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 ...

4 years ago
It's a sure sign summer is nearly over. With school back in session, this weekend was the final weekend of the season at Salina's Kenwood Cove water park. The regular swim season at the water park ended the same way it began, altered by mother nature. The swim season began back in May a couple of days ...

4 years ago
The Salina Symphony is planning to perform a couple of outdoor chamber concerts this fall. According to the symphony, patrons are invited to kick off the season at a Fall Outdoor Chamber Concert on Sun., Sept. 12, at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Outdoor Courtyard in Downtown Salina. Two identical concerts will be performed at 4:00 p.m. ...

4 years ago
An historic Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive that made a tour across the country back in 2019 to  commemorate the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary is chugging its way on another run. According to Union Pacific, Big Boy No. 4014 departed Cheyenne, Wyoming, earlier this month. The historic steam locomotive is traveling through Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, ...

4 years ago
The 45thanniversary Smoky Hill River Festival will be an “Epic Arts Party” of things to see, hear, taste and feel. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, among the notable things Festival-goers can enjoy Sept 2-5 in Oakdale Park, are: Seven first-time food vendors with delectable Food Row treats including frog legs, soft pretzels, meatball sliders, coconut shrimp, ...

4 years ago
A driver was injured when he crashed into a large sign which welcomes visitors to a Kansas community. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 33-year-old Steven Haun of Wilson was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox,  headed north on 105th Road in Ellsworth County.  For an unknown reason he left the roadway and hit the City of ...

4 years ago
Effective immediately Kansas providers may now administer a COVID booster vaccination to those who qualify. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says an additional dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may be administered to individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised and have already been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. This ...

4 years ago
More Kansans are dying from COVID-19 now than they were a year ago, as new cases continue to escalate and the vaccine rate remains flat. The Kansas Department for Health and Environment on Friday reported 28 more residents have died from COVID-19 since the agency updated numbers on Wednesday. There were also 2,991 new cases and ...

4 years ago
OCCK Transportation is planning more dates for the new “Guide & Go” Travel Training program that teaches people how to use public transportation services in the region. According to OCCK, first class in the Guide & Go program is “CityGo Familiarization”.  Other classes will be available in the future. CityGo Familiarization teaches the basics of riding CityGo ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Jail project is achieving a couple of more milestones. The new jail project was approved by voters in the November 3rd election. The one-half percent sales tax to pay for the new building was enacted on April 1st. Groundbreaking is planned for the fall, with project completion slated for the fall of 2023. According ...