4 years ago
With peak season just beginning, there have already been crashes reported involving deer and vehicles, including two in the area involving motorcycles. A Salina man was badly injured earlier this week when he his motorcycle crashed into a deer, and a couple of weeks ago there was a similar motorcycle vs deer crash in Barton County. Deer ...

4 years ago
There has been one new COVID death in Saline County since Wednesday and 40 new cases of the virus. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 427 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 8 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 155 people have now ...

4 years ago
It's a showcase weekend for the purple and gold as Kansas Wesleyan University gets set for Homecoming 2021. Festivities for alumni, current students, staff and family is rolling full speed ahead after Covid-19 swept the event off the calendar last year. Brad Salois, Director of Marketing and Communications at KWU tells KSAL News that there's far more ...

4 years ago
The Salina Public Library is receiving a little over $8,000 in grant funding. According to the library, Humanities Kansas recently awarded them a SHARP Recovery Grant in the amount of $8,150 . The library’s Assistant Director Amy Adams serves as project director. The library serves people of all ages and backgrounds in Salina, Saline County and the larger ...

4 years ago
A woman is behind bars in Wichita on charges claiming she fatally beat her infant daughter last weekend. Police say 27-year-old Neriah Dilley appeared in court yesterday where she was charged with capital murder and felony child abuse in the death of one-year-old Myonna Townley. Last Saturday, officers reportedly were called to a home in the eight-hundred ...

4 years ago
Police are seeking tips in connection with a case involving a tool theft. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stopper crime of the week. Police say back on October 9th officers investigated a residential burglary that occurred in the 1000 block of E. Elm Street. The burglary occurred between 1:30 P.M. 10/7/2021 through 8:00 A.M. 10/9/2021. The ...

4 years ago
Salina City Manager Mike Schrage has appointed Jeff Hammond as the interim Director of Parks & Recreation. According to the City, the interim appointment is the result of current Salina Parks & Recreation Director Chris Cotten’s recent appointment as the Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Schrage remarked, “I sincerely congratulate ...

4 years ago
Two fans will be able to cheer on their favorite team in style after winning the Kansas Lottery’s Rivalry Getaway second-chance drawing! The winners are Blake Kissinger of Clay Center and Bradford Brown of Junction City. According to the lottery, the prize package includes a pair of Touchdown Club tickets to the KU/K-State game plus pre-game ...

4 years ago
A Sterling man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a child sex crime case. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, agents served an arrest warrant at the residence of 2020 Avenue R in Sterling. The Rice County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol assisted during the arrest. Jonathan A. Braden, 43, also known as ...

4 years ago
The first tiger cubs born at Rolling Hills Zoo will be relocating to new homes in the next few weeks. According to the zoo, Sasha will be moving to Bramble Zoo in Watertown, South Dakota, while Nadya is going to Dakota Zoo in Bismark, North Dakota.   Now two years old, separation from the family unit naturally ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Lottery has announced the 10 winners of the Chiefs Club Level Suite Experience promotion, where they will attend the Chiefs game vs. the Raiders on December 12 in luxury. This is the first of two Chiefs second-chance drawings. A Salinan is among the winners. According to the lottery, the Club Level Suite Experience prize ...