5 years ago
Four days after the polls closed Joe Biden has received enough votes in key states to become the 46th President of the United States. The news came as a group of Biden supporters were marching in Downtown Salina. Meridian Media radio personality Hannah Holt was doing an unrelated live radio broadcast. As the marchers approached, she ...

5 years ago
Though there will be no spring break, Kansas Wesleyan University is changing its scheduled to allow students, faculty and staff a little down time. According to KWU, in an effort to allow students a portion of the rest that spring break traditionally offers, they are will creating a pair of off days in the spring 2021 ...

5 years ago
The Salina Community Foundation has a new person in charge of getting its message out to the community. According to the foundation, Annika Wilson is the new director of marketing and communications. She brings 15 years of experience in the field, including building and managing relationships. After graduating from the University of Kansas in Journalism and Mass ...

5 years ago
The November list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The October list  generated over a dozen arrests. Those on the November list are wanted for crimes that include aggravated battery, domestic violence battery, aggravated assault, making criminal threats, felony drug crimes, conspiracy to ...

5 years ago
The shooting death of a teenager in Southwest Kansas is under investigation. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the Friday afternoon death of an Ashland teen. According to the KBI, at approximately 3:05 p.m., the Clark County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call requesting assistance after a female subject ...

5 years ago
A record number of deaths and a record number of new COVID-19 cases are being reported in Saline County. With Friday's updated numbers, Saline County has seen 122 new cases of COVID-19 this week alone and three deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are 74 new COVID-19 cases to report on Friday and ...

5 years ago
The Christmas season is just around the corner and could be a  ...not so joyful time for many families who are struggling financially. That is why Salina Shares is planning for a happier holiday season. The non profit group that’s led by Executive Director Debbie Rivers has already laid the groundwork to help families this Christmas season. ...

5 years ago
A lucky Saline county resident has claimed a Super Kansas Cash jackpot prize worth $538,871. According to the Kansas Lottery the winner matched all five Super Kansas Cash numbers and the Super Cash Ball in the October 14 drawing. The winning numbers were 7 – 15 – 21 – 23 – 24 and Cash Ball 20. The ...

5 years ago
With the election hurdle cleared, Saline County is on its way to building a new jail facility. Citizens voted to enact a one-half percent sales tax to pay for the new building in a county-wide vote on Tuesday. The tax is set to be in effect by April 1, 2021 and a timeline is being developed ...

5 years ago
A teenager is facing numerous charges after she took a car without permission, wrecked it, fled the scene of the crash, before being found by law enforcement. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers found a 2004 Nissan Maxima with no license plate, wrecked in the backyard of a residence at 1220 N. ...

5 years ago
A suspect breaks in to a far northern Saline County residence and steals numerous guns with some coins. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan says that the break-in happened at 7701 W. Satanta Rd.--just south of Culver, Kan.--on Thursday afternoon. The resident returned home to find that the back door had its window broken out. The intruder then ...