4 years ago
A two-vehicle crash in rural Dickinson County killed three people late Tuesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened when a Dodge Dakota pickup truck which was making a u-turn on K-15 Highway was hit by a Kenworth semi. The pickup entered a ditch and flipped onto its roof. The semi entered a ...

4 years ago
A truck driver from McPherson was hurt in a single-vehicle crash at the junction of Interstate 135 and Interstate 70 near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 52-year-old William Ingels of McPherson was driving a Kenworth semi  headed north on I 135 exiting to head east on I 70. A driver's side tire failed causing ...

4 years ago
A pedestrian was killed early Tuesday morning when he was hit by a school bus while crossing a street in Clay Center. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a school bus was traveling east on Lincoln Ave approaching Sixth Street. A pedestrian was walking across Lincoln Ave in a crosswalk. The bus driver failed to see ...

4 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is making a change to better accommodate patients and visitors. According to the hospital, the main entrance on Santa Fe Avenue will now be open to the public from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Previously, the Main Entrance had ...

4 years ago
Due to tree damage caused by the storm this past Saturday, City of Salina staff will perform a sweep of the entire City to pick up tree limbs beginning this coming Monday, September 26th. According to the City, the thunderstorm and wind event caused damage to trees in all sectors of the community.  While not catastrophic ...

4 years ago
The Salina Area United Way will kick off  its 2022-2023 Campaign season this week. According to the United Way, a revamped version of their Campaign Kick-Off Event, United Happy Hour, will be held on Thursday from 4pm-7pm at United Capital Management of Kansas’s new event space: The Sullivan. United Happy Hour will be the biggest kick-off event ...

4 years ago
The Department of Music at Kansas Wesleyan University will be hosting the Kansas Music Educators Association’s (KMEA) Music Learning Day this week on Friday. According to the school, this event is an opportunity for high school music educators to bring their students to campus to learn the KMEA choral audition music with KWU’s director of choirs, ...

4 years ago
Continuing the tradition created by President Edward Hammond more than three decades ago, Fort Hays State University President Tisa Mason will be on the road next week with reporters and editors in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. Her tour will include a stop in Salina. According to the University, the primary goals of the annual media ...

4 years ago
The clock is ticking on an effort for a Salina based company to help fill pantry shelves in Kansas. The 24/7 Travel Stores are using the month of September to raise money to help local food banks in nine Kansas communities. Karen Couch Executive Director Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank tells KSAL News that Salinans can pitch ...

4 years ago
A 16-year-old boy was killed in a single-vehicle crash in south central Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Shane Sheets of St. John was driving a 2000 Pontiac Bonneville headed east in Stafford County in the 100 block of NE 20th Street. The car entered a ditch and collided with a tree. Sheets suffered ...

4 years ago
Two men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in an August 2020 incident in Saline County that included shooting and injuring a Salina police officer. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's Office, Saline County District Court Judge Rene Young sentenced Shawn Patrick Humphrey, 39, of Salina, to 247 months in a Kansas Department ...