2 years ago
A passenger in an SUV was hurt and then transported to Salina Regional Health Center with serious head injuries after an early morning crash on Saturday. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that just after 2am, twenty-year-old Kasen Walsh was driving a 2008 Mercury Mariner eastbound on State Street and lost control after crossing the ...

2 years ago
A tip leads to the arrest of a Salina man who was attempting to send drugs into the Saline County Jail. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Maximilian Wilson was taken into custody on Friday after authorities discovered he and his wife conspired to traffic methamphetamine into the jail. According to Sheriff Soldan, Mr. Wilson allegedly ...

2 years ago
A Salina teen was taken to juvenile detention after she allegedly broke the window at a pet store. Police report that Saturday around 12:35am, an officer on patrol heard breaking glass in the area of the Mid State Plaza. He then found a 15-year-old girl throwing rocks at PetCo located at 2450 S. 9th. The ...

2 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is reminding drivers, 'tis the season for deer related accidents. The mating season for White-Tailed Deer runs fall to winter and can be dangerous for motorists. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies worked four such accidents in Saline County between Friday morning and Sunday night. Two deer strikes occurred Friday ...

2 years ago
Election day is less than 24 hours away. In-person advance voting ends Monday at noon. In Salina, the Saline County Clerk's Office is open 8AM till noon Monday for in-person advance voting. The deadline for mail ballots is also nearing. Advance mail ballots must be postmarked and in the mail Monday or Tuesday.  Ballots in the mail  ...

2 years ago
The “Cowtown Santa Express” will return to the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad this coming holiday season, as the organization expands its 2023 schedule to include more trains stocked with hot chocolate and cookies, holiday music and, of course, Santa himself. According to the railroad, they hauled over 1,000 passengers for the holiday train’s inaugural season ...

2 years ago
A first of its kind "Santa Fe Stroll" event is planned mid-week this week. Organizers say a partnership between Kansas Mobility Management and the Smoky Hill Museum is resulting in the first ever Santa Fe Stroll event happening on Wednesday, November 8th at 12:00 p.m. as part of Kansas Mobility Week. Community members are encouraged to meet at ...

2 years ago
A Salina trust company is honoring its founders for their induction into the Salina Business Hall of Fame. Advantage Trust Company founders Mark and Julie Miller have been inducted into the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Hall of Fame in the Contemporary Category (1999 – present). In 1997, Mark and Julie Miller sought out to create ...

2 years ago
Fort Hays State University is planning series of small business workshops in multiple communities acrossm the area, including one in Salina. According to the school, in recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 13-19, the Kansas Small Business Development Center at FHSU offers a full slate of professional development courses. “We have so many training opportunities planned that ...

2 years ago
Runners from across the country, and across the world, gathered in Salina Saturday morning to participate in the largest event of its kind in Kansas.   Over 3,600 runners from all 50 states, Botswana, Canada, Mexico, and Columbia, South America, combined with over 200 volunteers to make the second annual Salina Crossroads Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K ...

2 years ago
The November list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The November list went online Saturday. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include among others aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, intimidation of a witness, domestic violence, and felony drug crimes. The ...