7 years ago
A shift in wind conditions turned a controlled burn into the loss of some heavy equipment for a Salina area man. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 47-year-old Chad Koehn was operating a 2005 Bobcat skid-steer loader while keeping an eye on a controlled burn in a pasture in the 200 block of ...

7 years ago
There will be a whole lot of shaking going on when the Salina Art Center Cinema wraps up its 2018 Science on Screen series on Monday. A free showing of the film Earthquake  kicks off the event followed by Kansas Geological Survey Director Emeritus Rex Buchanan discussing seismic activity issues. The discussion will focus on recent earthquakes in Kansas, including the ...

7 years ago
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night after his truck went airborne and crashed into a concrete wall. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 67-year-old Gerald Thouvenelle of Russell was driving a 2016 Ford F 350 pickup truck headed west on K 18 Highway. For an unknown reason the truck went into ...

7 years ago
A group of area students have been awarded scholarships. Central Valley Ag cooperative awards 20 students with a $1,000 CVA scholarship. The scholarship is to support students who have the determination to advance into the agricultural industry. Receiving a CVA Member-Owner scholarship of $1,000, this year’s scholarship recipients are as follows: Lane Tomasek of Wisner, Neb. ...

7 years ago
Organizers of what is billed as a "Sensory Feast" are out spreading the word about the 2018 Smoky Hill River Festival. Festival 2018 highlights include 20 new art-show and demonstration artists, stunning site-specific Art Installations plus the fun Artyopolis kid’s area with make-and-take crafts and other activities. Seven new food vendors offer fare including Philipino lumpias in ...

7 years ago
After 25 years police still have not given up hope in solving a cold case. This Sunday will mark the 25th anniversary of one of the most well-known missing person cases in Salina. On April 29th, 1993, 35-year-old Kathryn Adam went missing. Police Sgt. Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that Adam's 16-year-old daughter reported her missing ...

7 years ago
A man was killed Friday evening when he was hit by a train after his vehicle experienced trouble at a railroad crossing. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 58-year-old David Miller of Maple Hill was driving a Ford F150 pickup truck, pulling a trailer. He was passing over a railroad crossing when the trailer become detached ...

7 years ago
A motorcycle rider was killed when he crashed during a police pursuit on a Kansas highway and was run over by a semi. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Luke Rea of Ottawa was riding a 2007 Suzuki as he was being pursued by the Anderson County Sheriff. Rea was attempting to pass a semi truck ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Forest Service and Arbor Day Foundation recognized Salina for the 28th consecutive year as a Tree City USA Community. To qualify as a Tree City USA Community, a town or city must designate a tree board or department by municipal ordinance to operate the program, have an annual budget of $2 per capita, and observe ...

7 years ago
A group of Kansas Wesleyan University students picked up shovels Friday and planted trees in celebration of Kansas Arbor Day. According to the school,the students planted the following trees: Caddo Sugar Maple – provided by Kansas Wesleyan University Bur Oak – provided by the City of Salina Spring Snow Crabapple – donated by Waters Earthcare Garden ...

7 years ago
Two motorcycle riders sustained significant injuries following a crash with a semi-truck near a Salina exit off of I-135. Police Sgt. Jim Feldman says that there aren't many details at this point, but that the crash happened at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday night. KSAL News learned that the semi-truck was exiting off of I-135 southbound on the ...