3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public in locating a man who battered a deputy and fled with one handcuff attached to a wrist. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. According to the agency, on May 10th a deputy was attempting to arrest Byron Neef ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was transported to the hospital after a motorcycle crash at 9th and Saturn. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Thursday morning around 10:40am, 19-year-old William Griffith was riding a 2015 Yamaha motorcycle and for an unknown reason lost control and hit a curb, crashing the bike. Police say he was wearing ...

3 years ago
New grant funding will allow the Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum in Lindsborg to fund some major projects. The museum has received a $250,000 state grant. According to the organization, the Kansas Department of Commerce has selected the Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum as one of 18 recipients of a SPRINT tourism grant, ...

3 years ago
A Republican-backed, six-billion-dollar school-funding plan is a no-go after Governor Kelly vetoed the bill on Thursday. Administration officials say Governor Kelly nixed the measure due to concerns it would cut funding for rural schools. Meanwhile, both leaders of the Sunflower State's bi-cameral, GOP-dominated legislature criticized the veto, asserting that the Kansas constitution limits line-item vetoes to appropriations.

3 years ago
Warnings or advisories linked to blue-green algae are currently in effect for three lakes in the Sunflower State. Kansas Department of Health and Environment officials issued a blue-green algae warning for Osage County's Pomona Lake this week. The warning reportedly indicates that conditions are unsafe for humans and pets. Meanwhile, blue-green algae advisories reportedly were posted for Big ...

3 years ago
The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad has announced its 2023 dinner train schedule that includes 20 trains featuring a wide variety of food from area restaurants and caterers, and a special “Dining Car Heritage Series” representing railroads that have been an integral part of the A&SV’s history. President and General Manager Ross Boelling said that the ...

3 years ago
Saline County Emergency Management has launched a new Adopt A Siren Program. Saline County Emergency Management Deputy Director Natasha Cundy Thursday morning on KSAL's Morning News Extra program announced the launch of the Adopt A Siren Program, aimed at promoting community engagement and education about the area's outdoor warning siren system. "We are excited about the Adopt ...

3 years ago
Summer reading has long been a staple of public libraries across the country. At Salina Public Library, one of our most frequent fond recollections from adult patrons is participating in summer reading as a child. Efforts to promote reading, especially during the summer, are central to the library’s calendar with our first inter-departmental planning meeting ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary at storage unit that could date back to February. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between February and May 17, someone entered an empty storage unit in the 2400 block of Centennial Road - and broke through a wall to enter the unit next door to steal ...

3 years ago
A Kansas man is dead following a plane crash in Nebraska. A Cessna went down in a pasture northeast of Chambers, Nebraska, on Tuesday afternoon killing the pilot, 69-year-old Mark Gietzen of Wichita. Gietzen was chairman of the Kansas Coalition for Life, which is an anti-abortion group. The cause of the plane crash is under investigation.

3 years ago
The State of Kansas is partnering with Kansas State University on a long-term telemetry study to examine movement patterns and space use of Kansas’ most recreationally valuable fish. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, data collected during this study will give Fisheries biologists a better understanding of fish movement within reservoirs and fish ...