7 years ago
Saline County Commissioners approved a contract extension to provide a polymer overlay to protect the new Mentor Bridge.  This extension takes advantage of low asphalt prices.  The work will be done by Bettis Asphalt and Construction Company for $18,574.  The money will come from the 2 mil bridge fund, which has a current balance of ...

7 years ago
The CityGo bus stop at Parkwood Plaza (Ohio & Albert) on the Red Route closed starting Tuesday. The City of Salina is starting work on the Sanitary Sewer Pump Station at the corner of South Ohio Street and Albert Avenue.  Ohio Street will be reduced to two lanes in that area. Customers are encouraged to use alternate ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is in jail for holding a young woman against her will who was trying to break up with him. Police arrested 18-year-old Chasin Arroyo on Monday after a disturbance in his home prompted a call from a concerned neighbor. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 17-year-old female drove to Arroyo's home in ...

7 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is saddened to learn of the passing of Evelyn Bissell, the wife of legendary Coach Gene Bissell. Evelyn died on Sunday at age 93 in McPherson. Gene and Evelyn were married on August 27, 1949 in Heidelberg, Ohio, and moved to Salina in 1950 when Gene joined the Kansas Wesleyan coaching staff. Evelyn worked ...

7 years ago
More help from Kansas is headed to Florida to help restore power. Eight more Westar Energy crews left Kansas Monday morning and are Florida bound. They are expected to arrive in Florida on Tuesday night. Last Thursday, eight Westar crews headed to Florida, and arrived in Orlando early Saturday. Those eight crews reported to a Miami ...

7 years ago
The City, with the help of HDR, will be working to refine design elements presented in the Smoky Hill River Renewal Master Plan that was adopted in 2010. In May 2016, voters approved a sales tax increase from 8.40% to 8.75% that will be in place over 20 years. A portion of these sales tax funds ...

7 years ago
The Kansas National Guard and Salina Area Technical College are creating a new partnership. According to the school, the two have created a new program, called Synchronous Training and Academic Credit (STAC), which will allow service members to earn college credit for their military training in welding and machining. Following that training, they will have the ...

7 years ago
A motorcycle rider from Nebraska was killed in a crash in Northern Kansas on Monday, while passing in a no passing zone. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Scott Curtis from Auburn, Nebraska, was riding a 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle on K 15 Highway, following a tractor trailer headed south. Curtis passed the tractor trailer in ...

7 years ago
Salina Police made two arrests after a Salina man lost his checkbook where two men made payments to themselves with the man's missing checks. Capt. Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Michael Mattek of Salina lost his checkbook and reported it to authorities on Sept. 7. Mattek then noticed on one of his checking accounts that someone ...

7 years ago
The death of a Solomon man whose body was found in Salina is being investigated as a homicide. Salina police late Monday morning identified the victim as 52-year-old Raul Lopez-Vargas. Lopez-Vargas was discovered deceased in Salina Sunday morning, in the backseat of a car in the Indian Village area of West Salina. Police dispatch received a call ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office has an update on artifacts and coins that were stolen from a residence at 2785 W. State St. Lt. Michael Ascher tells KSAL News that the owner of the residence reports now that more coins and jewelry were stolen from the residence from the last break in. Ascher says that several items ...