4 years ago
An inmate at a Kansas prison was found dead. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, El Dorado Correctional Facility inmate Cody James Torbol died Tuesday. He was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday evening. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived. Mr. Torbol was pronounced deceased by medical staff. The cause of ...

4 years ago
The Kansas State University Carl R. Ice College of Engineering is honoring Great Plains Manufacturing Inc. as its 2022 Company of the Year. According to K-State, this annual selection is based on exhibited commitment to engineering education, as well as high standards and quality performance in the engineering profession. Great Plains Manufacturing Inc. was established in 1976 ...

4 years ago
Four teams will be squaring off this weekend to be named the "Chili Cook-off Champs" at the 2022 Smoky Hill Museum's Street Fair. Smoky Hill Museum Director Susan Hawksworth tells KSAL News that patrons can taste and compare all four varieties for just two bucks before casting their vote for best of the best. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chili-2.mp3"][/audio]   The Street ...

4 years ago
A n Iowa man  was hurt when a semi he was driving went on a wild ride in central Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 70-year-old Rodney Keller from Hartley, Iowa, was driving a Western Star semi pulling a trailer headed east on K 156 Highway in Ellsworth County. The truck drifted off the right ...

4 years ago
A two-vehicle crash in rural Dickinson County killed three people late Tuesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened when a Dodge Dakota pickup truck which was making a u-turn on K-15 Highway was hit by a Kenworth semi. The pickup entered a ditch and flipped onto its roof. The semi entered a ...

4 years ago
A truck driver from McPherson was hurt in a single-vehicle crash at the junction of Interstate 135 and Interstate 70 near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 52-year-old William Ingels of McPherson was driving a Kenworth semi  headed north on I 135 exiting to head east on I 70. A driver's side tire failed causing ...

4 years ago
A pedestrian was killed early Tuesday morning when he was hit by a school bus while crossing a street in Clay Center. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a school bus was traveling east on Lincoln Ave approaching Sixth Street. A pedestrian was walking across Lincoln Ave in a crosswalk. The bus driver failed to see ...

4 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is making a change to better accommodate patients and visitors. According to the hospital, the main entrance on Santa Fe Avenue will now be open to the public from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Previously, the Main Entrance had ...

4 years ago
Due to tree damage caused by the storm this past Saturday, City of Salina staff will perform a sweep of the entire City to pick up tree limbs beginning this coming Monday, September 26th. According to the City, the thunderstorm and wind event caused damage to trees in all sectors of the community.  While not catastrophic ...

4 years ago
The Salina Area United Way will kick off  its 2022-2023 Campaign season this week. According to the United Way, a revamped version of their Campaign Kick-Off Event, United Happy Hour, will be held on Thursday from 4pm-7pm at United Capital Management of Kansas’s new event space: The Sullivan. United Happy Hour will be the biggest kick-off event ...

4 years ago
The Department of Music at Kansas Wesleyan University will be hosting the Kansas Music Educators Association’s (KMEA) Music Learning Day this week on Friday. According to the school, this event is an opportunity for high school music educators to bring their students to campus to learn the KMEA choral audition music with KWU’s director of choirs, ...