7 years ago
A Salina teen was sent to the juvenile detention center in Junction City after he allegedly drove a car without permission and then swiped a tree. According to Police Sergeant David Villanueva, officers took 17-year-old Justin T. Smith into custody on Sunday evening after he reportedly lost control of a 2002 Ford Fusion he was driving ...

7 years ago
A man who was reportedly knocking on doors and acting suspicious during the overnight hours on Sunday in a Salina neighborhood, was arrested after officers found him with a loaded 9mm pistol. Salina Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Richard Lee Burge was taken into custody after calls began streaming in from the ...

7 years ago
A Salina area man was flown to a Wichita hospital after being critically injured in a rollover crash on Saturday evening. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Craig McCombs was first transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center after he was ejected from a 1998 Chevy S-10 pickup truck that he ...

7 years ago
Project Open, a program of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, is partnering with Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus to provide business training workshops. According to the chamber the partnership affords interested entrepreneurs more consistent access, increased training options, and also extends the collective resources of one of the state’s largest public post-secondary institutions to support ...

7 years ago
Pat Roberts is retiring from the U.S. Senate at the end of his current term. Kansas' senior senator announced Friday that he will not seek another term in 2020. The 82-year-old Republican was first elected to the Senate in 1996 after serving 16 years in the U.S. House representing Kansas' First Congressional District.

7 years ago
Salina South's Thespian Troupe received several honors at the 2019 Kansas State Thespian Festival. South's Thespians once again received a Gold Honor Troupe award for successfully completing the set of criteria, which includes community service activities, fund-raisers, touring productions, and other activities. Drama Club officers Kaylee Warren, Leighton Cline, & Jacob Sweet put together our Honor ...

7 years ago
Between December 24, 2018 and December 26, 2018, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office responded to numerous vehicle burglaries. A majority of the incidents occurred in the 3000 block of E. Water Well Road, the 3000 block of S. Holmes Road, 3000-5000 blocks of E. North Street, and several other locations around Simpson Rd/Country Club Rd. ...

7 years ago
A former detention officer is facing charges he had sex with inmates under his care. On Thursday, Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents arrested 42-year-old Frank Alexander on two counts of unlawful sexual relations. The allegations against the Russell, Kansas man were raised in October. Alexander was fired from his job in early November.

7 years ago
The Salina Astronomy Club (SAC) is getting set to explore the "Dark Side," of the universe. According to Jeffrey Kasoff with SAC, members will hold their monthly meeting at Kansas Wesleyan University on January 18 in Peters Science Hall. "Journey to the dark side has nothing to do with Star Wars, the Death Star or dark forces," ...

7 years ago
Several Wichita State University employees are looking for answers after their payroll funds with stolen by hackers. That's the word from campus authorities, who say the high-tech diverted university direct-deposited payroll funds to third-party accounts via spam and/or phishing emails asking for "myWSU" credentials. Affected employees are urged to change their passwords and check their account balances.

7 years ago
A locally owned independent restaurant in South Salina has closed. 9th Street Diner, located in the Fountain Plaza at 2100 S. Ninth Street has closed its doors for good. The restaurant made the announcement via social media late Thursday afternoon. The restaurant had been in business in Salina since January of 2016. 9th Street Diner offered a breakfast ...