6 years ago
A Salina healthcare provider has been recognized as one of the best of its kind. Salina Family Healthcare Center has been awarded recognition by the National Committee on Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home Program. According to Salina Family Healthcare, the NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home program reflects the input of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American ...

6 years ago
A group of students at a Saline County school have been driven to succeed academically thanks to a grant from the Salina Community Foundation. The funding helped Southeast of Saline start an Electro-Rally team. According to the foundation,  a group of students who do not always connect with sports, but are very interested in mechanics, passionately ...

6 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved member of its animal family. According to the zoo, female Sumatran orangutan Rusa, was euthanized due to rapidly declining health issues complicated by her advanced age of 39 years.  Preliminary results of a necropsy determined that her failing health was due to advanced kidney disease pending ...

6 years ago
After a mild Friday and a much colder Saturday, hazardous winter precipitation is expected to move into the region on Sunday and continue through at least Monday morning. According to the National Weather Service, snow, freezing drizzle and light freezing rain expected on Sunday through midday on Monday across central and eastern Kansas. Confidence is highest for ...

6 years ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor received a certificate of recognition from PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) for reaching goals in fiscal year 2019, covering the months of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, at a banquet November 13 in Wichita, Kan. The recognition came through PMMA’s Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 16 locations and 2 ...

6 years ago
One man's trash is another man's outrage. Officials with the Kansas Humane Society say eight puppies were found abandoned early this week. The cold, hungry and no-doubt-frightened animals were reportedly rescued by a Good Samaritan from a dumpster near 29th Street North and Rock Road. They were taken to the Wichita Animal Shelter at K-96 and Hillside, ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen SUV with Alabama plates. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 12:30pm Wednesday and 6am Thursday, someone jumped into a 2002 Cadillac Escalade and drove away from the parking lot at the Iron Skillet located at 2301 N. 9th Street. Police say the SUV's owner works at the ...

6 years ago
A woman is dead and a male victim is in the hospital after a trailer fire in the early morning hours Friday. Joe Kvacik, Fire Investigator with the Salina Fire Department tells KSAL News dispatch received a call about the fire in a trailer park at 2:51 a.m. Friday. The fire was at 917 N. 13th ...

6 years ago
After a mild beginning to the weekend, a storm system will bring winter weather to the region on Sunday into Monday. According to the National Weather Service , the better chances for accumulating snowfall will impact central Kansas with lower chances across parts of south central and southeast Kansas. Hazardous travel conditions are likely due to ...

6 years ago
Two incidents over the past week are highlighting the need for safe hunting practices. Officials say the first happened Monday in Graham County when a hunter was critically injured. The second happened a day later in Greenwood County. The local sheriff's office says a Park City man was wounded in a shooting accident. Authorities say 71-year-old Eldon ...

6 years ago
A suspect linked to a Barton County drug bust is in custody. According to the local sheriff's office, 26-year-old Kortnie Nowak was arrested following the Wednesday-afternoon search of a home Northeast 30th Avenue. The Kansas resident, who authorities say also had two outstanding warrants in Russell County, was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A ...