5 years ago
The recent rain has prompted Saline County to close a couple of roads indefinitely. According to the County, Stimmel Road, from Jasper Road east to Gypsum Valley Road, was closed this week indefinitely, along with Gypsum Valley Road from Country Club road south to Crawford Street. The roads are closed to through traffic due to flood damage ...

5 years ago
Overnight heavy rain in Central Kansas, including up to six inches in some parts of Salina, prompted flooding issues to begin the day. According to the National Weather Service, as of 7AM 3.17 inches of rain fell at the Salina Regional Airport. A trained weather spotter, though, measured 6 inches one mile east of the airport. Multiple ...

5 years ago
President Donald Trump met with survivors of last weekend's mass shooting in both Texas and Ohio. Among the survivors Trump and First Lady Melania met with in El Paso were a former Salina family. Memo Guillermo Garcia and Jessica Coca Garcia, formerly of Salina were at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, fundraising for their daughter’s ...

5 years ago
The King and Queen of the Tri-Rivers Fair have been crowned. In a ceremony Wednesday night, Sam Stone from the Boldly Go 4-H Club and Sydney Hynes from the Cardinal 4-H Club were crowned the 2019 Tri-Rivers Fair King and Queen.  Hynes received a tiara and beautiful bouquet of flowers while Stone received the king's black ...

5 years ago
Katelyn Griffin was looking for a little inspiration this summer as she sat down with her canvas and paints. Her cat named Mocha Man then took matters into his own hands ...or paws to help out. "He walked on my painting with blue paint on his paws," she said. "So he gave me the idea to ...

5 years ago
Authorities in Salina are warning of a Craigslist rental scam. Police Capt. Gary Hanus says that authorities received a call at 11 a.m. Tuesday from a 48-year-old Salina female victim in regards to being scammed out of money looking for a rental property. The victim had been looking for a home to rent on Craigslist and allegedly ...

5 years ago
Some LED lights have been stolen from two different tractors at a business just outside of Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between July 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 6 from Lang Diesel, 144 W. Farrelly Rd. Authorities believe that someone cut the wiring harnesses on two tractors and stole multiple ...

5 years ago
Some heavy-duty equipment was stolen from a trailer parked in south Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between 2:36 a.m. and 3:14 a.m. on Aug. 1 from a trailer owned by J&R Enterprises. The trailer was parked at the northwest corner of Exide's lot, 413 E. Berg Rd. Stolen were ...

5 years ago
Kansas State University's Landon Lecture Series will kick off the 2019-2020 academic year with two lectures scheduled for the fall semester. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is scheduled to speak on Friday, Sept. 6, while Fortune CEO Alan Murray will speak on Friday, Sept. 27. Both lectures will be in McCain Auditorium beginning at 10:30 ...

5 years ago
Walgreens is announcing plans to close 200 stores in the U.S.. The loss of a couple hundred stores represents about three percent of the ten-thousand locations in the U.S. The company says it hopes to retain a majority of the employees and transfer them to other nearby locations. Walgreens said it hopes to save one-point-five billion dollars ...

5 years ago
One person from Salina and two people from McPherson were all hurt in a crash on a highway near Lindsborg Tuesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 75-year-old Mary Bridges of Salina was driving a 2005 Buick passenger car headed east on K-4 Highway.  She rear ended a 2014 Dodge passenger car which was slowing ...