4 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating an aggravated battery case that happened Monday night. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Jesse Rick, a 41-year old man of Niles, Kansas, was walking around the 600 block of South Second St. around 10 o'clock. A man approached Rick on a bike, and the two had a verbal ...

4 years ago
An Abilene man's body was found Tuesday morning in the Smoky Hill River. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that Monday evening around 6:30 at the 900 block of North Niles Road, just southeast of New Cambria, a witness saw an elderly man leaning over the rail. The witness notified authorities and started to ...

4 years ago
A Kansas firefighter is dead after being electrocuted while on a call. Morton County deputies and emergency crews responded to a rollover accident near Rolla, Kansas, on Sunday evening. Officials say a firefighter was searching for crash victims when he received an electrical shock from damaged power lines. The firefighter was taken to a hospital where he was ...

4 years ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday evening discussed the possibility of cancelling the upcoming Smoky Hill River Festival. The discussion was prompted  by new guidance from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. KDHE Secretary Dr. Lee Norman said in a release “given the increased transmission of the Delta variant across the state, we now consider attendance at ...

4 years ago
Salina City Commissioners heard a detailed report Monday evening on the finding of an audit and investigation into the Salina Fire Department. An outside agency, BKD CPAs & Advisors, has performed forensic accounting services of the agency and prepared a forensic accounting report. The report was unveiled during the report to the commission. The investigation found misuse of ...

4 years ago
Salina's Kenwood Cove water park went to the dogs Monday evening. After closing for the season on Sunday, the water park opened Monday evening for one final swim, the annual "Pooch Plunge". The event proved popular. A large crowd of people enjoyed the last swim of the summer on a hot late-summer evening with their best friend, ...

4 years ago
Another person has died due to COVID-19 in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, since Friday there have been 18 new COVID-19 cases locally along with the new death. This brings the total number of deaths in Saline County to 127. Saline County Health Department staff is actively monitoring 495 cases of COVID-19. Salina Regional ...

4 years ago
As the clock counts down for the 45th-anniversary River Festival, the start of Festival Medallion Quest 2021 draws near. According to Salina Ars and Humanities, the first Medallion Quest clue will be shared live from the front steps of the Smoky Hill Museum this Wednesday afternoon at 4:30. Then starting Thursday clues will be available at ...

4 years ago
One of KWU's best kept secrets is the Coyote debate program led by newly hired head coach Kiefer Storrer. A KW alum, and former assistant to Gary Harmon, Storrer says he's looking forward to hitting the road this season for in-person competition that was snuffed out by Covid-19 last year. Over a 16-year span the debate team ...

4 years ago
An 18-year-old driver leaves his cat and pickup behind after crashing into a 35-foot ravine. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that Camden Spano-Lund of Assaria was transported to the hospital following an injury accident Saturday morning about 5:30am near the intersection of Ohio and Mentor Road. Deputies say Spano-Lund was driving a 2000 Chevy ...

4 years ago
A moving trailer was broken into Friday night in Salina, amounting to $1,000 in losses for the owner. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 46-year-old man from Fort Smith, Arkansas, was staying at the Courtyard by Marriott at 3020 Riffel Drive overnight. When he headed out to the parking lot Saturday morning, the ...