4 years ago
An event that's been happening in Salina for nearly four decades is approaching.  The 38th Salina Spring Poetry Series, sponsored by Salina Arts & Humanities, begins on Tuesday with a reading by spoken word poet and Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre. According to Salina Arts & Humanities, the reading will begin at 7 p.m. at Homewood ...

4 years ago
A new 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 April list went online Saturday morning. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include among others cruelty to animals, aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, aggravated escape from custody, criminal restraint, ...

4 years ago
Two individuals have been found guilty on Medicaid fraud charges and ordered to repay a total of more than $25,000 in restitution for illegally used taxpayer funds. Attorney General Derek Schmidt's Office, 35-year-old Katherine Leah Bohanon of McPherson, was sentenced earlier this week in McPherson County District Court by Judge John Klenda on one count of making ...

4 years ago
At least one person was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after a two-vehicle accident Thursday evening. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 7:20 p.m., a 2008 Toyota Prius was stopped at the intersection of Ohio and Nottingham waiting on a vehicle in front of it to turn. A 2018 Buick Envision behind ...

4 years ago
The owners of a moped that was stolen over the course of Wednesday night in Salina are looking for answers. The moped, a yellow 1998 Honda Elite, was reportedly taken between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday from the 800 block of Park Street. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the moped has ...

4 years ago
Nine pieces of glass were broken after a juvenile lost his temper on Thursday. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to Opportunity Now, located at 501 W. Cloud Street, yesterday for reports of damage to property. Forrester said a 12-year-old boy was out of control and was damaging windows and doors ...

4 years ago
Police are seeking tips involving extensive vandalism at a closed family fun center facility. Police say sometime between February 15th and March 18th unknown suspects entered the former Jumpin’ Joe’s Family Fun Center at 1634 Sunflower Rd. They caused substantial damage inside. Damage includes: gaming equipment electronics walls and floors go-carts The damage to the building is ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on an icy bridge east of Salina on Interstate 70 Thursday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 42-year-old Ellaina Brightbill was driving a Toyota 4Runner headed east on I 70.  Due to icy road conditions on an overpass bridge she lost control of the SUV, veered ...

4 years ago
Kansas is shifting to the next chapter of the COVID-19 response, pivoting from emergency pandemic response to endemic normalcy. According to Governor Laura Kelly's office, on April 1st the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will make changes to continue the transition from emergency response to our ‘new normal,’ which includes life with COVID-19—similar to how ...

4 years ago
The Salina based Kansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is planning an open house event. According to the organization, the Smoky Hill Composite Squadron would like to invite the community to their open house on April 5th from 7pm to 9pm at their facility at 3010 Arnold Avenue. The organization will demonstrate the three major areas ...

4 years ago
Salina’s Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park is preparing for the summer swim season. Kenwood Cove will open for the season over Memorial Day Weekend,  on Saturday, May 28th. Registration for swimming lessons will open May 2nd at 8am online and at the Salina Parks and Recreation office. If the class is full make sure to get on the ...