2 months ago
You may have learned from parents or grandparents, or even read in old recipes, to rinse meat before cooking. But Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee said rinsing meat is an outdated practice that can create food safety problems. “This can lead to foodborne illness,” Blakeslee said. “Rinsing meat at home can lead to cross ...

2 months ago
Salina Police Officers arrested a man after he started a fire. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News, on Monday afternoon a man started a fire at 2925 South 9th Street, which was near the former Red Lobster restaurant. Police arrived after the Salina Fire Department extinguished the fire. Officers arrested 45-year old, Zachary Wallat without incident. ...

2 months ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in locating a man with an outstanding warrant for a probation violation in McPherson County. Authorities are looking for 56-year-old Ronald E. Clayton who was last seen at the Sundowner West area Tuesday morning around 6:25am. Clayton is a white male, who is 5-foot-9, 180-pounds with brown ...

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Thanksgiving travel is already underway, with AAA Kansas predicting that around 80 million people will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday of this week and next Monday.  For the first time, AAA’s forecast includes the Tuesday before and the Monday after Thanksgiving Day to better capture the flow of holiday travelers. This year’s ...

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A Mediterranean-style restaurant is closer to officially opening in downtown Salina. On Monday, city commissioners executed a transferee agreement from 1858 Properties and developers of Salina 2020 (an organization that revitalizes downtown Salina)  to construct Meddys Mediterranean restaurant on 304 S Santa Fe in the future. The property initially was a Safelite auto glass repair business, ...

2 months ago
With some of the busiest travel days of the year here, Kansas Senator Dr. Roger Marshall is letting travelers know if they are wary of new facial recognition technology, he shares their concerns, and is offering little guidance. When going through the TSA process, citizens can choose to opt out of being screened via the ...

2 months ago
A beloved area veterinarian, farrier, and horse lover is being remembered by family and friends. 39-year-old Dr. Matthew Wimer passed away unexpectedly. After graduating high school, Wimer attended Kansas State University before graduating Kansas State College of Veterinary Medicine. He finished his Journeyman Farrier certification while completing his final year of veterinary school. He then interned ...

2 months ago
As 2024 draws to a close, the Saline County Appraiser's Office would like to remind residents of some state property tax relief programs that may apply to them. The agency advises that if you think you may qualify for one of these programs, talk to your tax preparer. Programs which are available include the statewide school general ...

2 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a man who found a business's lost bank deposit bag full of cash. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Friday afternoon around 3:45pm, an employee left the Dollar General store on South 9th Street to make a deposit at the bank. The staff member apparently dropped the bag ...

2 months ago
A prank turns into a trip to jail for an 18-year-old driver from Salina. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers arrested 18-year-old Diego Guzman on Saturday night after a fourteen-year-old pedestrian was hit by his car. The investigation began at Salina Regional Health Center as officers interviewed the boy who was struck by a ...

2 months ago
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 135 at Newton late Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 21-year-old James Rundzieher from Rayville, Louisiana, was driving a GMC Sierra pickup truck headed south on I-135. For an unknown reason the truck left the road, crashed through a guardrail and vaulted. It came to ...