5 years ago
The lineup is set for the official opening event of the Smoky Hill River Festival. SM Hanson Music Thursday afternoon released the full list of bands for the Festival Jam. They include: 6:00 Ephemerus - 5pc hard rock band 6:15 The Get Downs - 6pc rock/funk band 6:30 Don Wagner & Friends - 5pc Americana/country band 6:45 MotorCo - 4pc ...

5 years ago
No one was hurt after a portion of landing gear on a twin engine plane collapsed on landing at Salina Regional Airport Thursday afternoon. Executive Director of the Airport Authority Tim Rogers tells KSAL News that the right main landing gear on the Beech Baron collapsed as the the plane touched down around 1pm Thursday. Salina Airpot ...

5 years ago
First responders were at the scene of an incident in rural Ellsworth County where a gas line has ruptured and ignited, creating a large plume of fire Thursday afternoon. A first responder at the scene told KSAL News he estimated the plume to be shooting at least 500 feet into the air and he could feel ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is among the first four of ten finalists in the Kansas Lottery's Summer of Silverado Finale Event second-chance promotion, where one finalist will win a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado and $10,000 cash. According to the lottery, the first four finalists who will participate in the Finale event held October 15 are: Tacia McDade of ...

5 years ago
Police are looking at video from a Salina neighborhood to try and identify who fired BBs at a teen from a black SUV this week. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Tuesday evening around sunset, a black SUV rolled up to a 15-year-old boy who was walking in the 900 block of W. ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of some field lights and a tool box from a property NW of Salina. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between 10pm Tuesday and noontime Wednesday, someone drove into a field in the 7200 block of W. Watkins Road and removed a $250 halogen light ...

5 years ago
A Salina man leading police in the Wichita area on a high speed pursuit was killed in a crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Gabriel Seim of Salina was driving an SUV  headed north on Interstate 135 when a Wichita Police Officer attempted to stop him for a traffic violation. The agency says Seim did ...

5 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo has big plans for some of its big cats. The zoo is beginning an effort to construct a new lion habitat. According to the zoo, mimicking the savanna grasslands of Africa, the native tall grass prairies of Kansas serve as the inspiration for Rolling Hills Zoo’s newest experience and lion habitat, The Pride ...

5 years ago
COVID cases and variants are on the increase in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have been 17 new COVID cases in Saline County since Monday. There are 80 cases of the virus currently active. No additional deaths due to COVID has been reported in the past week. Salina Regional Health Center reported ...

5 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center has installed a first of its kind piece of medical equipment designed specifically for mothers who are nursing young children. According to the hospital, the first Mamava lactation pod in a Kansas health care facility is now inside the main lobby. The 4-foot by 8-foot pod gives a clean private space for visiting ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a stolen trailer and the thief who took it. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between July 16th and 19th, someone used a grinder to cut the lock off a hitch and drove off with a black, 2020 dump trailer owned by Construction Rental, 515 N. Broadway. The trailer was ...