4 years ago
The driver of a semi truck was injured after hitting a cow on the road in the Northwest corner of Saline County According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, the 33-year-old driver of a semi hauling a trailer full of corn suffered non-life threatening injuries after the 1996 Freightliner struck a cow near the intersection of ...

4 years ago
An eyewitness to a hit and run accident helps police locate the suspect who drove away in a white SUV. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the witness called authorities as they followed the driver who had allegedly ran into a van in the 600 block of Fairdale Road Tuesday evening around 5pm. The ...

4 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is entering the race for governor. State Senator Dennis Pyle announced yesterday that he will run for governor as an independent. Pyle has chosen Kathleen Garrison of Haysville as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor. Pyle needs to gather five-thousand signatures from qualified voters by August 1st in order to file by petition.

4 years ago
It’s a sign of the season – political campaigning and the posting of campaign signs. The Kansas Department of Transportation reminds the public that all political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited from being placed on state right of way. By law, all right of way on state highways is exclusively for public highway purposes. According to ...

4 years ago
A project is underway to refurbish the Saline County War Memorial in Sunset Park. A veteran's committee was formed in 2018. Because of the pandemic the effort stalled.  It is again moving forward, and among other things for the first time in over 20 years memorial bricks will be again be available to purchase. Ben Vidricksen II ...

4 years ago
Gas prices are at a record high, and there is no indication they will significantly come down anytime soon. According to AAA Kansas, the cost of a barrel of oil is nearing $120, nearly double from last August, as increased oil demand outpaces the tight global supply. Meanwhile, domestic gasoline demand rose last week in the ...

4 years ago
In response to the changing communication landscape and the evolving needs of students, communities and industry, the new A.Q. Miller School of Media and Communication at Kansas State University is introducing new degree programs in advertising and public relations, and news and sports media, and is updating the university's communication studies degree. "These innovative undergraduate programs ...

4 years ago
As summer rains fall across Kansas, many people may see mushrooms pop up in their lawns a day or two afterwards. Kansas State University horticulture expert Ward Uphams said that while most of these mushrooms are harmless or even beneficial, those that form an arc-like or circular pattern called fairy rings can harm lawns. “The ring pattern ...

4 years ago
Steve Hanson has been hooked on music since he was a teenager - playing guitar in his first band with a couple of friends. Hanson joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look back at Salina's music scene, the Festival Jam and his own musical journey. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/steve-H-1.mp3"][/audio]   Steve played in various bands along the way ...

4 years ago
An Ordinance which restricted the City of Salina's power to respond to an emergency declared by either the county or state has been struck down by a judge.  The petition, then ballot driven Ordinance had restricted the City of Salina from enacting health measures including mandating face coverings and limiting capacities at businesses. A petition, which ...

4 years ago
A 33-year-old Salina man had facial injuries resulting from a confrontation in Oakdale Park on Sunday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 8 p.m., the victim told police a group of kids had battered him and discharged a firearm into the air. The man said he had words with the alleged suspects, which ...