5 years ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office were busy during Sunday's wintry weather event after several slide offs in the area. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 8:45am Sunday, deputies were sent to Crawford and Fairchilds Road after a driver lost control of his vehicle and slid off into the ditch. About two hours ...

5 years ago
A Wichita group is trying to secure historical status for a downtown landmark. The "Save Century II" group wants to place the 50-year-old performing arts and convention center on the National Register of Historic Places. The effort to preserve Century II comes as Wichita leaders are considering either renovating it or tearing it down. The group hopes to ...

5 years ago
A Salina woman and her two children were unharmed after someone fired a bullet into their home. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 900 block of Custer late Friday afternoon after a someone fired a gun at the back of the house from the alley around 4:30pm. Police say a ...

5 years ago
Most of the state is dealing with winter weather. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for much of the eastern and southern part of the state today as Southern Kansas could see between two and four inches of snow. One to three inches of snow could fall in southwestern Kansas, while between five and seven ...

5 years ago
A Salina healthcare provider has been recognized as one of the best of its kind. Salina Family Healthcare Center has been awarded recognition by the National Committee on Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home Program. According to Salina Family Healthcare, the NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home program reflects the input of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American ...

5 years ago
A group of students at a Saline County school have been driven to succeed academically thanks to a grant from the Salina Community Foundation. The funding helped Southeast of Saline start an Electro-Rally team. According to the foundation,  a group of students who do not always connect with sports, but are very interested in mechanics, passionately ...

5 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of a beloved member of its animal family. According to the zoo, female Sumatran orangutan Rusa, was euthanized due to rapidly declining health issues complicated by her advanced age of 39 years.  Preliminary results of a necropsy determined that her failing health was due to advanced kidney disease pending ...

5 years ago
After a mild Friday and a much colder Saturday, hazardous winter precipitation is expected to move into the region on Sunday and continue through at least Monday morning. According to the National Weather Service, snow, freezing drizzle and light freezing rain expected on Sunday through midday on Monday across central and eastern Kansas. Confidence is highest for ...

5 years ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor received a certificate of recognition from PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) for reaching goals in fiscal year 2019, covering the months of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, at a banquet November 13 in Wichita, Kan. The recognition came through PMMA’s Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 16 locations and 2 ...

5 years ago
One man's trash is another man's outrage. Officials with the Kansas Humane Society say eight puppies were found abandoned early this week. The cold, hungry and no-doubt-frightened animals were reportedly rescued by a Good Samaritan from a dumpster near 29th Street North and Rock Road. They were taken to the Wichita Animal Shelter at K-96 and Hillside, ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen SUV with Alabama plates. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 12:30pm Wednesday and 6am Thursday, someone jumped into a 2002 Cadillac Escalade and drove away from the parking lot at the Iron Skillet located at 2301 N. 9th Street. Police say the SUV's owner works at the ...