8 years ago
Thirty Kansas Lottery players, including several from the Salina area, have won a chance to play in the Kansas Lottery’s Birthday Bash Slot Tournament at Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane. According to the lottery, the 30 winners entered the drawing April 6 through June 28 by redeeming points they earned in the Kansas Lottery’s PlayOn Players ...

8 years ago
Struggling department store chain Sears is closing even more stores, including another one in Kansas, as it tries to turn around its business. Sears Holdings Corp. CEO Eddie Lampert said in a blog post Friday that the company would close another eight Sears and 35 Kmart stores that are unprofitable by early October. Hundreds of store ...

8 years ago
On Monday July 10th, Twin Traffic Marking Corporation of Kansas City will begin repainting the pavement markings at five of Salina's busiest intersections: Crawford and Ohio; Magnolia and Ohio; Ninth and Magnolia; Ninth and Belmont; and Ninth and Schilling. The five intersections are all comprised of concrete pavement, which generally receives less frequent maintenance than asphalt ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating after thieves made off with an air conditioning unit from a north Salina home. Police say sometime between June 30 and July 5, someone stole a Lennox brand AC unit and copper tubing from a vacant home located in the 1100 block of N. 5th Street. The property is owned by Salina Housing Authority. Loss ...

8 years ago
A major financial rating agency says a structural imbalance in Kansas' budget is "likely to persist" even after the state increased income taxes. S&P Global Ratings said in a report this week that while the state boosted its revenues, it also increased spending for the next two years. S&P also said the state still is diverting ...

8 years ago
Sometime between June 30, 2017 and July 5, 2017, unknown suspect(s) stole a Lennox model 10ACB24-5p air conditioning unit from the backyard of 1126 N. 5th. During the theft of the unit the copper lines had been cut and the electrical service had been disconnected. Total loss was valued at $3000. If you have any information concerning ...

8 years ago
A broken protection order leads to the arrest of a Salina man on Thursday morning. Police officers were called to a home in south Salina after a woman was assaulted and kicked in the stomach by a male acquaintance around 5:10am Thursday. Police arrested 26-year-old Christopher R. Demel a short distance from the residence that also had ...

8 years ago
Thursday night's “Now That’s Entertainment” concert in Salina’s Oakdale Park was much anticipated by fans of 80s rock, and it did not disappoint. Jack Russell’s Great White rocked the house. Back in the 1980s and early 1990s Jack Russell was one of the driving forces behind Great White’s multi-platinum success. He is back on tour, and ...

8 years ago
Organization and businesses are invited to participate in the annual Saline County Back-to-School Fair July 28 at Lakewood Middle School. On behalf of the Healthy Community/Healthy Youth Initiative and other local sponsors, the community is invited to participate. “Booths are an educational venue for families of Saline County to see what opportunities are available for their ...

8 years ago
A seven-month-long investigation lands a Salina man in jail. Sheriff, Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that authorities wrapped up an investigation of a stolen vehicle that was later found torched. The incident happened back on November 7, 2016 in the 4800 block on S. Centennial where police found a 2000 GMC Yukon burned, which was owned by ...

8 years ago
Former state Rep. Jan Pauls has died at the age of 64. The Elliott Mortuary says Pauls, of Hutchinson, died Wednesday at St. Francis Select Specialty Hospital. A cause of death was not immediately available. Pauls, a former judge and attorney, served in the Kansas Legislature beginning in 1991. She represented the 102nd district as a Democrat ...