7 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its animal family. According to the zoo, staff are mourning the loss of one of the original Southern white rhinos who died on Friday. Wagasa, 46 years old, was being treated for age-related ailments which were progressively getting worse and preventing her from standing or moving around. Due ...

7 years ago
Lt. Colonel Doug Dutton, pilot with the Civil Air Patrol in Salina went airborne Thursday to track the rising flood waters from the Smoky Valley to Topeka as part of an effort to assist state officials in understanding the impact of the 2019 flood. Areas in north Salina including the Webster Conference Center are encountering rising ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of vehicle burglaries that could be related. According to Lieutenant Jim Feldman, a Ford pickup on Plantation Drive and a GMC truck on Carolina Drive were opened and items from inside were taken from both vehicles during the same time frame. Police say the owner of the Ford learned about the ...

7 years ago
A terrifying moment for an 11-year-old boy, leads to the arrest of a 13-year-old male from Salina who allegedly threatened him with a gun. Police Lieutenant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 800 block of Vassar on Thursday afternoon around 4pm after the suspect showed the boy a gun - then ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a person who was caught on camera using a financial card which had been stolen from an elderly woman while she was helping her disabled husband. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On April 13th, 2019, between 5:30-10:30 PM, a ...

7 years ago
Frequent heavy rain is impacting some state parks in Kansas. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism high water levels at many reservoirs in the eastern part of the state have flooded campgrounds, overtopped roads, closed boat ramps and beaches and dampened visitors’ enthusiasm for any outdoor activities. Most state parks in western ...

7 years ago
Flooding continues to impact much of the area. With multiple creeks and rivers flowing at or above flood stage, multiple roads in Saline and neighboring counties remain closed. Power is still out to a portion of the Saline County community of New Cambria. In Solomon, the flood water made it up Main Street where locals continue to ...

7 years ago
Volunteers are needed for sandbagging at the Saline County Expo Center. For individuals and businesses in need of sandbags, there is currently   sandbag operation in place at the Expo Center's Ag Hall Building, 900 Greeley Avenue. The use of sandbags is a simple, but effective way to prevent or reduce flood water damage. There is a ...

7 years ago
Nearly 43 million Americans will start their summers on a high note with a Memorial Day weekend getaway. This long holiday weekend, marking the unofficial start of summer vacation season, will see the second-highest travel volume on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel volumes dating back to 2000, trailing only the bar set in ...

7 years ago
A professional wrestling event which was scheduled for Monday in Salina has been postponed, and rescheduled for later this fall. WWE SmackDown Live at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 26th. All tickets purchased for the Salina, KS live event will be honored on Saturday October 26th. Fans that cannot attend the ...

7 years ago
Law enforcement officers from around Saline County will be lighting the way on Friday to help special athletes with the annual Torch Run for Special Olympics Kansas. Participants will gather at the Law Enforcement Center, 251 N. 10th Street at 2pm and run to Jerry Ivey Park. The public is welcome to join the run or line ...