...

2 years ago
Beautiful music in a beautiful setting is what’s on tap for music fans in Salina. Enjoy a delightful spring evening at the Homewood Suites Courtyard in Downtown Salina while basking in the classical sounds of a string quartet and brass quintet performed by your Salina Symphony musicians, including the Maestro himself on April 20th. The program will ...

2 years ago
For the second year in a row, Salina Area Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing (RN) program has been named one of the top 5 in Kansas by RegisteredNursing.org, a nationwide organization promoting excellence in nursing education and the Registered Nursing profession. According to the school, to get its rankings, RegisteredNursing.org looked at current and historical passing ...

2 years ago
Salina's annual drive to collect food for the hungry kicked off Thursday with a gathering of committed community leaders and a luncheon to celebrate the mission. Project Salina is an annual drive to collect food for the hungry. It unites multiple businesses, churches, and other organizations in an effort to collect food for five agencies that ...