4 years ago
Do you remember the sound of snapping trees and neighborhoods without power for days as an ice storm settled over Kansas 14-years ago this week? The ice coated everything on December 10th and December 11th 2007, turning the weather event into the worst ice storm in the history of Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, this ...

4 years ago
Christmas came early on Thursday for the Rolling Hills Zoo family with the birth of the Zoo’s first southern white rhino calf. According to the zoo, the calf and mom Evey, are doing well and bonding as animal care staff monitors the pair from a distance.    The sex of the calf not been confirmed at this ...

4 years ago
The new list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online back on Saturday. By Thursday two of them were behind bars. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The November list went online Saturday. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office the latest arrests include: Nielsen, John, Raymond – Felony ...

4 years ago
A Salina organization is making rapid COVID tests available. According to OCCK, they are now participating in the KDHE Community COVID Testing Program. By partnering with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and their Community Volunteer Testing Program, OCCK will provide access to no-cost COVID rapid testing resources for their neighbors, customers, and communities.  KDHE provides ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges after a standoff with a SWAT team. Lance Clemence, a 43-year-old Salina man, is charged with criminal threat, criminal restraint, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and interference with a law enforcement officer. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that at 4:40 p.m Wednesday., deputies were sent to the Salina Regional ...

4 years ago
A homeless man has been arrested after an incident involving a knife. Dromico Elam, 41, is facing a charge of hostile demonstration with a weapon. He was also arrested with a warrant for a violation of his state parole. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the situation leading to the arrest happened at 2:05 ...

4 years ago
Wrap up those Christmas packages. The first big shipping deadline to make sure they arrive on time is no longer right around the corner - it's here. For FedEx, Thursday is the last day for Ground Economy. For the Postal Service, military mail and international packages need to be on the way if using First Class ...

4 years ago
Salina's newest deli will  be open for business at the end of the week. McAlister's Deli  tells KSAL News it will open its doors  at 2661 Market Place in Salina Salina at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. To celebrate the grand opening, the location will be giving away Free 30-Day Tea Passesto the first 50 guests on opening day who ...

4 years ago
A Wichita aerospace company is no longer giving its employees a deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Textron Aviation has announced that it is suspending its January 4th vaccine mandate deadline. The move comes after two federal courts have issued rulings to stop the enforcement of an executive order that made the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees ...

4 years ago
Did you feel it? Over a dozen small earthquakes shook Central Kansas throughout the day  Wednesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the largest earthquake was centered in Southern Saline County. According to the agency a magnitude 4.3 earthquake was centered about 3.1 miles south /southwest of Gypsum. The earthquake happened Wednesday morning at 7:45. The Kansas ...

4 years ago
There have been three new COVID deaths in Saline County since Monday and 78 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 752 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 23 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There now have been 176 COVID related deaths overall. The best way to stop ...