7 years ago
Donors from around the area can participate in the "Battle of the Badges".  Salina Firefighters and Salina Police Officers are squaring off, seeing which agency can donate the most blood. According to the Red Cross, this blood drive is one of the most important of the year for the organization, along with the "Pump Up the ...

7 years ago
No one was injured after shots were fired in a Salina neighborhood. According to Police Sergeant Jim Feldman, officers were called to the 400 block of Baker Street on Saturday afternoon around 4:40pm after concerned citizens reported hearing at least four gunshots. Police say bullets hit an AC unit, aquarium and rain gutter at an occupied home ...

7 years ago
The bus service that provides transportation between Salina and Belleville is adding a stop near a northern Kansas college. 81 Connection, the fixed route bus service from Belleville to Salina, will have a new stop added that will serve Cloud County Community College, starting on Wednesday of this week. The new stop will be located along ...

7 years ago
An account has been established to help pay for the funeral of an Alaska man who was killed in Kansas over the weekend in a collision involving a police SUV. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 62-year-old Tommy Roe of Anchorage, Alaska, died from the result of injuries in the collision. Roe was riding a Harley Davidson ...

7 years ago
Nearly 150 dogs were scrubbed squeaky clean at an event in Salina on Sunday. The Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter hosted a fundraising dog-wash event. Along with a scrubbing, dogs also had an opportunity to receive a little more tender loving care.  Kayla's Canine Kutz and Brandy's Pampered Pets donated their time and expertise to ...

7 years ago
The “We Remember Tour” will make a stop at Fort Riley on Monday According to the Army, to honor Gold Star families 1st Infantry Division leaders  at Fort Rileywill host a ceremony  at Marshall Army Airfield. The special event will feature Medal of Honor recipient retired Col. Donald “Doc” Ballard and the “We Remember” airplane, a ...

7 years ago
After the gates closed for the day for visitors on Saturday at Rolling Hills Zoo they quickly reopened for another set visitors. An event designed for craft beer lovers did not disappoint. Hundreds of people attended the "Zoo Brew Craft Fest". A line had already formed by the time the zoo re-opened at 6:00. The zoo tells KSAL ...

7 years ago
Representatives from Kansas, current and past, are reacting to the passing of Senator John McCain. Kansas Senator Jerry Moran released a statement. It reads in part: "John McCain was a true American hero, whose sense of duty to our nation led to a lifetime of dedicated public service. First as a naval aviator serving in Vietnam, his ...

7 years ago
Four people are taken into custody on numerous charges including human trafficking in connection with an alleged child sex trafficking case in Wichita. Police went to an apartment in the 2400 block of South St. Clair Friday morning to make contact with a 15-year-old female victim. A 37-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were arrested at ...

7 years ago
A couple of people were injured when a van veered off a west Salina road, crashed through a couple of fences as it drove through a couple of backyards, and finally came to a stop after crashing into a shed on Saturday afternoon. Police tell KSAL News that a passenger van operated by OCCK of Salina ...

7 years ago
After two years of work the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays has launched a database showcasing pictures and information about the fossils that are housed at the museum. According to Fort Hays State University, this is the first time this database of fossils has been available online to the public. “Museum paleontology specimen data are ...