4 years ago
A Salina-based bank is expanding.  The Bennington State Bank is celebrating the opening of its newest banking location located in Wichita. The branch is located at 3954 N Ridge Road. According to the bank, the new full-service banking location is now open, offering in-person banking, drive-thru banking and a 24-hour ATM. The banking center is located in ...

4 years ago
Lone star ticks that carry the Heartland virus are now found in six states including Kansas. A new study in the CDC publication Emerging Infectious Diseases said the ticks have been found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and New York. The Heartland virus can cause muscle pain, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. However, severe cases can lead ...

4 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are considering a measure that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana. The Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee began hearings yesterday for a bill that would create a market for regulated medical marijuana. The measure would provide licensure and regulation for the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of the drug for medical ...

4 years ago
Warm and windy conditions are to blame for fueling a wildfire in Kansas. The fire started Wednesday afternoon in Chautauqua County and spread into Elk County. Residents in the town of Elk Falls were put under a voluntary evacuation order. There have been no reports of damage to structures or injuries.

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after thieves broke into an RV and stole numerous tools. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, sometime between 10pm Monday night and 7am Tuesday morning, someone pried open the door on a Tracer RV that was parked in the 700 block of E. North Street and removed a bag ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman is okay after being struck by a pellet in a BB-gun drive-by incident. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 26-year-old woman was hit by a BB while she was working for a landscape company in the 200 block of Santa Fe Ave. Tuesday morning. Police say just before noon a white, ...

4 years ago
A rancher checking fence line escapes injury after his utility vehicle caught on fire. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Uriah Swisher was driving his 2016 Polaris Ranger in the 7000 block of S. Woodward road when he stopped to work on his fence. Moments later the pasture ignited around the vehicle, quickly ...

4 years ago
One of the largest events of its kind in the country will ride into Salina this weekend. Equifest of Kansas is returning for the third year in a row. Equifest is one of the largest trade shows in the Midwest. It’s a breed exhibition which among other things will feature more than twelve different breeds and ...

4 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is calling for an end to the state's food sales tax. Kelly visited the Kansas Food Bank in Wichita on Tuesday to discuss her proposal to eliminate the tax noting that it will help Kansans as grocery prices rise. Kelly says eliminating the state's 6.5 percent food sales tax will save families ...

4 years ago
Kansas Legislators paused to honor a group of teachers which includes a Salina science teacher on Tuesday.  Legislators honored the 2022 Kansas Master Teachers. Salina South High School science teacher Melanie Hammond  is among the class of seven Kansas Master Teachers in the class of 2022. Emporia State University established the Kansas Master Teacher awards in 1954. ...

4 years ago
A two-vehicle crash caused by a van making a u-turn on a highway north of Salina sent two people to the hospital Tuesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 29-year-old Victoria Dick from Osborne was headed north on U.S. 81 Highway in the driving lane. As the van slowed down to make a u-turn it ...