4 years ago
After serving zillions of burgers and receiving tons of awards, Salina's Cozy Inn is set to celebrate their 100th birthday on Saturday in downtown. On a snowy Thursday morning, Andrea (Howard) Windholz joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with stories from the grill at Salina's most famous eatery. She says her parents purchased the restaurant ...

4 years ago
A man who traveled halfway across the world to find a Saline County woman has been taken into custody for alleged threats. Falk Meier-Berndt, a 22-year-old man from Hanover, Germany, was arrested Wednesday night on requested charges of criminal threat, stalking and harassment by telecommunications devices. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said that Meier-Berndt had come ...

4 years ago
An 18-year-old Salina woman is alright after she was involved in a hit and run accident Wednesday afternoon. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 3 p.m., a gray SUV going west on Charlotte Ave. hit a 2014 Ford Fiesta going south on Larson Street. The gray SUV had front-end damage and left the scene ...

4 years ago
Authorities are identifying a man who died in a Reno County wildfire. Forty-five-year-old Chadwick Penner was found dead in a wooded area on Sunday. The Cottonwood Complex fire started on Saturday in an unattended brush pile and spread to more than 12-thousand acres. The fire destroyed 35 homes, 92 outbuildings and 110 vehicles.

4 years ago
There are 18 new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths since Wednesday, March 2nd. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are 34 known active cases of COVID-19 in Saline County. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 2 people are hospitalized due to COVID-19. The agency is ending its regular COVID reporting, and the Saline ...

4 years ago
A pair of Salina Police Officers are being recognized for de-escalating a situation involving a suicidal man who was armed with a knife. Police say on February 24th at 9:01 PM, officers responded to a report which had been received from a crisis hotline that a 58-year old man was suicidal, and had possession of a ...

4 years ago
Another group of Fort Riley soldiers are heading to Europe. According to the Army, approximately 300 Soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division Headquarters and the 1st Infantry Division Artillery will deploy to Europe in the coming days as part of the 7,000 additional troops announced February 24 by the Department of Defense to support our Allies ...

4 years ago
Flags across Kansas are flying at half-staff to honor those who have lost their lives to COVID. According to Governor Laura Kelly's office, in honor of the more than 8,000 lives lost due to COVID-19 and the families they left behind, the Governor Laura has directed flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the state effective immediately ...

4 years ago
A proposal to introduce esports and unified bowling next fall at Salina Public Schools was presented at the Tuesday night USD 305 school board meeting. According to the district, the new programs would be co-ed and both would be funded by revenue generated from advertisement sales. In 2021-2022, sports advertising expanded beyond programs and game time advertisements ...

4 years ago
City of Salina road crews are preparing for an expected winter storm. According to the city, with weather forecasts expecting 5” – 8” of snowfall late Wednesday night  and into Thursday morning, the City of Salina will begin pre-treating the City’s roadways with road salt and Magnesium Chloride brine (MgCl2) Wednesday. When snow accumulations reach 1.5” in ...

4 years ago
An angry, intoxicated bar patron takes his frustrations out on a wall mounted trophy deer. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that as a disgruntled man was leaving Hank's Tavern, 116 S. Broadway around closing time early Wednesday, he punched the deer on the wall - knocking it to the floor, breaking off an ...