3 years ago
A motorcycle rider from Solomon is dead after colliding with a pickup truck on old 40 Highway and Amos Road. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, 45-year-old Jameson Holloway was riding a 2014 Harley Davidson westbound on Old 40 just after 5pm Monday evening when an eastbound pickup turned left in front of him. Holloway was ...

3 years ago
The annual Fe For A Cure 5K Race/Walk benefiting patients undergoing treatment at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center, planned for September 18, has been cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19. Organizers say, however  cancer doesn’t stop for COVID, and local patients still need support. “The uncertainty about COVID spread in the fall, and the fact that many ...

3 years ago
NASA and university scientists have been basing in Salina this summer at the Salina Regional Airport studying the intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States to understand their effects on Earth’s atmosphere and how it contributes to climate change. As part of NASA’s Earth Science Division, the Dynamics and Chemistry of the Summer Stratosphere, or ...

3 years ago
Dangerous extreme heat is settling into much of Kansas this week. According to the National Weather Service, an extensive heat wave will consume the Central half of the U.S for the next few days. Dangerous  heat builds in Tuesday and will last most of the week. Hot and humid conditions will lead to heat indices around 105 during ...

3 years ago
New COVID cases continue to surge in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have been 59 new COVID cases in Saline County since Friday. There are 200 cases of the virus currently active. No additional deaths due to COVID have been reported in the past week. Salina Regional Health Center reported eight who ...

3 years ago
Free rides will be available to those who are enrolling students this week. Salina CityGo, will be providing free rides to families attending USD 305 Enrollment on Tuesday, July 27th, 2021.  Enrollment will be held at Central High School, 650 E. Crawford, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. OCCK says passengers will just need to tell the ...

3 years ago
For those who have not enrolled online, walk-in enrollment for Salina USD 305 schools is Tuesday. Online enrollment opened July 13th for returning USD 305 students. Log into Skyward July 13-29 for convenient school registration at www.usd305.com If students are not enrolled online, parents/guardians will need to attend the walk-in enrollment on July 27 to enroll their ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of house painting supplies and power tools from a storage unit. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between July 21st and July 23rd, someone cut a couple of padlocks on two storage units located in the 600 block of S. Second Street and removed multiple items. Police say ...

3 years ago
The Frito-Lay worker strike in Topeka is over after almost three weeks. Employees walked off the job earlier this month in protest of conditions they said were lowering their quality of life. The agreement with Frito-Lay guarantees a day off for workers every week and an end to twelve-hour shifts. The company said all employees will be offered ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of black pickup from a local auto dealer. Police say sometime between Thursday night and Saturday morning, someone drove a 2018 GMC crew cab truck off the lot at Conklin Cars, 2700 S. 9th. Staff told investigators the keys are still in the office. The truck is valued at ...

3 years ago
Just like in the days of yore, Texas longhorn cattle are about to take over the streets of Abilene. According to organizers of the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, the Sander Ranch Longhorns will be part of Abilene’s Central Kansas Free Fair parade on August 5 at 4 pm, and will be part of the opening of ...