4 years ago
The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad's special Christmas holiday season excursion trains have started. As the railroad joins Abilene’s “Cowtown Christmas” celebration, holiday excursions are scheduled November 26th and running through Christmas Eve. Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad president and general manager Ross Boelling said “as the song says, ‘we need a little Christmas,’ and we want ...

4 years ago
This holiday season, you can give the gift of life. According to the Red Cross, 2022 has been a year of crisis for families in Kansas and around the world — from extreme climate disasters to global emergencies like the conflict in Ukraine to the first-ever national American Red Cross blood crisis. “Whether a crisis is felt ...

4 years ago
A woman from Salina was a passenger in a car which was involved in a crash near Marion that killed three people. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan was headed north on K 256 Highway. It pulled out onto US 56 Highway in front of a 2016 Ford Taurus passenger car ...

4 years ago
For the third year in a row, things on Thanksgiving day in Salina were the same but different. The Salina Salvation Army, partnering with Applebee's, the GL Huyett company of Minneapolis, the Salina Country Club  and a dedicated group of  about 25 volunteers again provided a free community-wide Thanksgiving dinner. Just like the last couple of years, ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a couple of thieves who were caught on camera. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on Friday, November 18th, two unknown individuals committed a vehicle burglary and theft in the parking lot of the Salina Target store. ...

4 years ago
Shoppers can make a big difference in their local communities by supporting Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is always celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Unlike Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which focus on larger retailers and e-commerce stores, Small Business Saturday encourages consumers to shop at predominantly small and local retailers and to use small, ...

4 years ago
A man from Emporia was transported to the hospital in Abilene following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Jason Hart from Emporia was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Impala headed west.  The car left the road to the right and struck a bridge. It came to rest on the shoulder. Hart ...

4 years ago
Investigators are looking for an arsonist who destroyed a car. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Salina Fire and Salina Police were called around 4am Wednesday to an active vehicle fire in the 200 block of S. Clark. Police say someone threw a lit Molotav cocktail through the window of a 2006 Pontiac G6 ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 400 block of W. Prescott after a number of power tools were taken. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester sometime between November 18th and 20th, someone entered the property and removed numerous Milwaukee and Bosch power tools and a trash can. There was no sign of forced entry, ...

4 years ago
A woman from rural Salina and her child suffered minor injuries after a rollover crash on Tuesday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 28-year-old Brittney Walters was traveling westbound on Stimmel Road Tuesday around 3:48pm and lost control of the 2004 Honda Pilot she was driving and rolled in a ditch. Walters, who was ...

4 years ago
If you are planning on traveling  over the Thanksgiving Holiday be sure to slow down and move over when approaching  a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights. including towing and recovery vehicles. State law requires it. According to AAA Kansas, state law requires drivers approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying flashing lights, including towing and recovery ...