8 years ago
There are over 3.4 million reasons why a recently completed military exercise in Salina was a success. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the recently completed Jaded Thunder military training exercise made an estimated direct $3,437,600 impact on the Salina economy. Jaded Thunder attracted 1,300 members of the United States military to Salina for two weeks ...

8 years ago
Ethanol producer ICM says it is planning a $175 million bio-refinery in Colwich. The company said in a news release Thursday that the plant, ICM Element, will create 50 new permanent jobs, as well as construction jobs. At full production, the plant will buy more than 22 million bushels of corn and sorghum. ICM says the planning ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the state to increase its spending on public schools, but it didn't say by how much. The court ruled Thursday that legislators must enact a new education funding law by the end of June. The decision comes with the state already facing projected budget shortfalls totaling more than $1 billion through ...

8 years ago
A gun collection was stolen from a home east of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after someone stole 7 shotguns and a .22 rifle from a house in the 3300 block of E. North Street sometime between February 17 and March 1. Homeowner, Michael Otto told deputies that two Boito shotguns, a Ruger 28 ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a missing vehicle from an apartment complex. Jana Ford, 2140 E. Crawford, says that her 2006 Nissan Altima was stolen. Ford loaned the car to her neighbor, who still has the keys to the vehicle, while Ford had been out of town. However, the neighbor had an acquaintance from Topeka staying with her ...

8 years ago
              The Abilene Sub-State begins tonight as the top seeded Abilene Cowboys 17-3 will play the #4 seed El Dorado 8-12 in the second game of the night.  The Cowboys are 3-0 versus El Dorado since 1966.  The most recent meeting occurred in 2009 with Abilene winning 50-30. The ...

8 years ago
Wednesday's chemical incident prompted many questions and concerns from residents in Saline County regarding the mass notification system that is used. In 2014, the City of Salina and Saline County implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based Emergency Communications Network. CodeRED’s robust system provides officials with a reliable, easy-to-use interface ...

8 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback was in Salina on Wednesday to help kickoff a statewide effort geared toward troubled youth and their families. The governor and others celebrated Cornerstones of Care for providing a program of therapy and supervision as an alternative to removing youth from their homes or incarcerating them. Cornerstones of Care began providing Functional Family ...

8 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan is urging rural residents to be aware of someone who may be going through mailboxes. Sheriff Soldan tells KSAL News that a homeowner in the northwest portion of the county near Shipton and Brookville Roads told deputies that someone opened up their mailbox, opened the letters and packages inside - then ...

8 years ago
A country concert that was scheduled for mid-March at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina has been cancelled. According to the venue, the American Made Tour with Justin Moore, Lee Brice and William Michael Morgan  which was scheduled for Friday, March 17th, has been cancelled. A scheduling conflict has prompted the cancellation. Refunds will be made ...

8 years ago
An accident on E. Old 40 Highway leaves a New Cambria man with a cut on the head. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that 18-year-old Tristin Hynes lost control of a 1997 Honda Civic he was driving on Monday afternoon around 3pm. Deputies say he over corrected and left the road, hitting a tree and chain ...