7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a female suspect who forged a couple of checks and then left the drive-through lane at a bank. According to Captain Gary Hanus, on Monday afternoon at 12:36pm a white female driving a white, Volvo pulled into the First Bank Kansas location at 235 S. Santa Fe and used a forged ...

7 years ago
The city of Abilene made an elite list. Abilene is one of 20 finalists from around the country on USA Today's Readers' Choice Top 10 list for "Best Historic Small Town." According to USA Today, all 20 finalists have populations below 30,000 residents, making them fun and affordable ways to dive into our nation's past. Abilene is not ...

7 years ago
In a special meeting, Saline County Commissioners heard final recommendations from Jim Robertson, of Voorhis/Robertson Justice Service, who spent the last year analyzing the county’s inmate population.  Robertson said that there is “no zero cost option in Saline County” for dealing with a growing jail population.  He concluded that building a new jail on a ...

7 years ago
Bicycle racks will soon be available on all five local bus routes for CityGo public transportation in Salina. According to CityGo, beginning on Monday  bicycle racks will be available on every bus on both Peak and Regular routes, for free customer use.  The permanent installation of the racks is part of OCCK’s plan to improve transit ...

7 years ago
A Salina man driving with a revoked habitual drivers license allegedly made death threats to an acquaintance. Police Captain P. Forester told KSAL News: Shane Allen (31), his son (8), and Kristen Wyatt (27) all from Plainville, were in the 300 block of N. Broadway when John Blaskowski Jr. (40) from Salina pulled up next to them ...

7 years ago
A '91 Ford F350 was stolen after being loaned to a friend. The Salina Police Department is investigating the stolen truck. According to Angela Young (69) of Salina she loaned the truck to her son. Her son allowed his friend to use the truck so he could go to Walmart on the 4th but the truck ...

7 years ago
Two guns were stolen this week after being left in a presumably unlocked truck. Clayton Wetter (23) of Salina reported to the Salina Police Department his wife had put two of his guns in his truck and thought she locked it on April 2nd. On the 6th Wetter discovered they were gone from the truck parked ...

7 years ago
A Texas man was taken into custody following a beating in the parking lot of a bar west of Salina. Captain Jim Hughes of the Sheriff's Office told KSAL news deputies responded to an altercation in the parking lot  at The Shady Lady, located at 1540 W. Old Highway 40, at 1:48 AM on Saturday. Ethan Smith ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office found the trailer that was stolen last week from Triad Manufacturing. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan, sometime between midnight and 3:30pm on Thursday, someone hooked up a white, Haulmark brand enclosed trailer and drove it off their lot located at 1100 W. Grand. Deputies reviewed video surveillance footage from around the area ...

7 years ago
Training for facilitation and convening a community deliberation is bring offered in Salina. The TALK Salina organization is having its second Facilitation Training on Saturday, April 27 at Sunrise Presbyterian Church, 825 E Beloit Ave. TALK Salina's mission is to facilitate  citizen centered public deliberation to address issues of importance to the Salina community. TALK Salina enhances ...

7 years ago
A new assistant to the city manager will soon be on the job in Salina. According to the City of Salina, City Manager Mike Schrage has appointed Jacob Wood as the new Deputy City Manager. The search generated 60 candidates from across the country. Wood has served as Assistant City Manager for the City of Hays since ...