5 years ago
The month of April was dryer and a bit cooler across Kansas, perhaps setting the stage for a calmer springtime weather pattern. Chance Hayes, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Wichita says he hopes the lull without dangerous weather won't lull people to sleep. "These powerful straight line winds or non-thunderstorm winds should not ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle theft from an apartment complex. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 2017 Jeep Renegade is stolen from the Chapel Ridge apartments parking lot, 2363 Chapel Ridge, between midnight at 7:30 a.m., Monday. The owner, 51-year-old Lori Rook, Salina. Her daughter was at home at the time of ...

5 years ago
A well-known Kansas restaurant, that shut down due to the COVID pandemic, plans to reopen this summer under new ownership. According to Visit Abilene, Chuck and Deanna Munson, Munson Angus Farms and Munson’s Prime steakhouse; are purchasing the Brookville Hotel in Abilene, Kan., and will reopen the restaurant as "Legacy Kansas" on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Initially, ...

5 years ago
The May list of Salina’s Most Wanted  went online over the weekend and already five have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, those arrested include: Wallace Alvin Busch Paris Andre Curtis Campbell Sr Timmy Eugene Morris Mahala Nicole Shepherd David William Vernon Skillin Those on the May list are wanted for crimes which include ...

5 years ago
Public transportation in Salina is planning on continuing its popular youth bus pass program this summer. According to OCCK Transportation, Salina CityGo is continuing the successful “Get On & Go” program for area youth ages 7-18 for the summer of 2021. Youth ages 7-18 will be able to purchase a “Get On & Go” Summer Youth Bus ...

5 years ago
A Salina Police Officer is among 25 new law enforcement officers who graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center last week. According to the organization, Officer Joshua Westerfield of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism was the graduating class president. The speaker for the ceremony was chief of police for the Ottawa Police ...

5 years ago
A pair of Kansas State University alumna from central Kansas, who applied through K-State, have been recognized by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for travel abroad in the next academic year. Geneva Fink, a December 2020 graduate in human development and family science, Chapman, and Lindsay Curl, December 2017 bachelor's graduate in biology, Bennington, are Fulbright alternates. The ...

5 years ago
The Midwest economy sees record growth in the month of April. Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss says the new Mid-America Business Conditions Index is at its highest level since the index started 30 years ago. The Business Conditions Index, which ranges between 0 and 100, soared to its highest level since initiation of the survey almost three ...

5 years ago
There are 13 new COVID cases in Saline County, and two new new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department's COVID Dashboard, there have now been 6,229 total cases with 74 cases currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is now 111. Salina Regional Health Center reports ...

5 years ago
Salina City Commissioners discussed filling a vacancy on the commission which was created last week by the resignation of commissioner Rod Franz. Chris Franz, Brian Franz, and Gayle Martin, who all have power of attorney for Franz, submitted a resignation letter to Mayor Melissa Hodges. Mayor Hodges said Commissioner Franz was inured in a fall in early ...

5 years ago
On Tuesday, May 4, the Kansas Department of Transportation will begin an emergency bridge repair in Saline County. The bridge is located on Magnolia Street over I-135.   There will be daytime lane closures on northbound I-135 during construction, and traffic will be reduced to one 14-foot lane at a reduced speed through the work zone. Drivers ...