5 months ago
If your home has been damaged by Wednesday night's storms and you are in need of volunteer assistance please call Saline County Emergency Management at 785-826-6511. The Red Cross is mobilizing to help. _ _ _ Saline County is asking people to send photos of storm damage to [email protected] and be sure to include the nearest intersection ...

5 months ago
A large group of people, including Kansas Lt. Governor David Toland, came and went from the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annex Wednesday evening. They gathered to part of the kickoff event of the "Love, Kansas" effort. Many wrote personal messages on cards, which will be sent to a past Kansas residents they know who are ...

5 months ago
Beginning Thursday the Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin a mill and overlay project on 10.7 miles of K 156 in Ellsworth County, stretching for the community of Ellsworth to Interstate 70. According to the agency, work on K-156 will occur from the north city limits of Ellsworth and continue north to the I-70 ramps. During ...

5 months ago
If you are interested in enrolling your student in a faith-based curriculum, Salina Catholic Schools are hosting in-person registration events on Thursday. St. Mary’s Grade School and Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School are registering students for the 2024-2025 academic year. They invite all prospective students and their families to join them for the registration event to ...

5 months ago
The Saline County Tag Office is implementing new hours to help alleviate long lines due to the closure of the satellite office in South Salina. According to the agency, the new hours will take effect on August 1st at the office located inside the Salina City / County Building. These changes are designed to provide more ...

5 months ago
Bull riding has been billed as the most dangerous 8-seconds in sports - but for the bullfighters the clock keeps ticking until the cowboy is safe and the snorting 2,000 pound bull is behind the gate. Bullfighters Blake Miller, Colt Carlisle and rodeo clown Matt Merritt joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to share ...

5 months ago
The death of a Kansas prison inmate is under investigation. Thirty-three-year-old Sean Evan Thomas Bad Bear was found unresponsive in his cell at the federal prison in Leavenworth on Monday evening. Bad Bear was serving a 10-month sentence for assault and strangling an intimate partner as well as crime on a reservation.

5 months ago
Emergency crews in Moundridge are being honored for rescuing a toddler from an underground PVC pipe. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called Sunday afternoon and found a 14-month-old child stuck in a 12-inch pipe about 10-to-12 feet deep. Crews worked about 20 minutes to free the toddler, who was unharmed.

5 months ago
The August primary election is Tuesday, August 6th, and the Saline County Clerk's will be open this Saturday to allow voters to cast a ballot in advance. In-person Advance voting began last week, and ends Monday, August 5th at noon. The general election is in November, with offices at the local level, all 40 Senate and 125 ...

5 months ago
The Wild Bill Hickock Rodeo in Abilene got underway Tuesday. The first night was highlighted by fast times and high scores. The results from night one include: Bareback riding 1. Bodee Lammers, Tolar, Texas 85 points; 2. Bryce Eck, Redfield, Kan. 84; 3. (tie) Rhett Robbins, Brookville, Kan. and Runnells, Iowa 80 each;   Steer wrestling 1. (tie) Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii and ...

5 months ago
Salina will enter the statewide "Love, Kansas" effort to boost Kansas’ population with an event Wednesday evening. The "Love,Kansas" effort focuses on inviting past residents to return home to live and work. Members of the public in Salina and Saline County are invited to participate in the local  launch party Wednesday from 4:30-6pm at the Visit ...