3 years ago
An Ellsworth County Sheriff Deputy was injured Christmas night when he crashed in his patrol vehicle while responding to another crash on an icy highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 27-year-old deputy Adam Macy was in his marked patrol Ford Explorer with emergency equipment activated responding to a collision. The SUV lost control on ice, ...

3 years ago
A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas measuring groundwater levels the first week of January. Levels are measured annually as part of a joint project conducted by KGS and the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Division of Water Resources (DWR) to monitor the health of the ...

3 years ago
For the 40th year in a row Bill Fekas, along with a dedicated group of volunteers, prepared a free community-wide Christmas dinner. Bright sunshine set the scene as many people came and went to enjoy the annual Bill Fekas Family Christmas Dinner at the 4H building in Kenwood Park. Again this year, it was a Christmas ...

3 years ago
There will be no change to sanitation collection for the week of Christmas or New Year’s. City of Salina sanitation customers should set their waste cart(s) out for collection as normal. The General Services Office will be closed Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27, and Monday, January 2 with normal hours of operation resuming Wednesday, ...

3 years ago
A couple of Abilene Police Officers were honored for saving a life. According to the Abilene Police Department, Officer Caleb Barnhart and Officer Shane Wilson were honored with a on Life Saving Award. On November 26th both officers responded to a suspicious activity incident. Upon arrival they determined a person was suffering from an opioid overdose. They ...

3 years ago
After several days of dangerously cold weather leading up to Christmas, a warm up is on the horizon. According to the National Weather Service, the Arctic chill will stick around for Christmas Eve with highs in the 20s. The warm-up begins Christmas day. It will not be as cold on Sunday with highs in the 30s to ...

3 years ago
A one car crash leads to a DUI arrest early Friday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 46-year-old Robyn Griffith of Salina was taken into custody following an accident in the 1000 block of Cherokee Avenue. Police say about 2:30am Griffith was driving southbound in a 2012 Chevy Traverse and for an unknown ...

3 years ago
Thanks to generous support from 74 distinct gifts from individuals, families, and organizations,  supporters of Lindsborg's Old Mill Museum have successfully met a $50,000 match challenge. According to the museum, while Caroline de Filippis, Community Development Director, thanked everyone who donated to make the achievement possible, Lenora Lynam, the museum’s Executive Director, offered a special message ...

3 years ago
Gas prices continue to fall throughout the Sunflower State. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded declined yesterday in Kansas to just over two dollars, 76 cents, this as the corresponding national figure fell to about three-ten. Motorists in Texas were rocking the nation's lowest average price at the pump, shelling ...

3 years ago
The two senators from Kansas, both Republicans, have drastically different views on budget legislation which passed their chamber on Thursday. The legislation approves a $1.7 trillion budget for the 2023 fiscal year. Kansas Senator Jerry Moran lauded the legislation, citing $13 million in new funding for Kansas law enforcement and a $15 million federal investment for the ...

3 years ago
The Geary County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit completed a rescue on Milford Lake Thursday in the midst of extreme weather. According to the agency, at 9:42 a.m. Thursday Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Milford Lake in the area of Auld Rd. in reference to a subject who was stranded on the water in a disabled ...