2 years ago
A Salina man was placed in a body wrap at the hospital after he struggled with police officers early Sunday. According to Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges, around 1:40am a caller reported an intoxicated male who was stumbling in a parking lot in the 200 block of S. 8th Street. Officers made contact with 28 year old Nathaniel ...

2 years ago
An elderly couple from Bison, Kansas was transported to the hospital in Salina after a two vehicle crash on Interstate-70. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the 90-year-old driver and his 83-year-old wife were treated for minor injuries Sunday after their 2013 Ford Edge was rear ended by a truck on I-70 near ...

2 years ago
The Kansas court system will likely be operating on paper for the next two weeks. Kansas Judge Phil Journey says there has been an "unauthorized incursion" into the brand-new statewide computer system and it will be down for at least two weeks. This will affect all Kansas state courts. Journey says the Sedgwick County Court will be ...

2 years ago
A deadly explosion rocked a small town in Ford County over the weekend. State and local officials are investigating after an explosion at a building in rural Bucklin killed a young couple and their 19-month-old child. A fourth man who survived the blast was taken to the hospital in Dodge City for treatment. Police say it was ...

2 years ago
Lindsborg bundled up and opened up the community for the 2023 Svensk Hyllningsfest over the weekend. The cool temperatures and windy conditions did not stop the dancing, singing, Swedish games and Swedish food from being served up Friday and Saturday. The biennial event is a "Swedish Honoring Festival" established in 1941 to honor the Swedish ancestry that settled ...

2 years ago
The streets of Downtown Salina late Saturday afternoon and into the evening were full of foot traffic, as hundreds of people who love beer gathered for the "Salina on Tap" craft beer festival. The Meridian Media event, which was previously held at the Tony's Pizza Events Center, this year moved outdoors, taking over two city ...

2 years ago
Construction is underway on a new seed distribution and research facility near Salina.  Beck's, the industry's third-largest seed brand and largest family-owned retail seed company, is planning the facility on a 140-acre property in Saline County. Plans for the new site include a 96,000-squarefoot distribution building and 100 acres dedicated to Practical Farm Research studies which ...

2 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan will host a special lecture series this Friday as part of Homecoming Weekend 2023. According to the school, the 7x7x7 event will feature seven different speakers, each speaking on a different topic for seven minutes. Admission is free and the event will be held in Peters Science Hall 201. Each of the seven speakers for ...

2 years ago
An award-winning, multi-platinum selling country music star is heading out on tour, and will make a stop in Salina this spring. Singer/songwriter Parker McCollum will head out on a 41-date tour to start the new year. The "U.S. Burn It Down Tour 2024" will bring McCollum to audiences across the nation. The tour will kick off ...

2 years ago
A federal jury convicted a Kansas man of defrauding car dealerships, financial institutions, and title loan companies. According to the US Department of Justice, court documents and evidence presented at trial, Montressa "Monty" Cunningham, 42, of Junction City was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, seven counts of ...

2 years ago
Tips are being sought in a case involving vandalism of road signs in rural Saline County. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, between October 5th and 6th, an unknown suspect used a vehicle to push over several stop signs and other road signs ...