2 years ago
Efforts by a convenience store chain which is based in Salina and has 10 locations across Kansas will help fill-up local community foodbanks. According to 24 /7 Stores, September, was National Hunger Action Month. The company actively participated in the cause engaging with customers, community members, and local businesses to raise money and match it dollar ...

2 years ago
While Community spread of COVID is still high in Saline county, there were fewer cases in September. According to the Saline County Health Department there were 248 reported cases of COVID-19 throughout the month of September, down significantly from the 652 cases reported in the previous month. Hospitalizations remained low for most of the month, Salina Regional ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of non-related vehicle burglaries. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 31-year-old hunter from Oklahoma contacted police after someone removed numerous items from his pickup that was parked at the Super 8 located at 705 W. Schilling. Police say sometime between 10pm Wednesday and Thursday morning at 5am, someone ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving theft from video game machines. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police an employee at the Pilot Travel center at 1944 N. 9th Street  discovered a Dragon’s Ascent game had been broken into sometime in the early morning hours of September ...

2 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo has a fun fall event planned for this weekend. The zoo's Pumpkin PaZoola is Saturday. Pumpkin PaZoola is a pumpkin-themed festival for all ages to celebrate the fall season, with fun activities for the whole family, while enjoying all the animals at Rolling Hills Zoo. All kids age twelve and under will receive half-price ...

2 years ago
Cooler temperatures mean it is officially sweater weather in Kansas and time for fall festivities. For many, the truest indicator of autumn are the red, purple, yellow, orange and brown tree colors. The pigments in the plant determine the individual color changes, said Ward Upham, Kansas State University horticulture expert. “Foliage derives its normal green color ...

2 years ago
The newest drought monitor shows three-fourths of Kansas is now in a drought emergency. According to the Kansas Geological Survey, current drought conditions are on par with what the state saw between 2011 and 2012, meaning there are chances of significant decreases for parts of the Ogallala Aquifer, the biggest groundwater source for Southwest Kansas. The full ...

2 years ago
An all-terrain vehicle was stolen from Country Club Road sometime between Oct. 3 and 5. Saline County Sheriff's office tells KSAL Staff the 2017 black and blue polaris is valued at $2,700. It is a four door model, with custom chrome wheels/hubcaps. It has a black tilt dump bed and two spare white gas cans in ...

2 years ago
An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) stolen from a worksite was found just hours later in rural Saline County. The new Saline County jail facility construction is well underway in the 800 block of E. Pacific. A worker parked the red Polaris ATV at about 1:30 p.m. to continue working. When he returned only minutes later, he found ...

2 years ago
A trailer was broken into on S. Ninth St. and over $10,000 of stolen items are missing. Captain Jim Hughes of the Saline County Sheriff's office tells KSAL News that between Sept. 24 and Oct. 1st the trailer was broken into. Located in the 3300 block of S. Ninth St. the trailer was damaged when an ...

2 years ago
As a competition  featuring some of the best aerobatic pilots in the world is winding down in Salina, one of the most visible events is planned for Friday afternoon. The U.S. National Aerobatic Championships have been basing at the Salina Regional Airport all week. It began Sunday and ends on Friday. Some of the best aerobatic pilots ...