3 years ago
A failure to yield led to a two-vehicle accident and a few injuries. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Friday morning around 9, the collision occurred at the intersection of Delaware Ave. and Indian Rock Lane. A 1998 Buick LeSabre was going west on Indian Rock and failed to yield for a 2019 ...

3 years ago
A campaign to make sure people are wearing their seat belts, especially in school zones, will ramp up next week. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester says the department is taking part in the S.A.F.E. initiative (Seatbelts Are For Everyone). Officers will be making sure people are wearing their seat belts at area schools starting Oct. 25 ...

3 years ago
A burglary over the weekend in the county has led to just over $5,000 in losses. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that between Oct. 16 and 17, Greg Dupes reported that his shed in the 5200 block of E. Water Well Road had been broken into. A Yamaha Grizzly 450 four wheeler, a Craftsman ...

3 years ago
An area man's lawn caught on fire after his mower malfunctioned. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, Jared Woltje noticed some flames coming from the grass below him. He tried to use his skid loader to put the fire out, but he was unsuccessful. The skid loader, valued ...

3 years ago
Advance voting for the November General Election election begins this week in Kansas. Locally, starting Monday, Saline County residents can vote early at the Saline County Clerk's Office. Registered voters can vote in person in the office at the Salina City / County Building during normal business hours. Additionally, the office will be open for voters on ...

3 years ago
Three people were hurt in fiery crash along Interstate 70 Sunday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2022 Peterbilt semi towing a trailer was headed west on the Interstate. It struck a 2004 Freightliner semi and trailer which was disabled and parked on the north shoulder. The Peterbilt continued Wes and came to rest ...

3 years ago
A 15-year-old driver was among two-people killed when a car she was driving was hit by an SUV going the wrong way on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban was  westbound in the eastbound lane of the interstate. It struck an oncoming 2012 Hyundai Sonata head-on. The car spun into ...

3 years ago
A good old fashioned Halloween themed event is planned for this coming Saturday. The Smoky Hills Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary will host an outdoor fall-festival type of event at their Audubon Sanctuary located at 2700 West Stimmel Road. The organization tells KSAL News they will have tables set up for pumpkin carving, participants bring your own pumpkin.  ...

3 years ago
An upcoming event in Salina will raise funding and awareness for a program which sends veterans to Washington DC to visit memorials in their honor. A Kansas Honor Flight Supper is planned for Friday, October 29th. The Kansas Honor Flight organization's mission is to transport veterans to our nation's capitol to visit the memorials at no cost ...

3 years ago
A group of seven former Salina City Commissioners and Mayors have signed off on a statement urging voters to vote "no" on a ballot question in the upcoming general election. The proposed ordinance would limit the commission's ability to enact public health  legislation during a state of emergency, social distancing and limiting crowd sizes, mask ...

3 years ago
The Salina Police Department is among 10 agencies across the state which will share $839,491 in Department of Justice grants to support Kansas law enforcement. According to U.S. Senator Jerry Moran's Office, these grants will be dispersed to 10 communities across Kansas. “As crime rates are increasing, these grants will fund the purchase of new equipment, development ...