3 years ago
A couple of Salina organizations who work with those in need, especially the homeless, have strengthened their partnership.  The Salina Rescue Mission and Salina Grace are now working in joint management. Brittany Willer has been selected as Director of Donor Engagement and Development, as of June 17th. According to the organizations, in this role Willer will strengthen ...

3 years ago
The United States Marine Corps will conduct a joint forces combat search and rescue training as part of exercise Gunslinger 22, at the Smoky Hill Weapons Range west of Salina. According to the military, Gunslinger is a large military exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, and the Kansas Air National ...

3 years ago
Salina Police have found a suspect vehicle in a missing person case and are asking for the public's help in determining locations where it may have been. The agency says through the course of the investigation investigators developed information that the Chevrolet Express van was possibly used to facilitate the disappearance of Nathan Thompson.   The Salina Police ...

3 years ago
A man from Minneapolis, Kansas was cited for failing to stop after an injury accident on Tuesday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 39-year-old man suffered a cut on his arm after his 2010 Toyota Corolla collided with another vehicle near the intersection of 9th Street and Republic Ave around 7:45am ...

3 years ago
A single vehicle crash on a rural road in north central Kansas killed two people Tuesday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Dodge Ram pickup truck was headed north on a rural road in Clay County when the driver lost control. The truck struck a bridge and overturned, coming to rest in a ditch. The ...

3 years ago
An area railroad run is deemed one of the best train trips in the country. If you ride the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad’s steam powered excursion trains  you will be enjoying one of the best steam train trips in the country, according to the Saturday Evening Post. According to the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, ...

3 years ago
Eligible child care staff at licensed facilities in Kansas are getting a bonus. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that 53-million-dollars in Child Care Workforce Appreciation bonuses will be distributed to more than 22-thousand early childhood care staff around the state. Bonus amounts will range from 750-dollars to 25-hundred-dollars per person.

3 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of an original member of its animal family. According to the zoo, their male southern white rhino Uzazi has passed away. Uzazi was the last of the original rhinos that arrived at RHZ in 1995. The zoo says at 30 years old, Uzazi began developing age related issues which were ...

3 years ago
One of the best drum and bugle teams in the country will perform in Salina this week and debut a new show. According to Kansas Wesleyan University, after a near-monthlong spring training the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps will host the premiere of its 2022 MMX show Thursday, June 23, at 7 p.m. at Kansas Wesleyan. ...

3 years ago
Assembly was required in a theft of a mower Saturday morning in Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 4:15 a.m., a lawnmower was stolen from Atwood's, located at 400 S. Broadway Boulevard. Forrester said that the Troy-Bilt mower was on the rear loading dock of the business still in its shipping crate. On ...

3 years ago
A car dealership in south Salina is looking for answers after one of its doors was damaged and items were stolen. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the damage and burglary happened between June 18 and June 20 at Conklin Cars, located at 2700 S. Ninth Street. A glass door on the west side of ...