7 years ago
The stolen pair of ruby red slippers taken from the Judy Garland museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 2005 will be making their way back home. FBI officials announced Tuesda at a press conference they had located the shoes from the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz". Officials hinted there would be arrests made in the ...

7 years ago
Cleanup efforts are underway after flooding in Pratt. Pratt County officials announced yesterday that six inches of rain fell in the Pratt area Sunday night into yesterday morning causing the Ninnescah [[nin-nes-caa]] River to overflow its banks. Residents were evacuated near the Pratt City Lake and a nearby apartment building. Officials say four or five people ...

7 years ago
The Big Idaho Potato Truck is rolling through Kansas this week. The unique big rig will roll into Abilene on Tuesday, Minneapolis on Wednesday, and Salina on Thursday. The truck will make a pit stop in Abilene to celebrate on Tuesday.  The giant tater will be at the fairgrounds for a short time, from 10:00 A.M. -11:00 ...

7 years ago
Heavy rain that fell across much of Kansas late Sunday into early Monday caused flooding issues in some area. According to the National Weather Service in Topeka, 9.31 inches of rain fell just to the north of Manhattan.   Along with issues from the water itself, high water  caused a mudslide that was covering the road, ...

7 years ago
A single vehicle crash along Interstate 70 sent three teens from Chapman to the hospital Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 17-year-old Cole Martinez was driving a 1998 Honda Accord headed west. The car went off the road to the left. Martinez over corrected back to the right, hit an embankment and rolled two ...

7 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina teen who has been missing since Friday. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News 16-year-old Samantha Craddock went missing from Salina on Friday. Samantha has brown hair and blue eyes. She is 5'6" tall and weighs 115 pounds. It is believed that Samantha might be headed to Wichita, or into ...

7 years ago
The Manhattan Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their firefighters. The agency reported via social media "a beloved member of our Department, Captain Wayne Braun, died on Sunday afternoon after battling cancer for over two years." The Riley County Police Department offered condolences via social media as well.  "Rest In Peace Captain Braun. The ...

7 years ago
The buses that travel between Salina and Belleville will offer free rides for one day. The 81 Connection will offer free rides on Wednesday, September 5th, in honor of its First Anniversary.  Any passengers for that day will get their destination at no charge. 81 Connection is a fixed route bus service that goes from Belleville to ...

7 years ago
In 1965, Salina passed a bond issue to erect a new library building. Three years later, on Sept. 29, 1968, the doors to the current Salina Public Library were opened. The library will mark its building’s 50th anniversary with an exhibit on the building’s history and a reception. “50 Years on Elm” will be on display ...

7 years ago
Salina Firefighters are deploying a boot brigade beginning later this week in an effort to collect money to extinguish childhood diseases. Firefighters will be out at several busy intersections in Salina, trying to fill their boots with donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Firefighters will be out on September 7th, September 14th, and September 21st from ...

7 years ago
Officials with the Kansas Departments of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) and Health and Environment (KDHE) want dog owners to be aware how dangerous harmful algae blooms (HABs) can be to their dogs. A HAB is an abnormally high population of blue-green algae in a body of water. Whether you hunt with your dog near ...