3 weeks ago
Saline County’s fleet of snowplows—including Betty Whiteout, Scoop Dogg, and Darth Blader—are hard at work tackling the 8+ inches of snow that’s fallen. You can track their progress in real-time through the Snow Paths portal, where you’ll see live plow locations, priority routes, and updates on snow removal operations. According to the County, snow removal efforts ...

3 weeks ago
Low visibility, impassable conditions and extreme winter weather has caused highways to close in northeastern Kansas, including I-70 east to the Missouri state line, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. I-70 CLOSURE: I-70 is now closed in both direction from the Missouri state line in Kansas City west to the Ellsworth County line in western Kansas. ...

3 weeks ago
Saline County is one of many counties under a Blizzard Warning. According to the County,  Gov. Laura Kelly made a (verbal) disaster proclamation for all counties in Kansas. Saline County Commission Chairman Joe Hay, Jr. has declared a state of local disaster for Saline County. Extreme cold, dangerous road conditions, and possibly power outages are anticipated. Some reminders: ...

3 weeks ago
First responders are discouraging travel across Central Kansas. Freezing drizzle has glazed most roads and highways, making them extremely slick, and dangerous. Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Ben Gardner is reporting multiple slide offs and crashed along Interstate 70. Gardner reports Central Kansas, including Saline and surrounding counties, is currently experiencing a significant number of crashes. The most ...

3 weeks ago
Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 135 south of Salina early Saturday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Honda CR-Z compact SUV was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I 135. It collided head-on with an oncoming Toyota RAV 4 SUV. The driver of the Honda, 36-year-old Jacob Aich of ...

3 weeks ago
A man and woman from Kansas have been charged through a criminal complaint in Wichita on charges related to a series of bank robberies involving a firearm. According to court documents, Zane Tilcock, 20, of Wichita is charged with three counts of bank robbery. Emily Wise, 18, of Wichita is charged with one count of bank ...

3 weeks ago
A man accused of child sex crimes was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, On Dec. 28th around noon, Brian W. Black, 40, was found dead outside of his residence in Arkansas City. Black died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies contacted the coroner who pronounced ...

3 weeks ago
A wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 west of Salina injured three people. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Mitsubishi Eclipse passenger car one was driving east in the left lane of westbound Interstate 70. The car struck an oncoming Nissan Pathfinder SUV head-on. The driver of the car, 56-year-old Gregory White from Camdenton, Mississippi, suffered suspected ...

3 weeks ago
As winter weather approaches, Saline County’s Road and Bridge Department wants to remind residents of the snow and ice control measures in place to maintain safe travel conditions. According to the County, snow removal efforts prioritize paved roads first, followed by gravel roads, and finally all other roads. Plowing will only begin when at least two ...

3 weeks ago
UPDATE: An overnight standoff has ended with an arrest on S. Woodward Road in Saline County. On January 2nd, 2025 at about 11:55 PM deputies responded to 2407 S Woodward Rd for a report of an open 911 line with some type of disturbance in the background. Upon arrival a female resident with injuries fled the residence ...

3 weeks ago
A strong winter storm will bring a wintry mix to the area on Saturday and Sunday. All of Central Kansas is in a winter storm watch area. What begins with a mix of freezing drizzle and freezing rain will transition to snow, and could drop a significant amount.   _ _ _ ORIGINAL: A winter storm is expected to ...