6 years ago
Damaging severe weather rolled across Central Kansas early Monday morning. Severe storms formed west of the Salina area, and moves northeast. The main threat was large hail and strong wind. Damaging straight line wind in excess of 70 miles per hour was clocked, and hail as large as tennis balls fell in some areas. Some of the heaviest ...

6 years ago
A three-car accident at one of Salina's busiest intersections leads to two citations and a passenger sent to the hospital. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that the accident occurred on Friday at 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of Ohio St. and Magnolia Rd. A 2018 Hyundai Elantra driven by 56-year-old Susan Leidig, Salina, and a 2007 ...

6 years ago
An investigation in to stolen sports memorabilia leads to the arrest of two Salina roommates and two others found at the residence in possession of drugs. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities were following up on a burglary that occurred on April 30 at The Arena, 427 S. Broadway Blvd., where $3,035 ...

6 years ago
A single vehicle crash east of Salina lands the driver of the pickup truck behind bars for potential DUI. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash occurred at 5 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Old 40 Highway and Marymount Rd. A 1997 Mazda B-2300 pickup truck was traveling westbound on Old 40 ...

6 years ago
Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Secretary Jeff Zmuda announced today that one staff member working at Ellsworth Correctional Facility (ECF) tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixth KDOC facility with confirmed cases, including Lansing Correctional Facility, Wichita Work Release Facility, Topeka Correctional Facility, Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex and El Dorado Correctional Facility. The staff member ...

6 years ago
Severe weather is possible in parts of Kansas to begin, and end the day on Monday. According to the National Weather Service, there is an initial severe weather threat to begin the day. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to impact the region Monday morning. The strongest activity will be capable of golfball size hail ...

6 years ago
Saline County has gone three days in a row without any additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 to report. The county is holding steady with 21 cases and two deaths. Statewide, though, numbers keep rising. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, there are a total of 5,030 positive cases and 134 deaths. The agency on ...

6 years ago
A pair of Kansas Wesleyan students were among those honored with scholarships by the Kansas Independent College Foundation earlier this week. The scholarships were awarded to juniors Janell Fellers and Rebekah Morris. Each nominated student had to submit a detailed essay about their leadership training, their future career goals and why they chose an independent institution ...

6 years ago
Nearly $500,000 in grant funding is being made available to provide operational support to Kansas arts organizations experiencing financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, the Kansas Department of Commerce and the Kansas Creative Industries Arts Commission will distribute CARES Act arts funding through the Short-Term Operational Support (SOS) ...

6 years ago
Even with the Stay at Home Executive Order being lifted, it remains a difficult time. That is undeniable. It is in these difficult times that the ingenuity of Saline County business owners and public officials must be harnessed to arrive at a solution that balances the health and safety of individuals and the general social ...

6 years ago
The City of Salina and Saline County offices located at the City/County Building are implementing procedures for some operations to re-open on May 4th to safeguard staff and citizens conducting business in the building. All Departments continue to strongly encourage citizens to utilize online or mail in options to conduct business with City and County departments. The ...