7 years ago
A Salina woman who was extricated from a car and taken to a Wichita hospital following a high speed pursuit with police in December - has been arrested in connection to the chase and drugs found in the vehicle. Salina Police arrested 28-year-old Joanna Deniston on Friday evening around 10pm after officers located her in the ...

7 years ago
The snow and high winds that blew through Saline County over the weekend played a role in three non-injury accidents. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 26-year-old Jazmean Elledge of Abilene was not hurt after her 2008 Ford Escape slid off the road Saturday just before 6pm at the intersection of Ohio and Stimel and ...

7 years ago
A Salina man who drove a 2016 Dodge Charger off a car lot for three early morning joyrides has been arrested. According to Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva, officers took 34-year-old Jason Buster into custody on Friday after surveillance video allegedly showed him taking the $20,000 car from Bennett Buick/GMC located at 651 S. Ohio on ...

7 years ago
Salinans will come together again on the wooden alleys at All-Star Lanes this coming Saturday, March 2nd, to "Bowl for Kids' Sake" and knock down pins and raise support for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina. The annual event is a financial boost for the organization that continues to match adult mentors with children who need ...

7 years ago
A graduate of Salina’s Marymount College and current University of Kansas professor is an Oscar award winner. “BlacKkKlansman,” which KU’s Kevin Willmott co-wrote with Spike Lee, won the best adapted screenplay Academy Award Sunday night. “BlacKkKlansman” is a drama based on true events. It provides a provocative exploration of American race relations. In the midst of the ...

7 years ago
The City of Salina Parks and Recreation Department is seeking applicants to fill several open lifeguard positions at Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park. Applicants must be at least 15 years of age and be American Red Cross Lifeguard Certified. The City of Salina will consider lifeguard candidates for employment once they have attained the lifeguard certification. Lifeguard ...

7 years ago
Nearly a quarter-million people volunteer each year to work for the National Park Service. That’s a lot of trash pickup and trail blazing. But University of Kansas researcher Jeremy Shellhorn, his colleagues and students have just donated work of a very different sort: a new typeface inspired by the iconic, wooden wayfinding signs of the Park ...

7 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina middle school student who is missing. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News 12-year-old Bradley Chronister went missing from Salina earlier this month. The Lakewood Middle School student was last seen by his brother on the morning of February 13th. Bradley has brown hair and hazel eyes. He is ...

7 years ago
In a continuing effort to monitor the prevalence and spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Kansas deer, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has collected and tested samples from 360 deer so far this year. Thirty-seven of those samples were confirmed positive. The targeted region for sampling deer taken by hunters ...

7 years ago
A quick moving winter storm caused blizzard conditions across a wide portion of the area. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, for the second time this winter season, a blizzard affected much of central Kansas. This one struck on Saturday as an intense low pressure system quickly lifted northeast. Snowfall rates in the 2 to ...

7 years ago
Salina's four area representatives were on hand Saturday at the Chamber's Annex to present an update on the 2019 Legislative Session in Topeka. About 40 people braved a cold, rainy morning to jot down questions for State Senator Randall Hardy and State Representatives, Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks and J.R. Claeys to respond to during the 90-minute ...