11 months ago
A man restricts a woman's airway and allegedly threatened to kill her. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News yesterday at about 3:15 pm, a woman from Kansas City, MO was with a Salina man in the 1600 block of Beverly. When the woman decided to leave the residence, the man became upset and started ...

11 months ago
The Salina Symphony will kick off the new year with a concert of uplifting music and exuberant rhythms that includes one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular symphonies, an avant-garde work performed by a world-renowned cellist, and the unveiling of a new composition by Symphony conductor and music director Yaniv Segal. “I like to present a variety of ...

11 months ago
USD 305 is seeking public input in the search for a new superintendent. According to the District, community involvement is one of the first steps in a search for a new superintendent of Salina Public Schools. Superintendent Exline announced she will retire at the end of this school year and the board of education has started ...

11 months ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office are continuing to patrol and assist motorists around the area as tough winter driving conditions persist. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, officers responded to at least 17 slide offs. On Saturday alone - deputies were sent to four injury-accident scenes. Authorities report that around 10:55am, a driver was injured ...

11 months ago
The City of Salina will continue 24-hour plowing operations into the evening. According to the City, crews are currently working hard to plow paths in residential areas, with one pass in each direction to create an acceptable travel way and permit access for emergency vehicles. Crews will continue to make improvements throughout the night to the City’s ...

11 months ago
Preliminary data from the National Weather Service indicates some of largest snowfall amounts ever recorded in some parts of Kansas. Here are some preliminary totals from across Central Kansas: 18 inches - Chapman 16.4 inches - Abilene 15 inches - Lincoln 15 inches -  4 miles NE Delphos 14 inches - Beloit 12 inches - Salina 12 inches - Minneapolis 12 inches - Bennington 10 ...

11 months ago
Inclement winter weather which started late Saturday morning ended late Sunday afternoon with in excess of a foot of snow across much of Kansas. Freezing rain which started Saturday morning glazed roads, making them dangerously slick. There were numerous slide-offs, crashes, and other travel issues across the area several crashes involving multiple vehicles. First responders at times ...

11 months ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation has reopened westbound and eastbound I-70 to through traffic in both directions from Salina to the east Geary County line. This was the last section of I-70 that remained closed because of the blizzard conditions that impacted the state on Jan. 4 and 5. Other state highways continue to reopen across ...

11 months ago
With current blizzard type conditions, the City of Salina will continue 24-hour plowing operations. According to the City, crews are currently working hard trying to keep Arterial and Collector roadways passable for emergency vehicles. Even though significant progress will not be made until the weather can subside, crews will continue to do what they can. Once Arterial ...

11 months ago
Saline County’s fleet of snowplows—including Betty Whiteout, Scoop Dogg, and Darth Blader—are hard at work tackling the 8+ inches of snow that’s fallen. You can track their progress in real-time through the Snow Paths portal, where you’ll see live plow locations, priority routes, and updates on snow removal operations. According to the County, snow removal efforts ...

11 months ago
Low visibility, impassable conditions and extreme winter weather has caused highways to close in northeastern Kansas, including I-70 east to the Missouri state line, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. I-70 CLOSURE: I-70 is now closed in both direction from the Missouri state line in Kansas City west to the Ellsworth County line in western Kansas. ...