7 years ago
A Saturday afternoon crash sends two drivers to the hospital to be evaluated. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that vehicles driven by 42-year-old Staci Duryea and 65-year-old Ronald Watkins collided in an uncontrolled intersection at Water Well Road and Donmyer Road Saturday around 1:30pm. Deputies say Duryea's eastbound 2009 Chevy Impala hit the passenger ...

7 years ago
An ongoig feud between two Salina men turned violent on Friday evening. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to a home at 125 S. Columbia around 5:45pm on Friday after a verbal confrontation escalated. Police say 44-year-old Timothy Dixon allegedly grabbed a baseball bat and chased 38-year-old Jami Swanigan - hitting him ...

7 years ago
Salina Dental Arts dentists and staff will be sponsoring a Give Kids A Smile event this Friday. They will provide underserved children in the Kansas area with free dental services. Nearly one in four children under the age of five already has cavities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many children enrolled ...

7 years ago
No one was hurt when a fire destroyed a rural Saline County home Sunday afternoon. Saline County Rural Fire Districts 3 and 7 responded to a fire at 801 North Fairchilds Road at about 12:07pm. The resident of the home, Dan D'Albini, was not home when the fire started. He told Saline County Sheriff's deputies he had ...

7 years ago
Bethany College encourages students to participate in high-impact practices like collaborative assignments and projects and global learning. One way this is put into practice is through the English Department’s Travel Writing class. Dr. Kristin Van Tassel, Associate Professor of English, teaches the class during January Interterm. “I've taken students to New Orleans, Central Mexico, and ...

7 years ago
Hundreds of brides-to-be and prom goers enjoyed a special event Sunday afternoon at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. The soon-to-be-married ladies were joined by family and friends at the Salina Bridal & Prom Expo. Future brides and grooms had a chance to meet with dozens of the area’s premier bridal and prom specialists at the expo. ...

7 years ago
The Salina 911 system is back online. The 911 telephone lines are working again. - - - ORIGINAL: The Salina 911 system is down. Police tell KSAL News that the 911 phone lines into the dispatch center at the law enforcement center are not working. The main office line is working, though.  Anyone with an emergency can call ...

7 years ago
After nearly 30 years a signature event in Salina is changing its focus. The annual Child Advocacy and Parenting Services, or CAPS, auction has traditionbally been the biggest celebrity and sports memorabilia event of its kind in the area. The 29th Annual CAPS Benefit Auction will be a little bit different this year. CAPS Executive Director ...

7 years ago
The newest Kansas Lottery Millionaire has made himself known. Richard Van Tuyl, Jr. of Leavenworth appeared at Lottery headquarters Friday afternoon with a Powerball ticket worth $1,000,000. The ticket matched the first five numbers, but not the Powerball, in the Wednesday, January 24 drawing.  Van Tuyl’s $2 Quick Pick ticket had the numbers 5-9-11-33-64 Powerball 17. ...

7 years ago
A former Kansas State Trooper will never work in law enforcement again after admitting he used excessive force while making an arrest. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, former  Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper James Carson pleaded guilty in federal court to violating an individual's civil rights by using excessive force. According to documents filed in connection with ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for vandals who caused damage at four different locations on Thursday. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between midnight and 6am, someone used spray paint to tag one of the City of Salina's pump houses, located at 3rd Street and Crawford. Vandals tagged the phrase, "Ground Zero" on the red brick ...