1 year ago
A new leader is taking over a top leadership role at the hospital in Lindsborg.  Mark Rooker is the new hospital administrator at Lindsborg Community Hospital. According to the hospital, Rooker’s healthcare experience spans 27 years and includes Chief Operating Officer, Chief Information Officer and Chief Executive Officer leadership roles in rural medicine. Most recently he ...

1 year ago
Salina City Manager Mike Schrage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday for his last official visit before moving on to a new job in Missouri. Schrage touched on a number of topics including snow removal and the growth seen around Salina during his tenure. Schrage will start his new position as City Manager ...

1 year ago
A Salina man breaks the front window of a dog care business. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Monday evening, a male suspect broke the front window of Soggy Dog Suites & Canine Cove Dog Wash at 640 N. Sante Fe. A neighbor reported  the incident to police. Based on witness descriptions, officers were able ...

1 year ago
A woman from Dorrance was hurt in a two-vehicle crash near Salina Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Jackie Soukup was driving a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado pickup headed east on Interstate 70. She rear-ended a Freightliner semi which was pulling a trailer. Soukup was transported by EMS to the hospital in Salina to be treated ...

1 year ago
Former Salina Vice Mayor, Greg Lenkiewicz becomes Mayor after Commissioner Bill Longbine completes his Mayoral term. At the city commission meeting on Monday new Mayor, Greg Lenkiewicz received the gavel and gave his comments on becoming mayor. "As I have been reflecting on my service as commissioner for the last three years, I have feelings of gratitude ...

1 year ago
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning a public meeting later this month to discuss updating the manuals which guide the operation of Kanopolis and Wilson dams. According to the Corps, the event will be on Jan. 29th in Ellsworth. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting to learn more about how USACE uses ...

1 year ago
The Salina Public Library is celebrating the amazing success of its second annual “Snowfall of Support” campaign. Thanks to the generosity of the Salina community and a $20,000 challenge gift from Blue Beacon Truck Wash, SPL not only met the match challenge but exceeded it, raising an impressive $24,545. With Blue Beacon’s matching gift, the ...

1 year ago
Saline County officials who won election this past November were officially sworn into office Monday morning. A group of family, friends, and colleagues gathered as 28th Judicial District Chief Judge Jared Johnson had each individually raise their right hand and take the oath of office. Those taking office for the first time include: Salina County Commission ...

1 year ago
A couple of Salina men were taken to jail after drinking and watching football at a local bar- turned into a scuffle outside. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that early Monday morning, 39-year-old Corey Harvey and 30-year-old Derek Morgan left Big Nose Kate's on North Santa Fe when the dispute began. Police say Harvey dropped ...

1 year ago
The Kansas Legislature's 2025 session is set to begin. Lawmakers will be sworn in today in Topeka, and debate will start on new legislation. Governor Laura Kelly will outline her priorities for the session during her annual State of the State address on Wednesday.

1 year ago
Preliminary results indicate 2024 was a more active year for severe weather in Kansas, with over double the number of tornadoes from the previous year. Scientists at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, are tallying last year’s severe weather reports. Across Kansas, 89 tornadoes were reported, more than double the 39 tornadoes counted in 2023. The ...