6 years ago
A police pursuit that began in north Salina ends with an arrest near Sunset Park on Friday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol recognized a man wanted for a probation violation and attempted to make a traffic stop in the area of North 4th and Pacific. Police say 32-year-old Joshua Quested ...

6 years ago
A number of grass fires that flared up over the weekend in Saline and Dickinson Counties are under investigation as suspicious in nature. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, 400 acres of CRP grassland and 80 round bales of hay were consumed by flames on Saturday afternoon. Crews from RFD#1 and RFD#5 were sent to the ...

6 years ago
Five people are dead following a head-on crash on Interstate-70. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pickup was traveling the wrong way on I-70 when it crashed into van near Maple Hill about 6:30 yesterday morning. Four people in the van and one person in the truck were killed. One other person in the van was taken to ...

6 years ago
It is time to gear up for the 16th Annual Prom-A-Rama.  This community event helps make it possible for girls to attend prom that might not otherwise be able to.  The event involves the collection and give away of donated prom dresses and accessories to any high school girl in Saline County and the surrounding ...

6 years ago
One of the largest events of its kind in the country will ride into Salina later this week. Equifest of Kansas, an event which is expected to pump a million dollars into the Salina economy, is one of the largest trade shows in the Midwest. It's a breed exhibition which among other things will feature ...

6 years ago
The Salina Art Center Cinema is teaming up with the Equifest event which is coming to town. According to the Art Center,  March 4-7 the Salina Art Center Cinema has turned its facility over to Missouri film-maker, Adam Boster. Boster’s independent film,“The Lost Treasure of Jesse James” has six showtimes and guests can meet Boster before ...

6 years ago
Every summer, Salina Public Library’s Youth Services Department needs enthusiastic teen volunteers to help out during its busy Summer at the Library. The library is accepting applications for VolunTEENs until March 31. Volunteers will help tidy library areas and shelve books, help with children’s events, tend to the library book drop and assist with other tasks ...

6 years ago
Transit data for the 81 Connection regional fixed route service which provides bus service from Salina to areas north is now available  through Google Maps and Apple Maps.  This will allow riders to plan trips and get directions using our transit service from Belleville to Salina easily with a smart phone or computer. OCCK Transportation is ...

6 years ago
Two Salina radio stations raised over $117,000 to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Rocking M Media Radio Stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 on Friday concluded a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Listeners from all over Kansas, and from all over the country, opened up their hearts, and their wallets, to ...

6 years ago
A man from Gypsum was killed in a crash involving a train in Marion County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 50-year-old Ronald Myhre of Gypsum was driving a 2003 Ford F250 pickup truck headed south on K 15 Highway. For an unknown reason he struck a westbound Union Pacific train. Myhre fatally injured in the crash. The ...

6 years ago
Authorities are looking for a driver who led officers on a short-lived pursuit through a Salina neighborhood. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer attempted to pull over a 1998 Toyota pickup Thursday evening around 7:35pm for driving with no tail lights on in the 400 block of N. Ohio. The car sped up ...