3 years ago
The longest trail in Kansas and the eighth-longest rail-trail in the United States will be expanded with the help of a $24.8 million federal grant. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office say the grant to the Flint Hills Trail is coming via the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity” (RAISE) program. “No ...

3 years ago
An Ellsworth County Sheriff Deputy who was injured by a buffalo is out of the hospital and is at home recovering. The agency tells KSAL News, deputy Jerry Slaight, who was seriously injured by a bison on August 7th, was discharged from Salina Regional Health Center and is home recovering from the attack. Deputy Slaight said that ...

3 years ago
As the summer season concludes over the next few weeks, Kansas law enforcement will be doing all they can to keep the roads safe from impaired drivers. Beginning Saturday and through the Labor Day weekend, more than 150 law enforcement agencies from across the state will join forces in a concentrated effort detecting and removing impaired ...

3 years ago
Anti-abortion activists incredulous about defeat of a Kansas constitutional amendment Monday dropped plans for a statewide recount of votes by earmarking $119,600 for a ballot-by-ballot review in populous Sedgwick, Johnson, Shawnee and Douglas counties and five others. The campaign to raise $229,300 for a hand count in all 105 counties didn’t succeed by the 5 p.m. ...

3 years ago
Bethany College and Salina Are Technical College have entered into an agreement which they say is an "exciting opportunity for students". According to Bethany, in January 2021 the two schools, facilitated by Jennifer Callis, Greg Nichols, and Mark Bandre, signed an agreement for students to cross-register classes.  This allows students to schedule classes between both programs, ...

3 years ago
Salina's Kenwood Cove water park went to the dogs Monday evening. After closing for the season on Sunday, the water park opened Monday evening for one final swim, the annual "Pooch Plunge". The event proved popular. A large crowd of people enjoyed the last swim of the summer on a hot late-summer evening with their best friend, ...

3 years ago
A Sunday afternoon high speed chase sends a Salina man to jail. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, 42-year-old Alvaro Escobedo-Gomez is facing numerous charges for speeding and attempting to elude police after a pursuit that began in the southwest part of Salina and ended in the 3200 block of Canterbury Drive. Police say at one point ...

3 years ago
Salina Public Library’s Gallery 708 will host art from some familiar faces. According to the organization, various pieces of art created by library staff members are on display now through Sept. 4th. A reception will be held at Gallery 708 on Sept. 2ndfrom 4 to 5:30 p.m. The exhibit features photography, quilting, watercolor & acrylic pieces and ...

3 years ago
A teenage girl hears a ruckus outside her home and discovers an acquaintance breaking the glass on her family's door. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the teen thought her dad was working on a project outside her home in 11000 block of S. Burma Road Sunday morning around 11:45am until glass began ...

3 years ago
A Salina man has his electric bike and trailer back after police tracked down the thief who rode off with them. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 61-year-old man parked his updated electric Mongoose bike and trailer at the Dollar General, 511 E. Iron on Sunday morning at 8:45am. When he came out the ...

3 years ago
A GPS tracker on a stolen truck leads to the arrest of two Saline County residents. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies arrested 38-year-old Jacob A. McCombs and 32-year-old Christine Williams on theft and damage to property charges after three stolen vehicles were found at their rural home. Authorities say a man from Arkansas placed ...