3 years ago
A statewide Silver Alert has been issued to help find a missing man. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the whereabouts of 71-year-old Joseph M. Hayes of Towanda are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate him. Hayes is a 71-year-old white male. He is around 5 ft. 8 in. tall, and weighs ...

3 years ago
A 44-year-old Salina man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly led police on a chase around the Central Mall parking lot. Joshua Lynch is facing requested charges of felony flee and elude, no vehicle registration and multiple traffic violations. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, an officer saw a 2006 Chevrolet ...

3 years ago
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, law enforcement officers and agencies across the country will be on the water educating boaters on safe boating practices as part of the annual Operation Dry Water weekend, July 2nd – 4th. Operation Dry Water (ODW) is a national awareness and enforcement campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol- ...

3 years ago
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit in federal court in against the the State of Kansas. The DOJ says the lawsuit is against the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to protect the employment rights of Army National Guard Staff Sergeant (SSG) Stacy Gonzales. The Department of Justice alleges that KDHE violated the Uniformed ...

3 years ago
Daily flights out of Salina nonstop to Chicago and Denver will continue uninterrupted. Air service provider SkyWest Airlines has withdrawn a termination notice it filed earlier this spring. According to the Salina Airport Authority, as a result of a pilot shortage having an acute impact on the regional airline industry SkyWest Airlines, operator of United Express ...

3 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of another member of its animal family. According to the zoo, male Andean bear Boo Boo has passed away  at the age of 28. The median lifespan of an Andean bear, also known as the spectacled bear, is 20 years old in human care, and in the wild is ...

3 years ago
Imagine a dispatcher at the Salina Law Enforcement Center being alerted to someone known to have mental issues, capable of causing anguish, injury, or worse. Under normal protocols, officers with the Saline Police Department, Saline County Sheriff’s Office, or both, send officers to the scene. If the subject is deemed to present a danger to self or ...

3 years ago
Three people were transported to the hospital after an accident on K-4 near I-135 on Friday. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that at 6:20 a.m., a 23-year-old woman from Salina driving a 2020 Jeep Renegade north on K-4 turned left and pulled in front of a 2003 Mercury Marquis. The two vehicles collided. The ...

3 years ago
Three recent graduates of Salina Area Technical College’s Computer Aided Drafting program and one Diesel Technology graduate placed this past week at the SkillsUSA national competition in Atlanta, Georgia. In all, more than 6,500 high school and college students participated in the national competition. According to the school, the team of Clayton Knipp and Ashton Richards, of Salina, both ...

3 years ago
Flags across Kansas will fly at half-staff on Wednesday to honor a fallen firefighter. Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags be flown at half-staff at all state grounds, buildings, and facilities on Wednesday in honor of Linn County volunteer firefighter Joshua Haynes of Rural District 1 Fire Department, who suffered fatal injuries while battling a fire ...

3 years ago
A street stretching from Salina's Kenwood Cove to a portion of north Salina will temporarily close for a construction project on Monday and halt traffic entering from the north According to the City of Salina, through traffic at Oakdale Avenue/Kenwood Park Drive next to Kenwood Cove north to Iron Avenue will be closed to complete pavement ...