2 years ago
A forecast of snow, blowing snow and dangerous wind chill conditions has local officials getting ready to keep people safe. Michelle Weis, Saline County Emergency Management Director joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra and says safety starts with communication to local and state agencies.   Listen to the full conversation here: https://soundcloud.com/oddittenger/michelle-weis-saline-county-emergency-management-12-21?si=0d85a663fd244560b7771267d22f9896&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

2 years ago
A near head-on crash sends a rural Saline County woman to the hospital. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that on Tuesday evening around 6:45pm, Jolissa Crook was trapped briefly in her 1995 Honda Civic after a two car crash just west of Burma Road in the 4400 block of W. State Street. Deputies say for an ...

2 years ago
A Salina man is in custody after being tased and pepper sprayed following a domestic disturbance Monday afternoon. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Joseph Johnson allegedly threaten his mother and a neighbor with a hammer in the 600 block of Charles Street. Police say the incident began when Johnson called his mother from ...

2 years ago
A 14-year-old girl's conversation with a trusted adult leads to the arrest of a man and two women in northeast Saline County. Investigator Kody Trower with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 48-year-old Shawn D. McHone, 40-year-old Falon N. McHone and 26-year-old Lindsey N. Whisenhunt were taken into custody on Tuesday after authorities ...

2 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission is reminding residents to be prepared for the incoming winter storm. KCC officials are urging residents to conserve electricity as a way to help prevent outages and to keep energy bills down. The commission is not expecting this week's winter weather to cause widespread power outages, but they are encouraging residents to say ...

2 years ago
With weather forecasts for winter conditions possible late Wednesday evening (December 21) and into Thursday (December 22), the City of Salina is making preparations to pre-treat roadways with salt and Magnesium Chloride brine (MgCl2), treat initial accumulations of snow with salt and MgCl2, and if necessary plow roadways. According to the City, salt spreaders will be ...

2 years ago
Dangerous winter weather is expected in Central Kansas late Wednesday into Thursday. According to National Weather Service, a surge of arctic air will bring extreme wind chills Thursday and Friday. Snow and blowing snow are possible early Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon which will likely have travel impacts. All of Central Kansas is under a wind chill ...

2 years ago
There were no injuries after a woman accidentally struck a vehicle, drove over a curb, and through a fence. On December 19th at approximately 4:30 PM officers were called to the intersection of Derby and Royal Drive. Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department tells KSAL staff that Lisa Gormley, a 62-year-old Salina resident allegedly ...

2 years ago
An Abilene man was transported to the hospital in Salina after being ejected from his van in a one-vehicle crash in rural Dickinson County late Monday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Dakota Jones of Abilene was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander van headed north on K 15 Highway. The van left the right ...

2 years ago
‘Twas the days before Christmas, and all through the state, many bags and cars were packed, as holiday travel adventures await. AAA estimates that nearly 1.2 million Kansans will travel 50 miles or more away from home over the end-of-year holiday travel period, an increase of almost 3 percent compared to the 2021 travel volume. AAA ...

2 years ago
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation has approved the go-ahead for construction of the proposed Logan Intergenerational Facility, known as the LIFE project. According to the organization, at their December meeting the Foundation Trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price ("GMP") of $32 million presented by McCowen Gordon Construction Company based in Kansas City. Of that sum, $1 ...