12 months ago
A college student headed home to Salina to spend time with family over spring break was one of the victims in a multi-vehicle crash which happened in a dust storm in Northwest Kansas Friday afternoon, and still had Interstate 70 closed Saturday afternoon. Family and friends are remembering Dawson Hogan.  Dawson was a sophomore at Fort ...

12 months ago
UPDATE: I 70 is back open. UPDATE: The number of  vehicles  involved is now up to 71. As cleanup still continues, the Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a multi-vehicle crash which involved over 50 vehicles and killed eight people along Interstate 70 in Western Kansas. According to the agency, on Friday at 3:22 PM, on 1-70 near milepost ...

12 months ago
A crash involving possibly over 50 vehicles, which injured over 30 people some of the fatally, has Interstate 70 still closed between Colby and Goodland Saturday morning as first responders are continuing to clear the road. The multi-vehicle accident on I-70 near Brewster has prompted the Thomas County Commission to declared a state of local emergency. Goodland ...

12 months ago
A water main replacement project in a south Salina neighborhood which began before Thanksgiving, and was expected to be completed by the end of 2024, is still not complete. According to the City of Salina, Smoky Hill Construction was scheduled to continue work on Salina’s Water Main Replacement Project by replacing the 6” cast iron water ...

12 months ago
A lion and lioness are now standing tall at Minneapolis High School. According to USD 239 Superintendent Curtis Stevens, efforts of several Minneapolis Junior / Senior High School alums culminated with a taxidermied male and female lion now standing proud on a platform in the school gym. Stevens posted on social media that 2005 alum Tyler Crosson, ...

12 months ago
Wind gusting in excess of 80 miles per hour caused visibility issues, multiple crashes, and road closures across Kansas. The Kansas Department of Transportation closed multiple roads and highways Friday afternoon into Friday evening, including I-70 between Wakeeney and Goodland.  Motorists awere advised to delay non-essential travel until conditions improved. There were also wildfires in several counties, including ...

12 months ago
Bands who want to be considered to perform in what’s billed as “the biggest showcase in the USA”, in front of a crowd in excess of 12,000 people at the official opening event of the Smoky Hill River Festival, can begin to apply. If your band, three-piece more, is interested in performing at this event contact ...

12 months ago
Police are warning of scammers impersonating local law enforcement officers to extract money from unsuspecting victims. According to the Hays Police Department, the scammers used the names of two actual Hays Police Department supervisors and threatened potential targets with an arrest warrant if they did not immediately pay a fee over the phone. In recent incidents, the ...

12 months ago
Authorities are investigating a dispute that took place at a Salina apartment complex. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News on Thursday, March 13th around noon, a woman reported a male suspect kicked down her front door at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of Hageman. Allegedly, the suspect had a gun in his hand ...

12 months ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in connection with a business burglary. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday, March 10th, officers responded to Pack Rat Smokes at 695 S. Broadway in reference to a business burglary. Surveillance video from the business showed, during the overnight hours, two subjects ...

12 months ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 14th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday. Preliminary numbers indicate a record amount of money was gifted, crushing the previous record amount. A tabulation of the final leader board indicates in 24 hours, $818,100.01 was raised. That total includes 3,213 gifts for 103 area nonprofit organizations via donations. The ...