3 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after a high speed chase that crossed into Ottawa and Lincoln Counties. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a patrol deputy noticed a distracted driver speeding on I-70 in a 2008 Chevy Impala on Saturday morning around 9am. The driver exited the interstate at Hedville Road and ...

3 years ago
A workplace accident claims the life a Salina man at a cabinet manufacturing center. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that an emergency medical team responded to Crestwood Inc., 601 E. Water Well Road Wednesday afternoon around 4pm after a load of lumber fell on an employee. Deputies say that 27-year-old Nathaniel Goben was alert ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a man who reportedly broke into a home and ran out with a couple of video game consoles. Police Lieutenant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 200 block of S. Front Street Sunday afternoon after a break-in. Police say the 47-year-old resident heard someone knocking on the ...

3 years ago
A long-time Salina holiday tradition will soon return. Kansas Wesleyan’s Department of Music is preparing this year’s Christmas by Candlelight event, “When He Comes to Reign.” “Christmas by Candlelight is always a highlight of Salina’s Christmas season,” said Dr. James McAllister, Music department chair. “We look forward to seeing friends, family, alumni and community members at ...

3 years ago
A record-breaking Black Friday is in the books and Small Business Saturday is in the rearview mirror. It's now on to Cyber Monday, with major retailers rolling out deep discounts. Analysts are expecting Cyber Monday to be the biggest online shopping day of the year with over eleven billion dollars in sales. Holiday shopping goes digital with ...

3 years ago
That Jolly Old Elf will be landing at the Salina Regional Airport Saturday for a special event. Young and old alike can explore all things aviation at Candy Canes and Airplanes, and welcome Santa to Salina. The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus hosts Candy Canes and Airplanes the first Saturday in December each year. The community ...

3 years ago
If you love Griswold-style holiday decorations, you won’t want to miss the 2nd annual Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown this coming Saturday in Abilene. “I love looking at Christmas lights,” said Cory Frey, contest organizer. “My goal is for the displays to draw thousands of people to Abilene and for residents to gather and go from house ...

3 years ago
A driver was killed in a two-vehicle wrong-way head-on crash on Interstate 135 early Sunday morning in South Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2012 Nissan Altima passenger car was headed north in the southbound lanes of I 135. The car collided head-on with an oncoming 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. The driver of the ...

3 years ago
A teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash involving an all terrain vehicle near Marion late Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Seth Mader of Hillsboro was operating a Yamaha ATV, headed west on a rural road. He failed to negotiate a curve, left the road, and crashed into a ditch. Mader, who was ...

3 years ago
The Salina Regional Health Foundation is planning to celebrate nearly three decades of a facility that serves as a home away from home for loved ones of patients at Salina Regional Health Center who come from outside Salina and is also utilized by patients from outside Salina who are undergoing outpatient treatment at the Tammy ...

3 years ago
The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad's special Christmas holiday season excursion trains have started. As the railroad joins Abilene’s “Cowtown Christmas” celebration, holiday excursions are scheduled November 26th and running through Christmas Eve. Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad president and general manager Ross Boelling said “as the song says, ‘we need a little Christmas,’ and we want ...