9 years ago
No one was hurt after a pickup truck caught on fire and was destroyed in northwest Saline County. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL that Jerry Watkins was working on his property, spraying weeds in the 12,000 block of W. Lockard Road on Saturday afternoon around 5pm. He told deputies he had been hopping in and out of ...

9 years ago
Multiple students from the Salina South High School Theatre Department were honored over the weekend. According to the school, the department held its annual S.T.A.R. Night (South Theatre Award Recognition) on Friday.  The following students received awards: Best Bit Part – Santiago Vasquez – Lend Me a Tenor Best “A Bit More” Part – Kyle Dundas ...

9 years ago
The squealing tires of a neighbor's pickup truck sparked a fight between two Salina men. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 800 block of Hancock just after midnight on Sunday to the report of a disturbance. Police arrested 37-year-old Joseph Rykel and 44-year-old Brian Catania after an ongoing feud between ...

9 years ago
To maintain high water quality in the City’s water distribution system and Saline County RWD #3, the Utilities Department will temporarily modify the disinfection process used to treat our drinking water. This is a preventative maintenance process and consists of turning off the ammonia feed and increasing the free chlorine feed in order to maintain ...

9 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina teen who has been missing for several months. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News that 16-year-old James Laughlin went missing back on February 2nd. Anyone with information on James Laughlin's disappearance, or who knows where he might be, is asked to contact Salina Police at 785-826-7210.  

9 years ago
Kansas' new school finance formula is about to become law. Governor Jeff Colyer is expected to sign the final bill into law today. The measure increases public school funding by more than 500-million-dollars over the next five years. The Kansas Supreme Court had given the legislature until April 30th to approve a new school finance bill.   Source: MetroSource ...

9 years ago
A driver was injured in a single-vehicle crash in which a livestock trailer came to rest on his truck in Northwest Kansas early Sunday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 32-year-old Caleb Kastens of Atwood was driving a 2008 Ford F 350 pickup truck towing a 2001 Circle D Livestock Trailer headed north on K-25 ...

9 years ago
A sun soaked morning greeted art enthusiasts in downtown Salina as nineteen new sculptures were unveiled Saturday to kick off the 2018 Salina Sculpture Tour. Roving musician, Brett Maltbie provided a smooth soundtrack to the day with his saxophone as visitors converged and conversed about art, music and the balmy spring temperatures. [caption id="attachment_37470" align="alignnone" width="540"] Eight-year-old ...

9 years ago
It could soon be a lot easier to buy a lottery ticket in Kansas. Lawmakers in Topeka say Governor Jeff Colyer is likely to sign a new plan to allow stores to sell lotto tickets and instant bingo tickets from vending machines. The legislature passed a similar law last year, but Governor Brownback vetoed the plan. State ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a possible known suspect in a suspicious vehicle fire that occurred early Thursday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just before 2am, a 35-year-old woman heard breaking glass outside her home in the 1400 block of Oak Street. Moments later a teenager inside the house saw the family's 1998 ...

9 years ago
Friday marks the 11 year anniversary of the beginning of three days of one of the largest severe weather outbreaks in the state’s history. May 4th through May 6th 2007, severe weather pounded a large part of the area. The most notable event was the Greensburg tornado on May 4th, 2007. The tornado killed 12 people ...