6 years ago
A former U.S. Attorney representing Kansas  is running for the United States Senate being vacated by Pat Roberts.  Barry Grissom made the announcement Monday. “As the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas, I’m grateful for the chance I had to serve our state, helping lead the investigation and successful prosecution against the Wichita Airport ...

6 years ago
A suspect shoplifted two large flat screen TVs from Walmart on Saturday morning around 4 AM. According to Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department: A male walked into Walmart on S. 9th through the front doors and went straight to the electronics section. After picking out a 55-inch Visio 4K television valued at $600 and ...

6 years ago
A 20 year-old man from Brookville was sent to Wichita for treatment after being involved in a motorcycle accident at the corner of Crawford and Burma. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan of the Saline County Sheriff's Office: The accident occurred on Friday the 28th at 11:12 PM. On the corner of Burma and Crawford a 1999 International ...

6 years ago
A drive by shooting around 2:30 AM on the 29th is currently under investigation. According to Paul Forrester, Captain at the Salina Police Department: Officers were dispatched to the area of Osage Ave. after there was a report of multiple gunshots. Officers patrolled the area but didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Later, shortly after 9:00 ...

6 years ago
On Friday night a vehicle was broken into in the Planet Fitness parking lot. Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department told KSAL: Robyn Toben-Johnson a middle aged woman from Salina parked her 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee around 5:30 PM on the 28th. When she returned approximately an hour later, the rear driver side window of ...

6 years ago
A interim superintendent begins this week at Salina USD 305. According to the district, Linn Exline began leadership of USD 305, Salina Public Schools, on July 1.  The USD 305 Board of Education announced the hire of Exline in January 2019. Exline began her tenure as the new interim superintendent after the June 30 resignation of ...

6 years ago
Harvest picked up momentum and began to move quickly over the weekend. It has reached many areas across the southern and central parts of the state. With the exception of the northwest, most areas are mature, and only the wet ground is keeping some farmers from the fields. Doug Keesling, a farmer near Chase, reported that ...

6 years ago
Crews were searching for a missing boater at a Kansas lake. Authorities say a 46-year-old Eudora man went missing at Marion Reservoir. The man's boat was recovered on the north end of the reservoir. The man's truck and boat trailer were found at the Marion Cove boat ramp. Marion County deputies are working with game wardens and the ...

6 years ago
I’m a dyed-in-the-wool fan of CityGo, Salina’s public transportation provider that is managed through OCCK.  But my confidence in City Go’s management has been badly shaken in the last 72 hours. Prior to the downtown remodel, CityGo operated five stops directly on Santa Fe.  These were located at: Santa Fe & Ash (NW corner) Santa Fe ...

6 years ago
Applications are now being accepted by interested individuals for the 2019 Leadership Salina program sponsored by the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and Greater Salina Community Foundation. The deadline for applications is Thursday August 1, 2019. Leadership Salina is designed to develop leaders who will have the skills and capacities to move Salina and local organizations ...

6 years ago
Adriana Cervantes remembers feeling uneasy about her accent while participating as a high school student in Fort Hays State University’s Hispanic College Institute back in 2016. FHSU student volunteers helped her overcome her self-consciousness. Now a sophomore at Fort Hays State, Cervantes served as a student volunteer for this summer’s HCI. She provided similar support to ...