3 years ago
A fire that started in a burn pit guts a camper just northeast of town. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a crew from Rural Fire District #5 was sent to the 1800 block of East Old 40 Highway on Wednesday afternoon just after 1pm to the report of a grass fire. Deputies say ...

3 years ago
Labor Day travel is anticipated to be way up compared to last year. According to AAA Kansas booking data, domestic travel this holiday weekend should be up 4 percent, while international travel will be up a whopping 44 percent. Drivers taking road trips this Labor Day weekend will likely see gas prices similar to last year. This ...

3 years ago
A Kansas newspaper reporter is filing a federal lawsuit against a police chief. Marion County Record reporter Deb Gruver is suing Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody, arguing that he didn't have the right to take her personal phone out of her hand. The incident took place when police raided the newspaper's offices and the home of ...

3 years ago
The Goodland Police Department is mourning the loss of its police chief. Goodland Police Chief Frank Hayes died yesterday morning from medical complications at the age of 53. Hayes had served as Goodland police chief since September 2020, but he had previously served as a police officer in Goodland from 2003 to 2004 before returning to the ...

3 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center and the largest health insurance provider in Kansas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, have resolved issues and agreed on a new contract. The two sides were at odds as they negotiated a new contract. The current agreement ends at the end of this year. At issue was the payment rate the hospital ...

3 years ago
The 2023 Kansas Arts Councils Symposium is coming to Salina. Salina Arts & Humanities will host the third annual gathering of arts councils and professionals with the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Creative Arts Industries Commission . The event is October 11th and 12th at the Downtown Homewood Suites and the Salina Art Center. According to Salina Arts ...

3 years ago
The Salina Fire Department and Sign Pro are partnering with Salina Public Schools to offer an art contest for elementary students. The winning poster will be featured on the Mobile Fire Safety House and at local fire stations. It will also be showcased on a large poster that will hang in the student's school hallway ...

3 years ago
A high speed pursuit ends with the arrest of a man suspected of leading authorities on a couple of recent car chases. According to Lieutenant David Villanueva, police took 23-year-old Daniel L. Burd into custody Tuesday night around 9:30pm after a chase that wound from near the campus of Kansas Wesleyan up to Ohio Street. Police say ...

3 years ago
There is over $4 million of unclaimed property and cash in Saline County. Saline County Treasurer Jim DuBois, in tandem with State Treasurer Steven Johnson, are taking proactive steps to ensure that residents are aware of and can easily access any unclaimed property that may rightfully be theirs. According to the County, with over $4 million ...

3 years ago
The Salina Salvation Army is reaching out to students interested in learning to play the guitar or a brass instrument, or to learn creative arts media in their new studio. Youth are invited to enroll in the new Bravo Music and Creative Arts Program, which will start on September 14. According to the organization, courses will ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission is disagreeing with Evergy's assertions of a rate increase. The request would mean an average monthly rate increase of $14.24 for Evergy Central customers and $3.47 for Evergy Metro customers. Commission approval is required before a regulated utility can change its rates. The KCC says a rate increase of 1.6 percent was all ...