5 years ago
A Bennington man was hurt in a crash along Interstate 70 in Geary County while hauling anhydrous ammonia. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Tyler Elsasser was driving a Peterbilt truck, hauling an anhydrous ammonia tank. The truck hydroplaned, lost control, went through the median and came to rest in the north ditch. Elsasser was was ...

5 years ago
Another large outdoor event in Salina has been cancelled. Officials say it is with “reluctance and disappointment” that the Smoky Hill  Museum will be unable to host its Street Fair this September. “The health and well-being of our guests and community, as well as that of our volunteers and staff, is our number one priority,” said Susan Hawksworth, ...

5 years ago
Numerous power tools are reported stolen from a north Salina business. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between Friday and Monday at Great Plains Manufacturing, 1720 Dewey St. No. 5, Salina. Between the dates, numerous power tools came up missing from a building on the property. There are no signs of ...

5 years ago
A Salina Police Department officer is arrested and placed on leave for his involvement in an off-duty, single-vehicle crash where alcohol appears to have been a factor. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, an on-duty police officer observed a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup traveling northbound on N. Broadway ...

5 years ago
Overnight rain brought by multiple storms has brought some impressive rainfall totals around Saline County--especially in the eastern portion. It appears that the Gypsum area has sustained the heaviest of the rain, as the National Weather Service in Wichita says that 3.97 inches of rain fell in the Gypsum area since 10 p.m. Monday. Meanwhile, over two ...

5 years ago
According to The Washington Post, over 10 million Americans live in rental housing and 20% of them are "at risk of eviction by September 30th".  These figures were compiled by the Covid 19 Eviction Defense Project, headquartered in Colorado. Painfully, I've been evicted here in Salina, two weeks ago, for non-payment of rent.  It is one ...

5 years ago
There are 33 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County that have been identified since Friday. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 301. There are 153 active cases, 145 people have recovered, and 3 people have died.  Salina Regional Health Center is reporting 5 patients admitted to their ...

5 years ago
A virtual program at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum will focus on a Kansas drugstore sit-in that happened during the civil rights movement in 1958. According to the organization, "The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In" will be presented by guest speaker Prisca Barnes with Humanities Kansas. In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore to ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is issuing an executive order pertaining to health mandates in schools across the state, and will issue a second order delaying the start of school across the state until after Labor Day once the Kansas State Board of Education votes on it. The Governor was critical of people who she said are ...

5 years ago
A 17-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting at a Great Bend park. Police say the shooting happened at Veteran’s Memorial Park. A car occupied by two adults and two teens was driving through the park when they were confronted and blocked by an SUV with three people inside. As the car attempted to exit the park ...

5 years ago
One person was injured during a shootout involving a man and a local motorcycle group at a Great Bend bar. Police say the incident started with a disturbance involving a 34-year-old man and the motorcycle group at Charlie's Place bar on main street in Great Bend. As the man was leaving, he pulled out a handgun and ...