1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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 ...

1 year 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. ...

1 year ago
Saline County is one of many counties under a Blizzard Warning. According to the County,  Gov. Laura Kelly made a (verbal) disaster proclamation for all counties in Kansas. Saline County Commission Chairman Joe Hay, Jr. has declared a state of local disaster for Saline County. Extreme cold, dangerous road conditions, and possibly power outages are anticipated. Some reminders: ...

1 year ago
First responders are discouraging travel across Central Kansas. Freezing drizzle has glazed most roads and highways, making them extremely slick, and dangerous. Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner is reporting multiple slide offs and crashed along Interstate 70. Gardner reports Central Kansas, including Saline and surrounding counties, is currently experiencing a significant number of crashes. The most ...