7 days ago
It began in 1985 with 24 bands riffing through short sets on the gazebo in Oakdale Park. The tradition stuck for Salina and the owners of S.M. Hanson Music - and soon became the opening act of the Smoky Hill River Festival. Rick and Steve Hanson joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look ...

7 days ago
A detached garage was damaged after a gas powered generator caught fire on Tuesday night. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that a 52-year-old man was using a generator to power his refrigerator inside his home in the 900 block of Halstead Road. Deputies say with a forecast for more rain ...

7 days ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to a number of incidents during the severe storms that ripped through central Kansas on Monday night. Captain Jim Hughes tells KSAL News that a semi driver from Illinois suffered two broken legs after the tractor-trailer truck he was operating was hit by high winds and flipped over ...

7 days ago
A crew from Rural Fire District #2 responded to a gas stove explosion on Tuesday evening. According to Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, no one was hurt after a homeowner in the 5400 block of S. Ohio turned on her gas stove. Just before 5:30pm the stove exploded and she called for ...

7 days ago
A Christian, non-profit disaster relief organization that rapidly deploys volunteers to assist communities affected by natural and human disasters is coming to Salina. According to the Eight Days of Hope, they are deploying their Mass Feeding and Rapid Response Heavy teams to Salina, KS, following the destructive storm on the evening of June 8. Eight Days of ...

1 week ago
Crews continue to work 24/7 to restore power to communities affected by Monday night’s severe storms.  According to Evergy, about 13,000 remain without power in the hardest hit areas, from a high of 120,000 total outages. Rapid progress is being made, and all available crews from Kansas and Missouri are working together to rebuild miles of ...

1 week ago
The Tony's Pizza Events Center and the Salina Salvation Army are teaming up to serve free meals on Wednesday.  Both a lunh and dinner will be served. Box lunches will be served  12:30 - 2:00 in the south circle drive at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center. Every box will include a hot dog meal. Box dinners will ...

1 week ago
Limb disposal is open for commercial haulers only at the Salina Landfill.  While the site is reopening, conditions on haul roads remain hazardous, and all users should exercise caution. Expect delays. To ensure safe and efficient processing: Limbs must not be mixed with trash, construction debris, or any other materials. Commercial haulers assisting with clearing City ...

1 week ago
The severe storm that ripped through Salina late Monday night has left behind a tall task for city crews to clean up at Oakdale Park. With just two days before the 50th Annual Smoky Hill River Festival begins Thursday night, the clock is ticking for crews to remove hundreds of tree limbs and debris from the ...

1 week ago
Motorists on I-70, I-135, and other highways in north central Kansas are being alerted that numerous traffic signs – including stop signs and other regulatory signs – are missing or damaged because of high wind Monday evening. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, traffic signs primarily in Saline, Ottawa, Lincoln and Ellsworth counties were impacted ...

1 week ago
Evergy crews have restored power to more than 60% of customers impacted after strong overnight storms caused significant damage across central and northeast Kansas, including Salina, Abilene, Junction City, Manhattan and Topeka. According to the power provider, more than 105,000 customers were impacted over the course of the storms, and damage includes more than 100 broken ...