8 years ago
A series of community events to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week  kicked off Monday, January 8 at the Salina City Commission meeting with the reading of a proclamation to honor the civil-rights leader.  The affirmative statement was read by Gwen Turner of the Parks & Recreation Department. Community events begin on Saturday, January 13 ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a couple of expensive rings and a bracelet from a home in the 1600 block of Eagle Crest. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 44-year old woman came home to discover that someone had taken her wedding ring, valued at $8,000, an anniversary ring worth $3,000 and ...

8 years ago
A Salina woman was cited for failure to stop at a red light after she was transported to the hospital following a 2 car crash. Police say 26-year-old Melissa Sharples was taken to Salina Regional Health Center to be treated for injuries to her knee, collarbone and nose after an accident in the 500 block of ...

8 years ago
An event that features a presentation from the man who built the Kansas City Royals into World Series champions will also feature a silent auction featuring Kansas City Royals and Sporting Kansas City memorabilia. Dayton Moore, Senior Vice President-Baseball Operations/General Manager of the Kansas City Royals, will be the featured speaker during the Salina Area ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was arrested for passing a fake $50 bill at a retail store. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that investigators used video from Ace Home Center, 321 S. Broadway to identify and arrest 42-year-old Jason Wooster. Police say Wooster used a counterfeit $50 to make a purchase at the store on January 4. Police ...

8 years ago
A bulletin board and bench have been added at the CityGo and 81 Connection stop at the Salina Walmart stop. According to OCCK Transportation, the bulletin board has the CityGo brochure with both the full Salina map and the time table for all 5 routes.  It also has the full 81 Connection brochure that lists the ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback delivered his final State of the State Address Tuesday evening. The speech for the term-limited Governor, who has also been nominated by President Trump for an ambassadorship, focused on several main topics. Most notably was education. The governor said "we have received the decree of the Kansas Supreme Court and are putting forth ...

8 years ago
Sunflower Bank’s annual signature ABC Program has raised over $1,139,000 since 2001 for local schools and students in its Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri communities. According to the bank, as they have expanded so has the program, raising much needed funds for supplies, equipment, and books. In 2018 Sunflower is proud to introduce the program to its ...

8 years ago
New Salina Public Library Director Lindsey Miller-Escarfuller has been on the job a month and is settling back into Kansas life. She was born and raised in Salina until her family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when she was 15 years old. Miller-Escarfuller brings back to Salina 25 years of library experience from around the United ...

8 years ago
A woman is headed to prison for making a bomb threat against Pratt public schools. A judge has sentenced Claudia Rodriguez-Oviedo to 12 months behind bars for aggravated criminal threat and eight months for an unlawful act concerning a computer. Rodriguez-Oviedo was employed as a secretary at Southwest Elementary School in Pratt when she sent a threatening ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect after a car was reported stolen. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 41-year-old female victim told officers that a male acquaintance drove off in her 2001 Buick Regal without permission and did not return. Police say he took the car from her home in the 1800 block ...