6 months ago
The discovery of abandoned Amazon packaging prompts an arrest. According to Salina Police, on Wednesday a citizen located an Amazon package in the 1400 block of S. Ohio. The package had an address from the 1100 block of Louise Lane. Contact was made with the person listed on the packaging, who confirmed he had not received ...

6 months ago
Police are seeking tips after a thief was caught on camera stealing  an e-bicycle from a garage. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday, September 1st, at about 4:15 PM,  male suspect entered an open garage at a residence in the 100 block Key in Salina. The ...

6 months ago
Several teens were arrested following a fatal hit and run crash. According to the Barton County Sheriff's Office, at about 10:30 Thursday morning a deputy stopped a vehicle in Great Bend. The vehicle matched the description provided by witnesses in a hit-and-run fatality. Further investigation confirmed this was the vehicle involved. The 17-year-old juvenile driver was taken ...

6 months ago
At halftime of the Mustangs Week 2 matchup with Arkansas City, Salina Central's 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized for their achievements. Fans in attendance will have the chance to celebrate decorated swimmer David Reid, former boy's basketball head coach Dave Lindsey and the 1996 Mustangs football team. All three inductees won ...

6 months ago
A group of protestors from Salina were arrested this week at a protest in Washington DC. The Salinans are part of a group called  "Free State Advocates". They traveled to Washington D.C. to join "Popular Democracy" for an act of civil disobedience, protesting proposed cuts to the Housing and Urban Renewal in the recently proposed appropriations ...

6 months ago
Salina Police and Saline County Sheriff Deputies working together arrested a couple of men who scammed a Saline County couple out of over $120,000. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, back on July 29th a couple in their 70s were contacted by someone claiming to be with the United States Treasurer's Office. The couple were ...

6 months ago
A man was arrested following a mini-crime spree, in and around a couple of businesses northwest of Salina. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, at 3:35 am on Wednesday deputies responded to an intruder alarm at McElderry Automotive at 1912 W Old 40 Highway. Though they found evidence of tampering on the property, they did ...

6 months ago
A Salina middle school teacher accused of furnishing students with alcohol and marijuana products made her first appearance in Saline County District Court Thursday morning. Amanda Freeman, along with her attorney Roger Struble,  appeared in person before Judge Paul Hickman. Struble waived a formal reading of charges the 47-year-old teacher is facing.  Those charges include: Felony Contributing ...

6 months ago
The Salina Fire Department is planning to honor the first responders who selflessly gave their lives on September 11th, 2001, and the victims. The agency's fourth “Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and 5K Family Walk” will be held this Saturday. The Central Kansas 9/11 Stair Climb and 5K Family Fun Walk allows civic leaders and ...

6 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan University ensembles will celebrate special occasions with live music this fall semester. According to the school, all the ensembles and groups will perform in a collage concert at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 in Sams Chapel as part of Family Weekend, which will be Sept. 26 and 27. The Philharmonic Choir will help the Salina Symphony ...

6 months ago
Both sides continue to wait for a decision, which could come at any time, in the Cozy Inn vs City of Salina mural case. The case involves a federal lawsuit filed by the owner of the Cozy Inn, and supported by the Kansas Justice Institute, contending the City of Salina's sign code is an unconstitutional ...