5 years ago
Slick roads appear to be the cause of an accident that lands a Salina man in the hospital after his car left the road and ran in to a power pole. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the accident happened in the 1800 block of E. Old Highway 40, or just west of ...

5 years ago
Several hay bales are destroyed by fire in southeast Saline County and the Sheriff's office is investigating the cause of the fire as suspicious. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that emergency crews were sent to the 3700 block of S. Whitmore Rd. at 5:40 a.m. Saturday to the report of round hay bales ...

5 years ago
A special program featuring former first lady Mamie Eisenhower is planned this week at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. According to the organization, the next program in the Evenings at Ease series is Tuesday. It features guest speaker Mary Jean Eisenhower. Take a journey with Mary Jean Eisenhower into Mamie's World as she introduces us to ...

5 years ago
Winter weather is impacting much of the state. A mix of light snow and freezing drizzle is prompting icy conditions in some areas. . Officials are warning drivers to plan for slick roads during the morning commute. According to the National Weather Service, freezing drizzle is creating hazardous travel conditions across southern Kansas with light snow possible ...

5 years ago
A special screening of the 1958 movie "Picnic", a portion of which was shot in and around the Salina area, is sold out. According to the screening on Tuesday at the Art Center Cinema is part of their 1950s Film Series. The Film Series, sponsored by Heritage Real Estate Advisors and the Ellsworth Independent-Reporter newspaper, features the ...

5 years ago
Four people were transported by EMS to the hospital in Salina following a couple of weather-related crashes along Interstate 135 Saturday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 56-year-old John Eric Hawk of Lindsborg lost control of his Toyota pickup truck when he traveled over an icy patch. The pickup traveled through the median into the ...

5 years ago
The Bennington State Bank has a new Compliance and CRA Officer. According to the bank, Monica Payeur has been hired as Compliance and CRA Officer. Payeur will assist in ensuring the bank is compliant with regulations governing the operations of the bank. Payeur has over 30 years of professional experience in banking and holds the professional designation ...

5 years ago
The February list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The January list  generated over a dozen arrests. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks to tips from the public, 3, 385 criminals have been caught, and 425 crime ...

5 years ago
Snow is expected to move into central Kansas late Friday into early Saturday and shift southeast. According to the National Weather Service, the higher snow amounts will be over central and northeast Kansas where 1 to 3 inches will be possible. Use caution if traveling on Saturday. Along with the snow, one of the coldest air masses in ...

5 years ago
Flags across Kansas will fly at half-staff  Saturday to honor those who have lost their lives to COVI-19 and their families. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, our state surpassed 4,000 Kansas deaths due to COVID-19. In honor of the lives lost and the families they left behind,  Kelly has directed that flags be lowered ...

5 years ago
There are two new COVID deaths in Saline County and 54 new cases of the virus. According to the Saline County Health Department there now have been 5,715 total cases, with 1,569 cases currently active. Now 95 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 17 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The county dashboard ...