4 years ago
A fund raising event for the Kansas Honor Flight program is planned in Salina this weekend. The Salina VFW is hosting a March Madness Kansas Honor Flight Pancake Dinner on Saturday. The Kansas Honor Flight organization’s mission is to transport veterans to our nation’s capital to visit the memorials at no cost to them. World War ...

4 years ago
Salina Public Schools have a plan in place on what to do during a severe weather event. According to the district, at Salina Public Schools, if a tornado warning begins during the school day, students and staff will take refuge in their building’s storm shelter. Once they relocate to the storm shelters, exterior doors of the ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is facing arson charges after he allegedly lit a fire in the basement of an acquaintance's home. Police Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that crews from the Salina Fire Department were sent to the 200 block of N. Phillips Ave. on Tuesday in response to the blaze. Police say there were four ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a break-in at a storage facility. Captain Jim Hughes tells KSAL News that sometime between March 19 and March 21, someone cut the fence open to enter the property at 3400 Country Club Road and then forced open the door on an RV. Once inside thieves stole a pellet grill ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting which they believe was the result of a fight among family members involving knives and guns. Police say at approximately 1:58 am, officers were dispatched to 2218 Wesley in reference to a 27-year-old male being shot. The victim was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center with ...

4 years ago
More than a half-million chickens will be slaughtered at a Nebraska poultry farm due to bird flu. The highly contagious disease has been found on a second farm in the state. Lincoln Premium Poultry says that the affected farm in Butler County is under quarantine and under the authority of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Company ...

4 years ago
The Salina USD 305 school board is planning a community information and listening session. According to the district, the information and listening session for Salina residents will offer insights about how boards of education work. The session will take place Tuesday, March 29, from 4:30-5:45 p.m. in the SEC room of the District Office. Jim Fletcher, board president, ...

4 years ago
A social work major originally from Hawaii and a biology major from Atchison are the winners of transfer scholarships to Kansas Wesleyan University. Joyce Yoo Adams and Felicity Worsham are the  winners of the Spring 2022 Rebecca Chopp Transfer Scholarship. According to the school, Joyce Yoo Adams is a Social Work major originally from Hawaii. Beyond ...

4 years ago
The same Salina man has been linked to two separate incidents – a domestic disturbance and a drugs case. Brandon Loder, 36, was arrested Monday morning and is facing requested charges of two counts of criminal damage to property, criminal threat, domestic battery and two counts of robbery alongside some drug and other miscellaneous charges. Police Capt. ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is in custody after he allegedly tried to run from police during a traffic stop. Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that on Monday at 11:30 p.m., an officer was in the 2100 block of N. Ninth St. when they observed a vehicle being driven erratically. The officer ran the tag on the ...

4 years ago
A new Saline County Sheriff Deputy is among nineteen new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center  on March 18th. Deputy Connor Shindoll is among the graduates. According to the agency, officer Daniel Fulks of the Eudora Police Department was the graduating class president. The speaker for the ceremony was Wes Lovett, chief ...