4 months ago
The Saline County Sheriff''s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving the theft of a number of tools. Between Thursday December 18th, 2025, and Thursday January 8th, 2026, unknown person(s) forced entry into a white box trailer located at 7592 W Remington RD in rural Saline County by cutting the lock and forcing the ...

4 months ago
A Kansas man is accused of threatening a Minnesota Congresswoman. Sixty-year-old Adam Osborn of Wichita was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of interstate communications with a threat to injure and one count of influencing, impeding, and retaliating against a federal official by threatening. Osborn is accused of posting a message on social media ...

4 months ago
One of the largest bowling events in the area returns this spring, Hawaiian style. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina is bringing back Bowl For Kids’ Sake, which will take over The Alley in Salina on  March 27th and 28th. According to the organization,  this year’s event invites the Saline County community to swap snow boots for flip-flops ...

4 months ago
Bitter cold is back in the forecast for the weekend, along with a chance for Friday afternoon snow showers. A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of central and southern Kansas from tonight at midnight until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Wind chills as low as 15 degrees below zero could lead to hypothermia ...

5 months ago
The soon-to-be Saline County Administrator spent the day in Salina Thursday. Matt Stiles will officially take over the position in April from Phillip Smith-Hanes, who is retiring at the end of March. Among other things Stiles sat in on a work session with Saline County Commissioners and department heads, and he sat down for an interview ...

5 months ago
Salina Regional Health Center has been re-verified as a Level III Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. According to the hospital, trauma centers verified by the ACS must undergo a lengthy review every three years to insure standards for optimal care of injured patients are being met. The verification program looks at all aspects ...

5 months ago
Kansas Day - and KSAL Radio celebrated one of America's favorite Kansans, Dwight D.Eisenhower during a visit with William Snyder, Curator for Eisenhower Museum in Abilene. Snyder shared stories about Ike's childhood and touched on major accomplishments from his two-term presidency during the 1950's. Snyder also conveyed that a 20-year old Eisenhower's first dream of military service ...

5 months ago
A Salina woman facing charges in connection with the death of her 5-month-old boy will undergo a mental health evaluation to determine if she is competent to stand trial. Via video from the Larned State Hospital, 21-year-old Adyson Burr appeared in Saline County District Court Thursday morning. Her attorney entered a motion for competency to stand ...

5 months ago
The GOP-led Kansas House and Senate on Wednesday approved a “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people after House Democrats delayed passage by six hours, proposing multiple amendments to set the stage for a possible legal challenge. House Majority Leader Chris Croft, an Overland Park Republican, called for emergency action to take the vote immediately after debating the ...

5 months ago
A driver is dead following a crash involving an SUV and a semi in McPherson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford Explorer driven by 41-year-old Angel Nichols of Park City was on southbound I-135 south of McPherson. The SUV struck a semi which was slowing, moving forward and yielding to traffic ahead. Nichols died ...

5 months ago
Oral arguments are heard in the appeal of two Kansas death row inmates. The Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday over whether Jonathan Carr and Reginald Carr's death sentences are valid. Jonathan and Reginald Carr shot and killed Ann Walenta in 2000 as she was pulling into her driveway, and they kidnapped, tortured and shot five people ...