3 years ago
Lindsborg's Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum has joined a program  which offers increased availability for low-income families According to the museum, the organization is now part of  Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), to encourage people of ...

3 years ago
Damages and dollar amounts are still be accessed after a Salina man pinballed his car through a neighborhood early Monday morning. Police Lieutenant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 5:30am, officers found 43-year-old Tercero Williams unresponsive in his car after he allegedly hit multiple vehicles as he drove a 2005 Cadillac in the 1600 block ...

3 years ago
A Kansas police chief who ordered the raid of a local newspaper office has resigned, effective immediately. Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody announced his resignation on Monday. Cody's departure comes nearly two months after the police raided the Marion County Record to investigate a claim of "identity theft." Computers, cell phones and reporting materials were all ...

3 years ago
Yet again there was no grand prize winner Monday night in the already mammoth Powerball jackpot drawing. The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.2 billion for the next drawing on Wednesday night. The jackpot has a cash value of $551.7 million. Wednesday's estimated jackpot ranks as the third largest in the Powerball game and seventh ...

3 years ago
Because a local governing body's bylaws supersede state stature, a battery-based electric storage and distribution facility proposed in Salina County has been officially denied. According to Saline County, the Saline County Planning and Zoning Commission met September 26 to discuss the proposed Mountain Peak Energy Storage facility . The proposed site is located on approximately 40 ...

3 years ago
In a joint effort to enhance safety, protect the environment, and promote responsible waste disposal practices, the City of Salina and Saline County are teaming up. This joint- initiative aims to encourage proper load securement among landfill users and includes a change in the landfill’s tipping fee structure, set to take effect on January 1, 2024. The ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified and arrested the driver involved in a fatality hit and run accident which happened Saturday night in McPherson County. The agency says this could not have been done without the help and information they received from the public. Public support and cooperation played a vital role in assisting this case ...

3 years ago
A shooting in Salina remains under investigation after a man was wounded by gunfire Sunday night. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that the 40-year-old victim told was transported to the Emergency Room for treatment after being shot in the hand during an attempted robbery. The victim told police he was approached by a man in ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was hurt after the pickup he was working on rolled over his legs. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that a 62-year-old man was working on the transmission on a 2013 Chevy Silverado in the driveway of a home in the 500 block of Regent on Saturday afternoon. Police say around 12:20pm, the ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody Sunday after he allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend. According to Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges officers were sent to the Travel Lodge on South Broadway Sunday morning around 9:15am after a woman called her family for help. Police soon intervened and asked 35-year-old Eric Ehster to come out of the ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries after a motorcycle crash on Friday. Police Captain Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 61-year-old Thomas Barrett was injured after he lost control of his 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle Friday evening on Old 40 Highway near North Ohio Street. Police say he hit a curb ...