4 years ago
Progress continues on a project to build a new Saline County Jail and sheriff’s office facility. According to Saline County Administrator Philip Smith-Hanes, on Wednesday, March 2nd, a team including county staff, architects, and construction managers ventured to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to review the first precast block of two cells that has been manufactured for ...

4 years ago
A truck that was unknowingly left unlocked over the course of Monday was missing a pricey item the next day. Salina Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that between Monday at 8 a.m. and Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., a 2012 Ram crew cab pickup truck was burglarized. The truck, which was parked in a lot ...

4 years ago
A bridge in northeast Saline County caught on fire Wednesday morning and is considered a complete loss. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 3:30 a.m., deputies were sent to the 3400 block of N. Simpson Road near the intersection with Campbell Road. A county-owned field entrance bridge and its wooden planks were ...

4 years ago
A Salina-based bank is expanding.  The Bennington State Bank is celebrating the opening of its newest banking location located in Wichita. The branch is located at 3954 N Ridge Road. According to the bank, the new full-service banking location is now open, offering in-person banking, drive-thru banking and a 24-hour ATM. The banking center is located in ...

4 years ago
Lone star ticks that carry the Heartland virus are now found in six states including Kansas. A new study in the CDC publication Emerging Infectious Diseases said the ticks have been found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and New York. The Heartland virus can cause muscle pain, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. However, severe cases can lead ...

4 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are considering a measure that would legalize and regulate medical marijuana. The Kansas Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee began hearings yesterday for a bill that would create a market for regulated medical marijuana. The measure would provide licensure and regulation for the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of the drug for medical ...

4 years ago
Warm and windy conditions are to blame for fueling a wildfire in Kansas. The fire started Wednesday afternoon in Chautauqua County and spread into Elk County. Residents in the town of Elk Falls were put under a voluntary evacuation order. There have been no reports of damage to structures or injuries.

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after thieves broke into an RV and stole numerous tools. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, sometime between 10pm Monday night and 7am Tuesday morning, someone pried open the door on a Tracer RV that was parked in the 700 block of E. North Street and removed a bag ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman is okay after being struck by a pellet in a BB-gun drive-by incident. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 26-year-old woman was hit by a BB while she was working for a landscape company in the 200 block of Santa Fe Ave. Tuesday morning. Police say just before noon a white, ...

4 years ago
A rancher checking fence line escapes injury after his utility vehicle caught on fire. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Uriah Swisher was driving his 2016 Polaris Ranger in the 7000 block of S. Woodward road when he stopped to work on his fence. Moments later the pasture ignited around the vehicle, quickly ...

4 years ago
One of the largest events of its kind in the country will ride into Salina this weekend. Equifest of Kansas is returning for the third year in a row. Equifest is one of the largest trade shows in the Midwest. It’s a breed exhibition which among other things will feature more than twelve different breeds and ...