3 years ago
With wind-whipped flames just over the horizon of their home on E. Cloud Street, Casey McCoy told his wife Melissa it was time to get their two boys to safety. Melissa McCoy is the Public Information Officer for Saline County and had a front row seat for Thursday night's fire that burned up about 300 acres ...

3 years ago
Firefighters were able to contain a large wind-whipped grass fire Thursday night just south of Salina. According to Saline County, the fire broke out in the area of Magnolia and Simpson Road early in the evening.  At 8:00 strong wind was blowing the fire north/northeast towards Cloud Street. Citizens were urged to stay off Cloud Street ...

3 years ago
A babysitter is behind bars after she allegedly inured a young child two weeks ago in Dodge City. Police say 28-year-old Brianna Edwards was arrested yesterday on charges of aggravated battery and aggravated child endangerment stemming from an alleged November 18th incident that left a four-year-old child with a skull fracture. As of last night, she remained ...

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 three dollars, six cents, this as the corresponding national figure also fell to three forty-seven on the dot. Texas motorists continue to enjoy the nation's lowest average price ...

3 years ago
With the holiday season now in full swing, the period presents a prime opportunity for identity thieves to try stealing personal financial information. People can face risks if they're shopping online and using publicly accessible Wi-Fi, and fictitious text scams with "smishing" schemes continue during this period. "With holiday shopping starting and the 2023 tax season ...

3 years ago
Salina area public transportation is planning a Holiday Give & Go charitable campaign. The 2022 Holiday Give & Go charitable campaign is set for Thursday of next week, December 8th. According to OCCK Transportation, the Holiday Give & Go campaign is a community fundraiser.  All monetary fares received by OCCK general public transportation, including CityGo, regional ...

3 years ago
The University of Kansas and the Kansas State University campus in Salina are entering into a partnership. According to KU, its School of Social Welfare will begin offering a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at the Kansas State University Salina campus. The cooperative between KU and K-State Salina will increase the availability of graduate-level social work education in rural areas ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a couple of suspects in a counterfeit money case. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on two consecutive days, a female and then a male suspect attempted to pass fake $100 bills at the Casey's located at 725 W. Schilling. Police say on Sunday the woman used a counterfeit $100 to ...

3 years ago
A "Christmas Fantasy" variety show will be presented in Salina Friday night. The holiday show, held at the Central Mall, is presented by the National Federation of the Blind of Kansas, and Shay Productions. They tell KSAL News it will be an "exciting stage production with a fairy princess, stunning circus acts, amazing magician, and a ...

3 years ago
From homes with connections to C.L. Brown, C.H. Lebold, bank presidents, WWII Veterans and immigrants to a special farmhouse and growing church, you won’t want to miss the Heritage Homes Association’s 45th Homes for the Holidays Tour this weekend, December 3rd and 4th.   The tour, sponsored by the Heritages Homes Association of Abilene, celebrates the community’s ...

3 years ago
More than 70 local and area youth dancers have been twirling, kicking and leaping nearly every weekend since September to present a memorable holiday gift to the Salina community. These dancers, accompanied by a live symphonic orchestra, are preparing to perform the classic holiday-themed ballet “The Nutcracker.” Whether playing dancing mice, billowing snowflakes or marching nutcrackers, the ...