2 years ago
More than 540,000 Kansas residents receive health coverage through Medicare, and the time to review benefits is only days away. According to the Kansas Governor's Office, the program’s fall open enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect January 1, starts October 15, 2002 and runs through December 7, 2022. “It’s important that older adults ...

2 years ago
Put on a comfortable pair of walking shoes and get ready to have a shiver go up your spine. You can take a tour to experience for yourself the stories and legends that have haunted historic Fort Riley. The Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley, or HASFR (hass-fer), will host the 26th annual Fort Riley ...

2 years ago
A Saline county resident's RV was burnt to the frame on Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan tells KSAL news that Rural Fire District #2 and Sheriff's Deputies responded to an RV fire. At approximately 1:06 p.m. on October 12th, first responders were called to 6740 Tamera Lane by K-4 highway and Old 81 Highway. ...

2 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan tells KSAL ksal news of an arrest made on Wednesday night following a chase. On October 12, at 10:08 p.m. a Sheriff's Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the 400 block of N. Broadway at the Log Cabin Motel. After the driver had made a wide turn. Once the vehicle stopped ...

2 years ago
A 74-year-old Salina man was rear ended in at Crawford and Santa Fe. At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Douglas Rudick was at the corner of Crawford and Santa Fe going west when he stopped at the intersection. A driver behind him in a white SUV struck his 2007 Buick Lucerne and drove away.  Salina Police ...

2 years ago
An 18-year-old Salina man failed to yield to oncoming traffic, struck a vehicle, then a home in the 2300 block of Edward St. Salina Police Captain Paul Forester tells KSAL news that at 2:45 pm on Wednesday, there was an accident at the corner of Edward and Magnolia. Wayne Jackson, 18, was going north on Edward ...

2 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is opening a Breast Milk Depot to collect human milk that will help nurture premature or critically ill babies. SRHC is the first hospital in the state of Kansas to partner with Oklahoma Mothers’ Milk Bank who collects and distributes breast milk in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. According to the hospital, mothers who have filled out the paper work and have been approved ...

2 years ago
Kansas highways are getting millions of dollars in improvements. Governor Laura Kelly was in Fort Scott yesterday where she announced that 34 cities across the state will receive more than 28-million-dollars for improvements to the State Highway System. The funding is being awarded through the City Connecting Link Improvement Program, which is administered by the Kansas Department ...

2 years ago
A fund has been established to help a Salina family stay by the side of a loved one who is fighting for his life following a motorcycle crash. 19-year-old CJ Prough is hooked up to a ventilator in a Wichita hospital room after being involved in a motorcycle crash late Monday night. The young man from ...

2 years ago
Blue Beacon will put local first responders to the test next week during an active violence training exercise. The joint effort between Blue Beacon, Saline County Emergency Management, the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the Salina Police Department, Salina Police Department Emergency Communications Center, Salina Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, and Salina Regional Health Center will take ...

2 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after a joint investigation involving the Saline County Sheriff's Office and Dickinson County authorities. Saline County Investigator Kody Trower tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Michael Kohman was arrested Tuesday after a month long investigation that culminated with a search of his home and subsequent arrest. Deputies say multiple stolen antiques ...