10 years ago
Wednesday's chemical incident prompted many questions and concerns from residents in Saline County regarding the mass notification system that is used. In 2014, the City of Salina and Saline County implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based Emergency Communications Network. CodeRED’s robust system provides officials with a reliable, easy-to-use interface ...

10 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback was in Salina on Wednesday to help kickoff a statewide effort geared toward troubled youth and their families. The governor and others celebrated Cornerstones of Care for providing a program of therapy and supervision as an alternative to removing youth from their homes or incarcerating them. Cornerstones of Care began providing Functional Family ...

10 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan is urging rural residents to be aware of someone who may be going through mailboxes. Sheriff Soldan tells KSAL News that a homeowner in the northwest portion of the county near Shipton and Brookville Roads told deputies that someone opened up their mailbox, opened the letters and packages inside - then ...

10 years ago
A country concert that was scheduled for mid-March at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina has been cancelled. According to the venue, the American Made Tour with Justin Moore, Lee Brice and William Michael Morgan  which was scheduled for Friday, March 17th, has been cancelled. A scheduling conflict has prompted the cancellation. Refunds will be made ...

10 years ago
An accident on E. Old 40 Highway leaves a New Cambria man with a cut on the head. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that 18-year-old Tristin Hynes lost control of a 1997 Honda Civic he was driving on Monday afternoon around 3pm. Deputies say he over corrected and left the road, hitting a tree and chain ...

10 years ago
Salina Police have a possible suspect in mind after a counterfeit bill was used as payment for a Pit bull mix puppy. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Sunday evening around 6:30pm, Azaria Horn of Abilene came to Salina to sell a puppy. Police say she met a woman in the parking lot at K-Mart, ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman was transported to the hospital after a Tuesday morning rollover crash. Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to the 4200 block of E. Crawford at about 11:05am after 18-year-old Kiersten Monroe lost control of her 2004 Subaru Forrester and left the gravel roadway. Deputies say Monroe dropped a tire off the road, ...

10 years ago
A murder suspect wanted for a double homicide in Mississippi was apprehended by troopers with the Kansas Highway Patrol Wednesday morning. According to KHP, at about 7:50am, troopers attempted to stop an eastbound Cadillac on I-70 near Dorrance. The black vehicle matched the description of a car that tore out of Pratt after a shooting inside a ...

10 years ago
A large  anhydrous ammonia spill of up to 5,000 gallons at the Salina Tony's Pizza Plant at 3019 Scanlon prompted evacuations and closings in the Schilling area of South Salina. Salina Fire Marshall Roger Williams told KSAL News at the scene the spill was discovered at around 2:20  in the morning.  About 2,300 gallons of spilled ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners agreed they want to look further at adopting and funding a plan for upgrading gravel roads.  County Engineer Neil Cable prepared a report that helped Commissioners understand the number of miles involved, the cost of upgrades and the magnitude of what is being contemplated.  His 17 page report can be found at ...

10 years ago
A Salina man accused in bloody incidents in which several people were injured with sharp weapons including a samurai sword and a large knife avoided a trial Tuesday.  A trial for 34-year-old John James Brown had been scheduled to begin in Saline County District Court. Before the trial started Brown reached a plea agreement. Instead of ...