10 years ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol investigator says a truck driver failed to set the emergency brakes on a truck and likely caused an Amtrak train derailment west of Dodge City. The truck owned by Cimarron Crossing Feeders rolled downhill, broke through two fences, crossed U.S. 50 and struck the railroad bed. That displaced ties and tracks on ...

10 years ago
Time to say goodbye to that old computer monitor that's taking up space in your garage, "We'll take it off your hands," said Chris Slubowski, Household Hazardous Waste Coordinator for the City of Salina. Slubowski tells KSAL News that citizens will be able to stop by the 8th Annual Electronic Recycling Event scheduled for Saturday, May ...

10 years ago
Who were the people that founded Salina? The Story of Christina Phillips Campbell is a First Thursday Presentation tomorrow at the Smoky Hill Museum with Dr. Boo Hodges. "I don't think this town exists today - at all if Christina Phillips had not arrived in 1858," said Hodges during the KSAL Morning News on Wednesday. "She was the ...

10 years ago
More than 116,000 people have signed an online petition urging the inspector general to investigate what it calls voter suppression at a federal government agency entrusted with making voting more accessible. The progressive advocacy group CREDO Action said it planned to deliver petition signatures Wednesday to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Inspector General Patricia Layfield. The commission ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after someone stole the air compressor and air conditioning unit on a building located at 760 N. Broadway. Police say someone cut the pipes and removed the unit sometime between 1pm Monday and 5pm Tuesday. Loss and damage is listed at $3,000.

10 years ago
Police are reviewing surveillance video from two Salina sandwich shops after burglars emptied two safes. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the Subway Restaurant at 1014 E. Crawford and Subway at 676 Westport Blvd. were both hit by burglars over the same time frame. Police say both shops were targeted sometime during the overnight hours on ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman is flown to a Wichita hospital following an injury crash on 81-Highway. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that 58-year-old Sandra French may have had a medical issue while she was driving northbound on 81-Highway near the Saline/Ottawa County line, causing her to lose control of her car. Deputies say her 2011 Chevy Equinox ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners Tuesday heard concerns about conditions on a couple of rural roads. During Open Forum, Alan Lindholm spoke for a second time about on-going concerns regarding the condition of West Water Well Road and Burma Road.  Lindholm said he’d received an e-mail from Road and Bridge Director Gary Nash that Lindholm characterized as implying ...

10 years ago
Salina City Commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-0 to challenge the validity of a petition that was handed in last week - that is seeking a public vote for the amount of bonds the city can contribute to the Fieldhouse Salina project. City Attorney Greg Bengston addressed the council on several matters of concern regarding the petition ...

10 years ago
Saline County has reached a $75,000 agreement to resolve any and all claims brought by a former employee. Saline County Vice-Chairman John Price signed two settlements, involving Suzette Brotton, former Salina-Saline County Health Department Interim Director and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.  County Counselor Mike Montoya said that the cost to litigate the matter would be ...

10 years ago
Millers will operate a time machine made of wood, metal and leather this weekend in Lindsborg. The Old Mill Museum is once again hosting Millfest on Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8th with tours beginning at 9am Saturday. "You go though with a group of about eight people and the tours are continuous through the day," ...