3 years ago
A Salina man  has suffered significant injuries after a rollover accident Monday night. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash happened around 5:30 yesterday. A 2010 Toyota RAV4 was going west on Granville Road and was just past the intersection with N. Ohio St. when it lost control, left the roadway and ...

3 years ago
There’s almost nothing left of Deb Maupin’s home near Paradise in north-central Kansas — a bench on the front porch with nothing behind it but the concrete of the basement, now full of ash, scorched appliances where the kitchen was. Hers is one of more than a dozen families who lost their homes to extraordinary wildfires ...

3 years ago
The National Weather Service is officially classifying last week’s wind event which roared through the Midwest a derecho. According to the agency,  a serial derecho moving at 60-70 mph tracked from Kansas to Wisconsin, resulting in over 400 reports of damaging wind and several tornadoes. A derecho is a widespread, long-lived wind storm sometimes also called an ...

3 years ago
There has been one new COVID death in Saline County since Friday and 28 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 783 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 25 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There now have been 183 COVID related deaths overall. The best way to stop ...

3 years ago
Beginning this week City of Salina crews will start to collect tree and limb debris from residential areas which were impacted by last Wednesday’s wind storm. According to to the City of Salina, residents are encouraged to set debris along the right-of-way or curbside for pickup. Crews will begin pickups in south Salina, and work their ...

3 years ago
State crews are working to get hundreds of Interstate and Highway signs back in place after last week's wind storm. Kim Stitch with the Kansas Department of Transportation tells KSAL News that the job is nearly a border to border task. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/stitch-11.mp3"][/audio]   Stitch joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra and added her department is continually ...

3 years ago
After a year off due to the COVID pandemic, what has become a favorite holiday tradition for many in Salina is back. The Georgetown Santas will be out spreading holiday cheer this week, Tuesday through Thursday, December 21st - 23rd at 2312 Georgetown Rd. The group of neighbors have become a popular mainstay in Salina in ...

3 years ago
Salina Police have a possible suspect related to a recent theft. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that witnesses reported a silver Honda Accord make four separate trips to Walthers Oil, located at 204 S. Boradway. The alleged suspect, described as a male in his 50's with a long salt and pepper beard, was the driver ...

3 years ago
An 80-year-old Salina man is dealing with some damage to his storage buildings after they were messed with over the weekend. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the man told police his storage buildings, located in the 500 block of S. Clark St., had some screws unscrewed and sheet metal nearly ripped off. The damage ...

3 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested after breaking into the Salvation Army building on Friday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers responded to the Salvation Army, located at 1137 N. Santa Fe, around 8:30 p.m. to reports of an ongoing burglary. They found the glass doors on the east side of the building ...

3 years ago
Several things, including a camper and mower, have been stolen from Bridgeport. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 50-year-old McPherson man reported on Friday that some of his property had gone missing since Aug. 1, and some other things had been damaged. The items were stored in or near a garage at 144 ...