6 years ago
A candidates forum for USD 305 School Board and Salina City Commission Candidates will be held this week.  The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters will co-host the event Thursday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., in the Chamber’s Visit Salina Annex, located at 120 W. Ash. Two sessions will be held. ...

6 years ago
A public gathering to explain and discuss threats associated with post-traumatic stress disorder is planned in Salina. The event will be held  tonight from 6:30 to 9 p.m.  at the The Temple, 336 S. Santa Fe. Vietnam Veterans of America, Salina Chapter 809, is hosting a PTSD/Suicide Town Hall. An estimated 20 veterans a day end their ...

6 years ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Advisor to the President, Ivanka Trump are coming to Kansas. Trump and Pompeo will attend a tour and round table at the WSU-Tech National Center for Aviation Training in Wichita on Thursday. They will also visit Textron Aviation and meet with employees. A group of Wichita-based aviation companies are also expected to ...

6 years ago
A loud noise alerts a Salina man to thieves in his backyard in the 700 block of Choctaw. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just before 9pm Monday evening, a 64-year-old man heard a loud noise in his backyard and went out to investigate. When the owner reached the porch he saw two men dressed ...

6 years ago
A family pet dies in a house fire Monday afternoon in Brookville. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a neighbor smelled something burning and called 911 just before 2pm as the house at 210 W. Anderson Street was soon veiled in thick smoke. A crew from Rural Fire Department #3 was able to keep ...

6 years ago
Three Kansas school systems, including one in Salina, have received federal grants to help make students safer. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, the money for Kansas is part of more than $85 million the Department of Justice has awarded nationally to bolster school security – including funding to educate and train faculty – and support ...

6 years ago
Put on a comfortable pair of walking shoes, grab a jacket, and get ready to have a shiver go up your spine. You can take a tour to experience for yourself the stories and legends that have haunted historic Fort Riley. The Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley, or HASFR, will offer the 23rd annual ...

6 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office will be among agencies across the country participating in the National Drug Take Back Day this weekend. Saline County Sheriff Lt. Sean Kochanowski tells KSAL News that the annual Drug Enforcement Administration “Drug Take Back Day” is this Saturday. The collection events are part of a nationwide effort to safely dispose of ...

6 years ago
A traffic stop leads to a drug related arrest early Monday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a deputy on patrol stopped a man from Cuero, Texas after he made an improper turn off I-70 into Bossleman's Travel Center at 1944 N. 9th around 2:15am. Sheriff Soldan says 41-year-old Billy Daniel Boone refused ...

6 years ago
A couple of shoplifters were arrested after fleeing a Salina store. Police Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that 44-year-old Shirley Quenzer and 30-year-old Tyler Chihlaz were taken into custody Friday after fleeing Walmart on foot. Police say the two were confronted inside the store by loss prevention staff. The woman handed back a handful of toiletry ...

6 years ago
A Ford pickup was stolen from a rural property near Gypsum last Friday. The Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that sometime between 7pm on October 17 and 5am October 18, someone stole a 2011 Ford F150 Supercrew pickup from a residence in the 6000 block of S. Kipp Road. Deputies say the owner left the ...