4 years ago
A firefighter is seriously injured while battling a fire at a Wichita apartment complex. The fire broke out yesterday at the Aspen Park apartments near Central and Tyler. One firefighter was taken to a hospital with a heat-related injury that was serious, but not considered life-threatening. A 16-unit apartment building was destroyed in the fire, which is ...

4 years ago
Linking hundreds and hundreds of Kansas companies and their employees is the plan to capitalize on lowering healthcare costs. Eric Brown President, CEO at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce tells KSAL News that the Chamber Blue of Kansas partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas is a chance for small companies to have access ...

4 years ago
For those who have not enrolled online, walk-in enrollment for Salina USD 305 schools is next week on Tuesday. Online enrollment opened  earlier this month for returning USD 305 students. Log into Skyward through the end of the month for convenient school registration at www.usd305.com If students are not enrolled online, parents/guardians will need to attend the ...

4 years ago
The largest and most realistic dinosaur event in North America is coming to Salina.  Organizers say Salina-area families can walk among the nation’s biggest herd of photorealistic dinosaurs when Jurassic Quest® opens at Tony’s Pizza Events Center for a limited run Aug. 26-28.  Jurassic Quest opens its doors with its most beloved and unique experiences for ...

4 years ago
Organizers are ready for a a big celebration in north Salina this weekend. The Salina Salvation Army will be celebrating 125 years in Salina Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The organization tells KSAL News everything is ready to go.  They have many activities and events planned inside and outside. The City of Salina will be blocking the 1100 ...

4 years ago
An incorrect split-second decision led to a two-vehicle accident in Salina on Monday. Police Sgt. Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that the incident happened around 2 p.m. Monday on S. Ninth St. near the intersection with Saturn Avenue. A vehicle going south on Ninth was in cruise control. When it approached an upcoming red light, Tonniges said ...

4 years ago
Early voting is underway for the Kansas primary election. Among the issues on the ballot is the Value Them Both amendment, which would remove the current abortion protection from the state constitution if passed. Kansas' primary takes place on August 2nd.

4 years ago
The Kansas State University campus in Salina has been selected as the new home of a mural that the entire community can enjoy. According to the school, Salina Arts & Humanities loans out city-owned art to spaces where the community can enjoy them and K-State Salina has been selected to be the new home of the "Birds ...

4 years ago
The largest power provider in Kansas says it has sufficient power to meet anticipated demand as forecasts call for multiple days this week with at or near 100-degree temperatures. According to Evergy, no public appeals have been made for electricity conservation. “Our system is reliable. We have had relatively few outages this summer related to the extreme ...

4 years ago
COVID cases locally are beginning to spike again. The transmission rate of COVID in Saline County has been designated as high. According to the Saline County Health Department, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment moved Saline County's COVID-19 community transmission rate from "moderate" to "high" last week, bypassing the "substantial" designation altogether. The data also indicates ...

4 years ago
A man from the Ellsworth County community of Wilson has been convicted of child sex crimes under the Kansas version of Jessica’s Law. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, 36-year-old Jason Cunningham was found guilty late Friday by an Ellsworth County jury of two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, one count of attempted aggravated criminal ...