6 years ago
Authorities are looking for a group of three kidnappers who abducted a man from Oakdale Park, forcing him into a dark colored SUV on Thursday morning. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that early Monday morning officers were sent to the 400 block of Montrose Street after a neighbor become concerned about activity they ...

6 years ago
Over twenty people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went online back on January 4th. As of this week 24 of them have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests include: Blaskowski Jr, John, Sylvester Lacey, Ann, Marie Shirley, Lawana, ...

6 years ago
A gas leak leads to road closures and evacuations in Pratt County. The leak was reported about 6:30 last night east of Cullison. Crews closed down part of U.S. Highway 54 and five homes in the western part of the city of Pratt were evacuated. Officials have not said what led to the gas line leak, and ...

6 years ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper is among two people injured in a crash in Sedgwick County. The crash took place early Saturday morning when an SUV struck a parked emergency vehicle near Kellogg and Hillside. Trooper Matthew Wagner and the driver of the SUV, 41-year-old Albert Plante, were taken to hospitals with suspected minor injuries. Plante was later ...

6 years ago
The Salina Police Department and Saline County Sheriff's Office are among over 50 law enforcement agencies across the state being recognized for traffic safety. According to AAA Kansas, 51 law enforcement agencies comprising 38 police departments and 13 sheriff’s offices, are being honored with AAA Kansas Community Traffic Safety Awards for their 2019 work to keep ...

6 years ago
A brand new musical will have its world premiere in Salina.  Salina South will present the world premiere of the musical DREAMLAND. According to the school, DREAMLAND will premiere with shows January 30, 31, and February 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Salina South High auditorium. February 1 has an optional dinner theatre ticket for an ...

6 years ago
In preparation for Poetry Month in April, the Salina Public Library is accepting submissions of original poetry in the form of haiku. Finalists’ poems will be displayed in Gallery 708 for the duration of April. At the end of the month, a winner will be chosen by Huascar Medina 2019-21, Poet Laureate of Kansas. A Haiku is ...

6 years ago
Each year Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland learn valuable leadership and life skills through the Girl Scout Cookie Program® . Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Kansas girls will kick-off another year of entrepreneurship from Feb. 13 to Mar. 22 to power their own leadership opportunities and the next big adventure. This season, cookie customers ...

6 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has announced its honor roll for the fall semester of 2019. The honor roll includes two levels. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who were enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of classes, and had a GPA of 4.0. The Dean’s Honor Roll is for students enrolled in at least 12 ...

6 years ago
A new medical walk-clinic in Salina is adding staff. According to Mowery Clinic, nurse practitioners Ashley Forshee, APRN and Amy Radatz, APRN are now on staff at Mowery Walk-In Clinic. Forshe graduated from Simmons University with a master’s degree in nursing, and is board-certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She joins Mowery Clinic with ...

6 years ago
A new medical chief of staff is in place at the hospital in Abilene. According to the hospital, Dr. Megan Brown has been elected to serve as Memorial Hospital’s Chief of Medical Staff of the Full Medical Staff for 2020-2021. Dr. Brown is a family medicine/obstetrics physician with Heartland Health Care Clinic. The Chief of Medical Staff ...