7 years ago
The Salina Public Library will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a couple of special events. On July 20, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission successfully landed the first two people on the moon. This summer will be the 50th anniversary of that historic event. According to the library, to educate the public about the ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Lyon State Fishing Lake in Lyon County. Routine samples collected by KDWPT Aquatic Nuisance Species staff to detect zebra mussels were found to contain zebra mussel larvae (also called veligers). Upon finding the veligers, staff returned to ...

7 years ago
The Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center is coming up on its one year anniversary and is planning to celebrate. According to the City of Salina, the facility will host a free public celebration on July 11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to commemorate its first year. The event will include refreshments, giveaways and a live radio DJ from ...

7 years ago
One person was hurt in a single vehicle accident involving an older model farm tractor in western Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  65-year-old Larene Wentz of Oakley was driving a 1958 Farmall Tractor hauling a round hay bale in the front scoop on a rural road. The hay bale came loose from the scoop. ...

7 years ago
A child was killed after crashing an all terrain vehicle he was driving in an accident in western Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 7-year-old Kanon Bowles from Syracuse was driving a 2017 Polaris Ranger ATV traveling  east on River Road in rural Hamilton County. The ATV  began to rotate clockwise on all 4 tires ...

7 years ago
Salina Media Connection is getting a $10,000 gift. According to the organization, the Earl Bane Foundation has gifted  an equipment support grant   The grant will be used to upgrade and add new equipment for editing and program development. The new equipment funded by the Earl Bane Foundation will improve editing capabilities for volunteers, students and staff. ...

7 years ago
The July 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 June list generated a dozen arrests. The July list looks a little different. In an attempt to clear up numerous outstanding warrants, an expanded list of 48 people is online. Those on the ...

7 years ago
Fireworks are suspected to be the cause of a juvenile's death in western Kansas. According to the Colby Police Department, Thursday evening at around 7:30 first responders were to sent to the report of a juvenile who was severely injured possibly due to a firework. The juvenile was transported to a hospital, where he died. The Kansas State ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a couple of possible suspects after a woman confronted two burglars in her home on Thursday evening. Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that a 23-year-old female got a good look at a man and woman that broke into her home in the 300 block of N. Oakdale on Thursday night ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after allegedly directing criminal threats toward his wife. According to Police Captain Gary Hanus, officers were sent to the 500 block of Saturn on Thursday morning at 11:30am after an argument escalated inside a house. Police arrested 58-year-old Rosendo Garcia on a charge of criminal threat in connection to the ...

7 years ago
A box of smoldering fireworks debris left in a garage sparked a fire that destroyed a home in Smolan. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that no one was injured after a late night fire Thursday at 201 S. Front Street. The owner, 60-year-old Mayo Morgan told deputies he had gathered debris left behind from ...