3 years ago
Flags across Kansas will fly at half-staff on Wednesday to honor a fallen firefighter. Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags be flown at half-staff at all state grounds, buildings, and facilities on Wednesday in honor of Linn County volunteer firefighter Joshua Haynes of Rural District 1 Fire Department, who suffered fatal injuries while battling a fire ...

3 years ago
A street stretching from Salina's Kenwood Cove to a portion of north Salina will temporarily close for a construction project on Monday and halt traffic entering from the north According to the City of Salina, through traffic at Oakdale Avenue/Kenwood Park Drive next to Kenwood Cove north to Iron Avenue will be closed to complete pavement ...

3 years ago
Salina is one of only a handful of locations across the country where seniors enrolled in the Meals on Wheels program can also get food delivered for their pets. Rosie Walter from the Saline County of Department of Senior Services tells KSAL News the county offers free healthcare and food for pets of seniors who already ...

3 years ago
The Rural Education Center in the Kansas State University College of Education has entered a strategic partnership with the Rural Schools Collaborative to strengthen and advance every aspect of rural education in Kansas. According to KSU, the Rural Schools Collaborative, housed at Monmouth College, is a national grassroots network of rural schools, higher-education institutions and organizations ...

3 years ago
Beginning this month, hunters and anglers will benefit from a new-and-improved system designed to make accessing public lands in Kansas easier than ever. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks the all-new licensing purchase system – Go Outdoors KS – outdoor recreationalists will not need a separate login to “check in” and out of ...

3 years ago
What started as a residential burglary case as a victim for one man turned into an aggravated assault case where he is the alleged suspect. Davon Dirton, a 30-year-old man of Salina, was arrested Thursday in connection to a June 4 domestic distrubance incident. He is facing requested charges of aggravated battery and aggravated assault. Police Capt. ...

3 years ago
A man was arrested on Wednesday and is accused of stealing a tractor north of New Cambria. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a man who lives near Solomon reported to deputies on Wednesday that someone broke into his tractor through the back window and stole it. The tractor was recovered in the 10000 ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in connection with a recent business burglary. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday, June 20th, officers received a report of a burglary at Conklin Cars at 2700 S. 9th St. Employees reported that over the weekend, between the afternoon of Saturday, June ...

3 years ago
Toxic blue green algae has prompted state health officials to issue public health advisories for nine different bodies of water across the state, including a pond at a Salina park. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or paint floating on the water and ...

3 years ago
A two-month investigation into the sale of methamphetamine culminated with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit making a couple of arrests. According to the agency, deputies assigned to the Drug Enforcement Unit with the assistance of the Abilene Police Department took into custody 49-year-old Mark B. St. Pierre 49-year-old Sara M. Duncan both of Abilene. Subsequent ...

3 years ago
Severe weather rumbled across Central Kansas Thursday night, dropping tornadoes and large hail. Storms began in Russell County and moved east, generally along and north of Interstate 70. Storm spotters confirmed several brief tornadoes in portions of Russell, Lincoln, and Saline Counties. In Saline County there were a couple of tornadoes touched down in the Glendale area. ...