9 years ago
Two people escaped a fire that badly damaged a north Salina mobile home late Thursday morning, but a pet dog did not. Salina Fire Marshal Roger Williams told KSAL News at the scene that first responders were called at 11:10 in the morning to the report of a mobile home on fire in the 700 block ...

9 years ago
Two injury accidents on Broadway during a stretch of twenty minutes kept Salina Police busy on Wednesday evening. Authorities report Derak Holm, 32 of McPherson suffered minor injuries after being hit as he crossed the street in the 600 block of S. Broadway near Jim's Chicken. Police say a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by 16-year-old Michael Nece ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a driver who led officers on a 2-minute chase that reached speeds up to 60-miles per hour near downtown. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Wednesday evening just before 8pm, officers were called to the area of the 100 block of North 10th Street after neighbors reported suspicious behavior and ...

9 years ago
Friday night's forecast of the likelihood of rain and thunderstorms has prompted Rolling Hills Zoo to postpone its annual "Zoo Brew" event. According to the zoo, they are postponing the originally scheduled Zoo Brew event to Friday, September 2nd. That night Rolling Hills Zoo will be “rocking the park” from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. with great ...

9 years ago
In June, the Saline County Jail booked in 72 first time offenders and 318 repeat offenders.  In July, the jail booked in 83 first time offenders and 335 repeat offenders, according to Captain Brent Melander. Just how many of the “repeat offenders” are returning to jail to serve out a number of court ordered, “48 hour ...

9 years ago
Steve Kmetz is passing the baton he's been running with for 22 years - to Chad Young as the new Executive Director at the Salina Rescue Mission. The two stopped in during the KSAL Morning News Wednesday with a look back and ahead at what's to come. "I don't think God is through with me," Kmetz said. "Retirement ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a cement truck driver has died after crashing off a western Kansas bridge. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the truck was headed southbound Tuesday on U.S. 183 when it hit a bridge rail about 10 miles south of Hays. The Hays Post reports that the truck went over the edge and struck an embankment. The ...

9 years ago
A road rage incident lands a Salina man in Jail. Police arrested 55-year-old Joe L. Godbout on Tuesday evening after he allegedly pointed a handgun at another driver. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Mark Biggs of Salina told officers that he was driving westbound on Magnolia when he noticed the driver behind him was becoming ...

9 years ago
The Blueprint for Rural Health campaign to relocate the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Salina Campus to downtown Salina has surpassed $6.3 million of its $7.5 million goal. This total includes a $2 million grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation received last week as the campaign’s largest gift. “The silent phase of the campaign has gone ...

9 years ago
Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus in Salina has joined with a Kansas-based company to launch three technology competitions that seek ways to improve the safety of flying drones, help pilots pass their color vision test, and aid NASA's search to find life in the solar system. Kansas State Polytechnic is working with HiddenGenius.com, an online community ...

9 years ago
Staff members from Alpha Media Salina radio stations have been honored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. The association announced its 2016 KAB Awards of Excellence on Tuesday. Salina staff have been honored with nine awards. The awards include: Complete Severe Weather Coverage 1st Place - KSAL Severe Weather Team - coverage of the May 25th Dickinson County ...