5 years ago
A Salina man is jailed on suspicion of robbing a motel with a gun. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Juan Bustamante-Espinoza, Salina, is arrested for allegedly robbing the Budget King Motel, 809 N. Broadway Blvd., at around 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Victims say that the suspect tried to break in to the office ...

5 years ago
A window is broken out of a downtown Salina business that also allowed someone to damage a vintage truck that was parked inside. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that the burglary took place between 10 p.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday from Calvin's Customs, 325 N. Santa Fe Ave. It appears that the perpetrator gained ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office has worked an excess number of vehicle crashes involving deer. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies worked a total of five crashes involving deer on this past weekend, alone. The accidents include: 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6: Simpson Rd. and Assaria Rd. 11:53 p.m. on Friday, Nov. ...

5 years ago
UPDATE: A Salina teenager has been arrested in connection with a Thursday afternoon break-in in far northern Saline County. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan says that a 17-year-old Salina teen was found with a stolen 20 gauge Mossberg shotgun on Friday and is believed to have been involved in the home break-in. The teen has been ...

5 years ago
Two more Salina Presbyterian Manor employees have tested positive for COVID-19. No residents or any other employees tested positive. “Even as the positivity rate in Saline County rises, we remain vigilant in our efforts to keep COVID-19 at bay,” said Jeanne Gerstenkorn, PMMA’s vice president for health and wellness and infection preventionist. According to the organization. The ...

5 years ago
Before you pitch that unidentifiable piece of mail without opening it – that bland envelope with no return address – think again. It could be the first warning that something’s amiss with your finances. As COVID-19 swept through the country this year, ushering in the threat of illness, business closures and rising unemployment, it also led ...

5 years ago
During this time of social distancing for visitors and less opportunity for school-age students to travel, Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center has created a virtual tour. The tour, where one can experience Cheyenne Bottoms from the comfort of your home or classroom, is available on the recently revamped KWEC website at wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu. It ...

5 years ago
It’s a Kansas tradition to open the pheasant and quail seasons on the second Saturday in November. If you’re a bird hunter, you've probably been losing sleep thinking about opening day. The Kansas pheasant and quail season opens this Saturday, November 14th. Officials remind hunters that landowner permission is required before hunting on private land, whether the ...

5 years ago
It's a sure sign of the holiday season. Those red kettles and bell ringers are out. The Salina Salvation Army's Kettle Campaign launched this weekend, a couple of weeks earlier than usual. For the first time in 130 years, The Salvation Army is starting its annual holiday fundraising campaign early across the country in order to ...

5 years ago
Four days after the polls closed Joe Biden has received enough votes in key states to become the 46th President of the United States. The news came as a group of Biden supporters were marching in Downtown Salina. Meridian Media radio personality Hannah Holt was doing an unrelated live radio broadcast. As the marchers approached, she ...

5 years ago
Though there will be no spring break, Kansas Wesleyan University is changing its scheduled to allow students, faculty and staff a little down time. According to KWU, in an effort to allow students a portion of the rest that spring break traditionally offers, they are will creating a pair of off days in the spring 2021 ...