7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating an injury accident after a car crashed through the fence at the Salina Regional Airport. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Logan Brooks of rural Saline County was eastbound on Cloud Street in a 2018 Toyota Camry Monday night around 9:30pm when he failed to stop at ...

7 years ago
The work of Laurie Fritz Moravec will be on display in Salina Public Library’s Gallery 708 beginning Aug. 10 through Sept. 7. A reception for the artist will be from 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, in conjunction with Friday Night Live. The exhibit, titled “Totally Zen,” will feature original ink and graphite Zen Doodle drawings. Moravec, ...

7 years ago
The story of Kansas has largely been a story of immigration. It will be the focus of a presentation at the Smoky Hill Museum. According to the museum, Matthew Sanderson will explore the history of Kansas immigration. He’ll compare past and current trends, and look at the benefits and challenges communities face when new people move ...

7 years ago
Salina USD 305 is a couple of weeks away from beginning classes for the new school year. Classes for the 2018 - 2019 school year begin on August 14th. The scheduled on the first couple of days will be a little different to begin the year. Orientation Schedules and First Day of School Tuesday, August 14 ...

7 years ago
The deadline for applications for the 2018 Leadership Salina program is 5pm, Wednesday, August 1.    Applications are available at the Chamber office, 120 W. Ash, or can be downloaded and filled out by clicking on Leadership Salina on the Chamber’s website home page at www.salinakansas.org. Applications can be sent or returned to the Salina Area ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary after a handgun and some locksmith tools were stolen. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 11pm Thursday and 10:30am Friday, someone entered an unlocked a 2011 Ford F-150 that was parked in the 700 block of West Prescott and removed a 9mm Glock 43-model pistol. The thief ...

7 years ago
A Salina based organization that provides child services in multiple states is expanding. Saint Francis Community Services is expanding its reach. Saint Francis Community Services, best known as a provider of foster care and adoption services in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas on Aug. 1 will assume operation of the Cheshire Program in Gulfport, Mississippi, providing ...

7 years ago
The body of a a drowning victim was recovered at Wilson Lake on Sunday. According to the Russell County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 1:20 in the morning Sunday Russell County 911 received calls reporting a missing swimmer at Wilson. Callers reported the man attempted to swim out to a boat which had came loose and was ...

7 years ago
A man was shot by police over the weekend as he was driving off in a stolen ambulance. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, their agency is investigating the officer involved shooting which occurred Saturday afternoon at the Walmart in Chanute. The agency says the Chanute Police Department requested KBI assistance to investigate the shooting. Preliminary ...

7 years ago
Showers and thunderstorms late Saturday night into early Sunday dropped heavy rain in some areas, and have cooled things off in most areas. Heavy rain fell to the west, and to the south of Salina. Locally, about a tenth of an inch of rain fell in Salina. More rain is a possibility in Central Kansas late ...

7 years ago
Salina CityGo, will be providing free rides to families attending the Back to School Fair on Friday. The Back to School Fair will be held at Lakewood Middle School this Friday from noon to 7:00 p.m.  Passengers will just need to tell the driver that they are going to the Back to School Fair. The best stop ...