4 months ago
A driver from Salina was hurt in a single-vehicle crash in rural Dickinson County late Friday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Nathan Stephens of Salina was driving a Buick LeSabre  headed west in  the 400 block of 1700 Ave in Dickinson County.  The car left the road and entered a ditch. It continued ...

4 months ago
Charred fence posts, oxidized barbed wire and blackened trees lined the Arkansas River in west-central Kansas in the wake of a 1,500 acre fire that scorched the dry riverbed and surrounding property. Below average rainfall in the region and a bone-dry riverbed filled with dead brush fueled the fire. The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office deemed ...

4 months ago
A group of Salina area law enforcement officers teamed up Friday with citizens and special athletes to run through the streets of Salina. The Saline County leg of the Special Olympics Torch Run weaved through town late Friday morning . Over 20 runners participated, running from the Salina Police Department to Jerry Ivey Park. The goal of ...

4 months ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a stock trailer. Crews from Rural Fire District #1 and the Gypsum Fire Department extinguished the fire that occurred on Thursday evening around 6pm in the 600 block of E. 5th Street in Gypsum. Deputies say the trailer was nearly full of cardboard that was ...

4 months ago
A former Salina City Commissioner and Kansas State Senator will fill a vacant spot on the Saline County Commission. The Saline County Republican Party Central Committee met Thursday evening for the County Commissioners District One precinct convention to select a nominee to fill the unexpired term of Monte Shadwick. According to the party, following the convention process, ...

4 months ago
Sharing food with neighbors in need is the "Why" behind the nationwide "Stamp Out Hunger" event this weekend that's powered by the National Letter Carriers Association. Meridian Media's Hannah Holt was at the Salina's Post Office on East Ash Street to hand out donuts, hot dogs and blue bags to help citizens remember to fill the ...

4 months ago
Tips are being sought in a case in which a would-be burglar entered a Salina Restaurant through the roof. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Thursday, May 7th, at about 5:15 AM, officers responded to an alarm at Buffalo Wild Wings, 2588 S. 9th. Officers ...

4 months ago
A motorcycle rider was hurt in a single-vehicle crash while exiting Interstate 135 at Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Stephen Watson, from Magnolia, Texas, was riding a Suzuki motorcycle headed north on I 135 at a high rate of speed. He attempted to take the Schilling Road exit, braked hard, and the rear ...

4 months ago
Salina Public Schools Thursday evening honored retiring faculty and staff members, and recognized individuals who have completed 25 years of service. Superintendent Heath Hogan spoke briefly at the event, which was held at Martinelli’s Little Italy, before then calling forward individually each of those who were honored. Hogan told KSAL News it was a bittersweet evening. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/heath-hogan-01.mp3"][/audio]   One ...

4 months ago
Graduation season is underway. Seniors  across the area are celebrating commencement this month, nearly all over the next two weekends. Bethany College and Salina Area Technical College got things started this past weekend with seniors graduating. This weekend on Saturday Seniors at K-State Salina will graduate. Sacred Heart High School will celebrate graduation on Sunday. The other schools ...

4 months ago
A full schedule of events is planned in Abilene for Mother’s Day weekend, May 9–10, offering shopping, tours, dining, and family-friendly activities throughout the community. According to the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau,  on Saturday, May 9, the 8th Annual Abilene Downtown Antique Fest will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in historic downtown ...