4 years ago
Bob Dole's final trip to his home state of Kansas began Friday night at the Salina Regional Airport. Following ceremonies at the Washington National Cathedral and at the World War II Memorial in Washington DC honoring the former Senator, a funeral flight left for Kansas carrying the casket and a group including family, friends, and former ...

4 years ago
COVID is prompting an area school district to begin its holiday break a week early. The USD 298 Lincoln School District has decided to close all school buildings from December 13-17. All buildings will be closed with no athletic practices, events, or community access. This will allow for deep cleaning prior to reopening on January 4th. According to ...

4 years ago
There have been two new COVID deaths in Saline County since Wednesday and 83 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 777 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 29 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There now have been 178 COVID related deaths overall. Contact tracers at the Saline ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is seeking tips in connection to a burglary case in which over $30,000 worth of tools were taken. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the agency, on Monday, December 6th, deputies responded to the 1200 Block of West Diamond Drive in for a ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman has dodged serious injuries after her husband hit her with their SUV Thursday night. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers responded to calls of a disturbance around 7 p.m. in the 100 block of S. Columbia Avenue. After further investigation and witness accounts, video surveillance footage showed a female exit a ...

4 years ago
Musicians from the Salina Symphony have been busy preparing one of their more anticipated performances of the season. They will be joined by area dancers and choirs at their annual Christmas Festival this weekend. The organization says attendees will enjoy beautiful arrangements of the most cherished songs of the season.  . Share this meaningful Christmas celebration with ...

4 years ago
The Salina VFW Post's mission to gather toys will wrap-up Saturday morning. The Salina VFW Auxiliary is gathering toy donations to be donated to the Salina Salvation Army. The organization tells KSAL News the goal is to fill a dump truck provided by Harbin Construction with toys and gift cards, toys for kids 0 -12 and ...

4 years ago
Do you remember the sound of snapping trees and neighborhoods without power for days as an ice storm settled over Kansas 14-years ago this week? The ice coated everything on December 10th and December 11th 2007, turning the weather event into the worst ice storm in the history of Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, this ...

4 years ago
Christmas came early on Thursday for the Rolling Hills Zoo family with the birth of the Zoo’s first southern white rhino calf. According to the zoo, the calf and mom Evey, are doing well and bonding as animal care staff monitors the pair from a distance.    The sex of the calf not been confirmed at this ...

4 years ago
The new list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online back on Saturday. By Thursday two of them were behind bars. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The November list went online Saturday. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office the latest arrests include: Nielsen, John, Raymond – Felony ...

4 years ago
A Salina organization is making rapid COVID tests available. According to OCCK, they are now participating in the KDHE Community COVID Testing Program. By partnering with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and their Community Volunteer Testing Program, OCCK will provide access to no-cost COVID rapid testing resources for their neighbors, customers, and communities.  KDHE provides ...