6 years ago
A phone call from a citizen near Chapman alerts a Salina man to check his storage unit. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that sometime between November 8th and December 26th, someone broke a lock on a door at City Wide Storage, 549 Ohio and removed a collection of vintage glass dinner wear that ...

6 years ago
Authorities are looking for a suspect who robbed a Salina convenience store with a pistol early Christmas morning. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that just before 4am Wednesday, a female employee at the Kwik Shop located at 2003 S. Ohio was sweeping outside the store when a man wearing a black mask and ...

6 years ago
A Salina man can thank his bank for putting a hold on some money orders he thought were going to help him shop for needy children. According to Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva, a 19-year-old male was contacted through email with a holiday offer to make money while buying Christmas gifts for area foster kids. Police say ...

6 years ago
All minimum-security offenders housed at Lansing Correctional Facility’s East Unit have moved into a new living unit (E Dorm) built on the grounds of the Lansing Correctional Facility. The E Dorm will house 512 minimum-security offenders. This is the first building to be completed in the construction of an entirely new Lansing Correctional Facility. The E ...

6 years ago
When KDOT crews treat highways for ice, especially when it is the coldest, motorists might notice darker trails on the pavement instead of the usual white trails left by brine. It’s beet juice. It tends to leave a brownish or grayish residue. Here’s why KDOT sometimes mixes beet juice with brine (saltwater) that it applies to roadways ...

6 years ago
A Salina band and a Salina percussionist will among the new 2020 inductees into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. According to the organization,  voting is over and the results are confirmed. On May 2nd, 2020, at Liberty Hall in Lawrence the following will be inducted: Jay MowBray – Wichita Terry Swope – KC Byron Berline ...

6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is looking to the new year. According to the Governor's Office, she will deliver the State of the State address to a joint session of the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2020, in the House Chamber. The joint session will convene at 6 p.m. Governor Laura ...

6 years ago
USD 306 Southeast of Saline Superintendent Roger Stumpf recently completed participation in the Leadership for Tomorrow Class of 2019, sponsored by the Kansas Association of School Boards. Stumpf was one of 26 board of education members and school superintendents/administrators recognized on December 7, 2019. According to the organization, their Leadership for Tomorrow program identifies exemplary board ...

6 years ago
For the 37th year in a row Salina Chef Bill Fekas prepared the biggest Christmas dinner in town. Bright sunshine and mild temperatures set the scene as a large crowd gathered for the annual Bill Fekas Family Christmas Dinner at the 4H building in Kenwood Park. Fekas has been doing this since the early 1980s. He had ...

6 years ago
The holidays are altering some city services. According to the City of Salina, no sanitation collection will take place Wednesday, December 25 or Wednesday, January 1. During both weeks, there will be a one-day delay in Wednesday through Friday collection, with the regular scheduleresuming Monday, January 6. The General Services Office, Household Hazardous Waste Facility and the Salina ...

6 years ago
A two car crash sends a Salina woman to the hospital. Police were sent to the intersection of South 9th and Parkway on Monday evening around 7:40pm after an accident near the Mid State Mall. Police say a 2009 Ford Escape driven by Audra Butler turned left in front of a 2019 Chevy Trax driven by ...