3 years ago
Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith Hanes joined Jeff and Bob on the KSAL Morning News Extra Thursday to update listeners on the new jail, Expo Center upgrades and new radio system. Officials and stakeholders gathered last week to break ground for the new jail project with a 392-bed capacity that was approved by voters last year. ...

3 years ago
Vandalism at the Magnolia Soccer Complex in Salina has led to $500 in damage. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that yesterday morning, a report came in about the men's bathroom being damaged at the complex. Two soap dispensers were taken off of the wall, and three toilet paper dispensers were taken as well. There are ...

3 years ago
A Nebraska man was taken to the hospital after he rear-ended a semi truck just north of the I-135 and US 81 junction northwest of Salina. Lt. Mike Ascher of the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Jeffery Wolfe was driving his 2004 Lincoln SUV north around 12:30 Thursday morning. For an unknown ...

3 years ago
An in-home daycare center in Newton is temporarily closed by the state. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued an Emergency Order of Suspension for Bright Beginnings Daycare at 305 South Main Street. The suspension comes after the KDHE received information that a child was injured at the daycare on October 29th.

3 years ago
Kansans safely disposed of nearly four tons of unused and unwanted medicines during last month's National Drug Take-Back Day. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, law enforcement officers collected 7,742 pounds of medicines at 69 locations throughout the state during the October 23 event. Kansans have safely destroyed a total of 229,556 pounds of medications in ...

3 years ago
Vaccination clinics for children are being planned in Salina. Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that Kansas will adopt the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) recommendations for administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5-11 under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), making all Kansans 5 and older eligible for the ...

3 years ago
There have been 48  new COVID cases in Saline County since Monday and one new death. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 406 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 12 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 164 people have now died in Saline ...

3 years ago
The historic Santa Fe Trail will be the topic of discussion at an upcoming virtual event at the Smoky Hill Museum. According to the museum, Steve Schmidt will host the upcoming First Thursday free zoom presentation titled Santa Fe Trail 101. Schmidt is an amateur historian, a former Santa Fe Trail Association chapter president and an ...

3 years ago
A high speed pursuit ended with an arrest near downtown Salina on Tuesday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that about 10am, an officer on patrol attempted to make a traffic stop after he clocked a driver in a 2008 Acura traveling 41-mph in a 30-mph zone on West Bishop. Police say 28-year-old Kaleb Beaugh ...

3 years ago
A three car crash on Crawford caused a traffic tie up Tuesday morning. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, two eastbound vehicles were stopped at the light on Crawford and Lewis when they were struck from behind. Police say about 7:35am a 2011 Dodge Charger driven by a 42-year old Salina man ran into a ...

3 years ago
A man from Colorado was able to avoid serious injury after taking a wild ride in a crash along Interstate 70 near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  60-year-old Robert Laham from Boulder, Colorado, was driving a pickup truck headed east.  For an unknown reason he entered the center median. The truck crossed the Westbound lanes of ...