11 months ago
The City of Salina invites the community to play a part in improving roadway safety by participating in the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Comprehensive Safety Action Plan survey. According to the City, the mission is to achieve zero deaths and serious injuries on Salina’s roadways, and public input is key to making this ...

11 months ago
Salina area public transportation services will be closed on Monday, January 20th, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Transportation including  Salina, CityGo,  the 81 Connection, GoAbilene public transportation, GoConcordia  public transportation, KanConnect, a regional fixed route system, and the newest program, OCCK OnDemand are included. Transportation services will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, January ...

11 months ago
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday will alter City of Salina services. City offices will be closed Monday, January 20th. Staff will return to the regular schedule Tuesday, January 21. Salina General Services offices will be closed on Monday, January 20th., 2025. Regular office hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will resume on Tuesday. Despite the ...

11 months ago
Gov. Laura Kelly’s seventh State of the State speech on Wednesday called for investments in water resources and public schools, streamlining early childhood regulation, pursuit of sustainable tax policy and expansion of Medicaid eligibility. Kelly, a Democrat who took office in 2019 as the state’s 48th governor after serving 14 years as a state senator, urged ...

11 months ago
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's office is confirming a request to the Wichita Police Department to launch a criminal investigation into a Sedgwick County detective. The detective in question was assigned to Internet Crimes Against Children section within the Exploited and Missing Children's Unit. The sheriff's office says it started an administrative review that revealed improper case closures ...

11 months ago
A Salina business is helping to power a local Salina organization in its fight against childhood cancer. JAE’s Electric made a $3,000 donation to the Love, Chloe Foundation, which is a childhood cancer organization that provides immediate support to area families who have a child fighting cancer. Love, Chloe Foundation Executive Director Heidi Feyerherm tells KSAL News ...

11 months ago
Opportunities to win some startup cash and hone business skills are coming to Salina this spring.  Applications are now open for the 4th Annual Charlie Walker Pitch Challenge to be held Wednesday, March 26th, 2025, at Kansas State University-Salina. The Challenge is open to start-up businesses as well as young businesses who have been operating ...

11 months ago
A butterfly expert from Kansas State University will be the guest presenter at the Smoky Hills Audubon Society's monthly gathering later this week. According to the organization, Monarch butterflies are a conservation icon due to their fascinating migration story. Their populations are in decline and it is more critical than ever to understand, appreciate, and support ...

11 months ago
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene has been remembering those who fought in the frozen forest of the Ardennes eighty-years ago. In 1945 the Battle of the Bulge was ending as Allied forces were linking back up and pushing the German army back through the snow covered region of Belgium and Luxembourg. Dr. Todd Arrington, ...

11 months ago
Two men reported their items were stolen from a public gym locker room. Salina Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News on Tuesday afternoon, two males were victims of theft at Planet Fitness on 2012 S. Ohio. The men reported to police, their items were missing from the lockers they placed them in. One victim stated, the ...

11 months ago
A Salina man loses a significant amount of money from his cryptocurrency account, due to a scam. Salina Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News on Tuesday morning, a man called the police department about issues in his crypto account. Allegedly, the man received a call from a male, stating his crypto account was being hacked. The ...