3 months ago
One person was killed in a crash involving a UTV and a lawn mower in northern Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a John Deere lawn mower was stationary on the east side of 864 Indian Road in Washington County facing North. A Polaris Ranger side by side was traveling north on Indian Road approaching ...

3 months ago
The nonprofit behind the "Salina Sharing Fridges" is bringing another resource to the community. According to the Kansas Impact Coalition, they are planning to host a will host a "Community Closet Free Shopping Market". The event will be Saturday, June 27th, from 8am till noon. It will be in the new renovated parking lot at the ...

3 months ago
A coalition of federal lawmakers from Kansas introduced in the U.S. House this week a bipartisan bill that could offer interest-free loans to rural hospitals “hanging on by a thread.” U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids and Tracey Mann of Kansas and representatives from Alabama, Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Oregon and West Virginia co-sponsored the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act. Mann ...

3 months ago
Hundreds of children and adults gathered at the Salina Public Library Friday evening to celebrate the start of summer with the library’s annual Summer Kickoff Party. The event featured games, prizes, face painting, pizza, and snow cones as families kicked off the season with reading-focused activities and community fun. During the celebration, library officials also announced that ...

3 months ago
Family and friends are rallying in support of  a child from Abilene who is battling a very serious heart condition and is now in need of a heart transplant. Melissa Dawn tells KSAL News her granddaughter, Daija Mae Jo Kent, is currently at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City in the fight of her young life. Daija was ...

3 months ago
The winter wheat crop across Kansas has faced many challenges throughout the growing season. Justin Gilpin CEO at Kansas Wheat joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how everything from drought stress to freeze events has farmers around the state looking at the bottom line and counting the the cost to ...

3 months ago
Salina sanitation crews will maintain their regular collection schedule on Memorial Day. However, there will be some adjustments to other services.  They include: The landfill will close at 2:00 p.m. The Household Hazardous Waste facility, Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center, and General Services office will be closed for the day. Standard operating hours will resume as follows: ...

3 months ago
Area public transportation will not be running on Memorial Day Monday. According to OCCK Transportation, no vehicles will run on Monday, May 25th, including Paratransit vans and buses, as well as Salina CityGo buses, 81 Connection buses and GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanConnect, and OCCK OnDemand vehicles.  Transportation services will resume operating hours on Tuesday, May 26th.

3 months ago
A man was cited following the unlawful discharge of a gun Thursday night. According to Salina Police, at 10:45 officers responded to a home in the 2500 block of Stonepost.  The residents of that house were reporting an accidental discharge of a 9mm handgun. The projectile from the discharge left the residence through the wall and ...

3 months ago
A fire late Thursday night destroyed a vehicle along Interstate 70. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, at 9:53pm Rural Fire District #5 and deputies responded to a vehicle on fire near milepost 255 on I-70. A Black 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SUV was headed west, when the driver heard a noise from the engine compartment and ...

3 months ago
Police are seeking tips in a case involving a theft from a business. It's the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Saturday, April 25th, at about 1:15 AM a male subject went onto the property of Stanion Wholesale Electric, 1061 W. North, and removed 20 E10-BR breaker boxes valued at $200. The suspect ...