8 years ago
One person was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 135 in McPherson County early Thursday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Mitsubishi Mirage and a Rockwood Motorhome were both headed south on the interstate. For an unknown reason the Mitsubishi rear ended the motorhome. The Mitsubishi entered the west ditch, crashed through a Kansas ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary in Assaria. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between noon on January 28 and noon on January 31, someone entered a detached storage shed in the 8200 block of Shane Hunter Court and stole numerous tools and horse tack. Deputies say three cattle prods, a ...

8 years ago
Out with the old, in the with new. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback resigned, effective 3:00 Wednesday afternoon. Brownback is now President Donald Trump's Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Shortly after Brownback's resignation. Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer was sworn in as the 47th Governor of Kansas. After being sworn in, Colyer spoke. He touched on multiple topics. ...

8 years ago
A traffic stop lead to a large seizure of drugs by the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office. Deputies seized $1.3 million worth of the opiate Fentanl. According to Dickinson County Sheriff Garreth Hoffman, deputies with the drug enforcement unit conducted a traffic stop on January 19th at mile marker 276 one mile east of Abilene on Interstate ...

8 years ago
Former Director Joe McKenzie’s forty years of work at the Salina Public Library ended with his retirement on December 31st. At McKenzie’s November retirement party, a surprise announcement was made. In honor of his service the library board voted to rename the “Learning Center” at 308 W. Elm the “McKenzie Center.” McKenzie oversaw the addition of the ...

8 years ago
One person is dead and two people are injured after an Amtrak train carrying GOP lawmakers and their families collided with a trash truck outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. The train was headed from Washington, DC to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia for a GOP retreat. Lawmakers on the train say it was a tragic event. They say ...

8 years ago
Multiple events are planned for First Friday Night Live this week in Downtown Salina. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the event kicks off this Friday with BYOA (Bring Your Own Art) and the Lips Amore Installation, both at The Flower Nook, 204 E. Iron Avenue, from 4 to 7 p.m. Photography by George Jerkovich is at ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case at a business. Police say sometime between 7pm and 7:30pm on January 27, someone damaged a truck while trying to steal it from the lot at ADM Milling, located at 850 E. Pacific. Police say the driver's side door on a 2012 Ford F250 was damaged, as well ...

8 years ago
Kansas representatives in DC approve of  President Trump's State of the Union Address. Senator Pat Roberts praised the Trump Administration for lifting regulatory tax burdens for businesses and individuals. First District Congressman Roger Marshall noted that the President called for unity and strength. Marshall added he was touched by the people's stories mentioned during the speech. In ...

8 years ago
The man who built the Kansas City Royals into World Series champions brought a message of faith and motivation to Salina. Royals General Manager Dayton Moore was the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting Tuesday night. Prior to the banquet event, Moore met with the media. He touched ...

8 years ago
Salina South will present the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers this week. The show is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in the school's auditorium. Set in the rough-and-tumble backwoods of Oregon in the 1850s, where every man still took for himself, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a delightful story about creating civilization in the wilderness. ...