10 months ago
Salina City Commissioners voted to allow a new public dog park to be installed. At the City Commission Meeting on Monday, February 10th, Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hammond proposed establishing a public dog park at John Park Jr. Memorial Park on 315 N. 2nd St. Commissioners voted to award the bid of $213,000 to Ponton ...

10 months ago
With a potentially significant wintry mix of snow expected to begin Tuesday and last into Wednesday, the City of Salina will be starting to salt all roadways prior to any winter weather that is predicted. Staff will also be on standby ready to deploy when the need arises. Monday into Tuesday Forecast Outlook: Isolated light snow ...

10 months ago
An event designed to honor those with special needs was cancelled Friday night after threats were made on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers took 35-year-old Jonathan Deacon into custody in connection to threats he allegedly made on campus. Police say around 11am, Deacon (who is not a ...

10 months ago
Salina Police are investigating a nighttime robbery at a convenience store. Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 10:30pm Friday, a white, male suspect walked into the Kwik Shop on South Fairdale and demanded money. The 40-year-old female clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of cash from the register and the man fled the store in ...

10 months ago
An Oklahoma man is struck and killed by a train in Kansas. Authorities say 35-year-old David Vargus of Hooker, Oklahoma drove around a railroad crossing in Kismet on Friday afternoon when he was struck by a train. Vargus died at the scene of the incident, which is under investigation.

10 months ago
Dozens gathered for a second time in an effort to make their voices heard. On Sunday afternoon, a crowd assembled on S. 9th St. just a week after a protest that occurred in downtown Salina. Two groups stood on each side of the street as they chanted and held signs. Cars passing by either honked, cheered ...

10 months ago
Red states including Kansas are echoing President Donald Trump’s quest to slash the size and cost of the federal government with their own initiatives aimed at making government smaller and more efficient. In the first hours of his second term, Trump signed an executive order creating a temporary commission he dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency. ...

10 months ago
In the midst of thousands of Kansans rallying around a challenge to walk or roll a distance equivalent to the length of the state, Sharolyn Jackson believes one goal should always be kept in mind. “It’s important to have fun,” said Jackson, a family and consumer sciences specialist in K-State Research and Extension’s northeast region. Jackson is ...

10 months ago
Employees of Memorial Health System in Abilene wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of January. Employees make a donation, of at least $5, and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. According to the hospital, a total donation of $1,088 was presented to Community Meal of ...

10 months ago
A teen was killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Marion County Saturday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 1991 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 16-year-old Sutton Redger of Hillsboro was traveling on a rural road. After crossing a low-water crossing, the truck left the road and entered a field. It rolled ...

10 months ago
The Salina-area community is invited to attend Kansas State University Salina's next Civic Lecture Series discussion, "America 250," which will explore the signing of the Declaration of Independence, America's history and its future. July 4, 2026, is America's 250th birthday celebration, and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission has organized activities nationwide to facilitate robust public-private partnerships leading up to the official celebration. Guest speaker Joy Murphy, ...