12 months ago
With a wintry mix of snow received Monday and  Tuesday, City of Salina road crews continue to salt and clear all arterial roadways, bridge decks, elevated surfaces, and residential streets. According to the City, as snowpack thaws, trucks will return to previously plowed areas to remove slush, and to re-treat areas with salt as icing re-occurs ...

12 months ago
The Salina Police Department is preparing to reward some of its officers with promotions. According to the agency, a promotion ceremony is scheduled for Friday, January 12th, at 2:00 PM in the auditorium at Peters Science Hall on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. The Promotion Ceremony will honor the following officers: James "Mike" Miller promoted to ...

12 months ago
The City of Salina will host a public event to discuss homelessness. According to the City, a special study session and open public forum to discuss homelessness is planned for this week on Thursday. Julia Orlando, of Julia Orlando Consulting, a nationally recognized leader, professional speaker and consultant will present. Christy McMurphy from the Kansas COC/ Kansas ...

12 months ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office were busy over the weekend, moving inmates from the old jail on North 10th to the new facility located at 800 E Pacific Avenue. After weeks of staff training and rounds of tests on the security electronics package the jail is now booking new inmates and housing prisoners full ...

12 months ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary at a local tavern on Monday morning. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 6am, suspects broke out a window at the Hideaway Bar, 540 Willis to gain entry into the business. Once inside they forced open a Dragon's Ascent video game and stole the cash from the ...

12 months ago
UPDATE: West bound  I-70 is closed between Salina and the Colorado state line and East bound I-70 is closed from Colorado state line to Hays due to winter weather and reduced visibility causing dangerous travel conditions. Many secondary roads, including US-54, US-50, and US-83, are also closed in Western Kansas due to dangerous travel conditions. Travelers are ...

12 months ago
There’s a new year, a new mayor, and a new face on the Salina City Commission. Salina has a new mayor, Bill Longbine and a new City Commissioner in Jerry Ivey. As part of the Salina City Commission’s annual reorganization  Monday commissioner Longbine was selected by his peers to be mayor for the next year. Greg Lenkiewicz ...

12 months ago
A best selling author and award-winning lecturer will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet and meeting this spring. According to the Chamber, Dr. Amy Cuddy, Social Psychologist, Award-Winning Harvard Lecturer and Bestselling Author, will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. The event is ...

12 months ago
Road crews will be out in full force around Salina as a dangerous winter storm takes aim at central Kansas. Jim Kowatch Operations Manager for Salina's Public Works Department tells KSAL News they sent some staff home early on Monday to rest up so they could return to run snow plows and drive sand trucks during ...

12 months ago
An out of state phone call prompts Salina Police to investigate a domestic violence case in progress. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 1400 block of Derby Street on Sunday morning around 7:30am after a third party on the phone heard a disturbance and called authorities. Police say an argument ...

12 months ago
The Salina Area United Way's year-end Rockin’ Around With Paramount fund raising event brought in $50,000. According to the United Way,  this year’s event saw a major $20,000 increase in dollars raised from the previous Dueling Pianos Christmas last year. Rockin’ Around With Paramount was a benefit for the Salina Area United Way’s 2023-2024 Annual Campaign, raising ...