5 years ago
Nineteen new treasures are hidden under plastic tarps in downtown Salina - awaiting an upwrap party to begin this Saturday. Salina City Mayor and board member of Sculpture Tour Salina Mike Hoppock tells KSAL News that they have had to scramble over the past month to put everything in place. Concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic put ...

5 years ago
A downtown Salina business is damaged by BB or pellet gun fire. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a person driving down Santa Fe Ave. saw that the window was shattered at the Market Shop, 101 S. Santa Fe, at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. It appears that the 78 inch by 82 inch window--that faces ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of suspected thieves. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on June 8th between 8:21 and 8:45 PM, two persons were observed using a stolen EBT card at the Save-A-Lot Food Store at 511 E Iron ...

5 years ago
A Lindsborg woman is killed in a crash south of Salina on Thursday evening. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that crash happened at 8:37 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of E. Salemsborg Rd., or about one mile north of Assaria. A 2014 Ram pickup truck, driven by Eric Bloomquist, 54, Assaria, was traveling ...

5 years ago
Kansas State University officials handed out 15,000 pounds of flour on Thursday during a drive-through event held at the recently re-opened Hal Ross Flour Mill, north of campus. Gordon Smith, head of the Department of Grain Sciences and Industry, said the event was held to help people who may be struggling to obtain basic food supplies. Shortly ...

5 years ago
The state's two largest universities won't be raising tuition next fall. The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday approved tuition fees for the upconing semester. Kansas State University and the University of Kansas held tuition flat for resident and non-resident undergraduate and graduate students. At Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University and Wichita ...

5 years ago
State health officials have issued helath warnings now for three Kansas lakes. Lakes under a warning for toxic blue-green algae include: Gathering Pond at Milford Reservoir, Geary County (upgraded from watch) Marion Reservoir, Marion County Marion Lake, Marion County (upgraded from watch) When a warning is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken: Lake water is ...

5 years ago
The Phase Out stage of reopening in Saline County is underway. Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller issued the order, which went into effect at 12:01 AM Friday. Guidance under the  Phase Out order include: Guidance For Mass Gatherings No restrictions on mass gatherings. It is strongly recommended that mass gatherings of all sizes follow social distancing ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is adding new states to the travel quarantine list and removing others. State officials say Alabama, Arkansas and Arizona have been added to the list while Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island have been removed. Kansas officials are also urging people to quarantine for 14 days ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is allegedly found with 25 grams of methamphetamine and a firearm in an early Thursday morning traffic stop. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol observed a maroon Dodge Durango with an improper license plate driving on S. 9th St. The officer pulled the vehicle over in ...

5 years ago
A bus route connecting Salina and Abilene will begin next week. OCCK Transportation will offer a new regional route from Abilene to Salina and back, each Thursday, starting June 25.  The route is part of the newly established KanConnect program of OCCK, a plan to connect regions of rural Kansas through public transportation options. Reservations are required ...