9 years ago
People without access to air conditioning or other means of staying cool during hot and humid weather can receive fans from the Salina Salvation Army. According to the agency, they will make fans available to several groups of people. The fans will be distributed on Tuesday, June 20th. The following groups can pick up fans during ...

9 years ago
Senior safety in the home is the topic of a free half-day seminar that will feature speakers, an unused/unneeded medicine collection, vendor booths, prizes, entertainment, and food. Golden Opportunities: Home Safety Solutions for Seniors is scheduled for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 23, 2017, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 901 Neal Avenue in Salina, and is complimentary ...

9 years ago
An Army veteran from Reno County has admitted he pretended to be blind in order to receive more than $70,000 in benefits. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall announced Thursday that 62-year-old Billy Alumbaugh, of Turon, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government. His ex-wife, 58-year-old Debra Alumbaugh, also of Turon, pleaded guilty to ...

9 years ago
A Salina convenience store sustained minor damage after an SUV did not stop and rammed into the side of the building on Thursday afternoon. No one was hurt in the accident at Kwik Shop, 1727 W. Crawford. The damage to the building includes a completely destroyed large concrete pillar, concrete trash can and very minor cracks ...

9 years ago
A manhunt by multiple agencies ended with a Salina man being found after leaving the scene of an injury accident in rural Ellsworth County on Thursday morning. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, at 9:31 am an injury crash was reported on K-140 Highway, mile post 8.5 in Ellsworth County. When Deputies arrived, one of ...

9 years ago
One person was sent to the hospital and three were arrested after three separate fights on Monday evening, June 12. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that law enforcement was called to 241 S. 9th St. in Salina for a disturbance. When police arrived, they found one man, Michael Greenwood, with obvious facial injuries and unable to ...

9 years ago
Authorities are investigating another piece of property that has been damaged by a BB Gun. The Saline County Sheriff's Office was called to K-Four Trailer Sales at 1640 W. State St. after the business found that one of their trailer's windows had been damaged. The trailer is a 2018 Sundown Toy-Hauler that had three windows shot out ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating an apparent skimmer that was placed at an ATM at one of the Sunflower Bank locations in Salina. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the skimmer was found at 1201 W. Crawford at the Sunflower Bank ATM in the Sunset Plaza on Wednesday, June 14. Authorities were notified by an individual whose ...

9 years ago
Severe storms capable of producing hail bigger than baseballs and damaging wind in excess of 70-miles-per-hour are possible across Central Kansas late Thursday afternoon into early Thursday evening. The National Weather Service in Wichita hosted a conference call and webinar Thursday morning to discuss the developing weather pattern. According to the agency, severe storms are likely ...

9 years ago
A select few Kansas National Guard Soldiers, including soldiers from Salina, Ellsworth, Lincoln, and Marquette were invited to visit the U.S. Army’s National Training Center in the desert of California June 3. The Soldiers invited to attend were: Spc. Hector R. Perez Cortes, Salina Pfc. Colby Casaus, Holcomb Pfc. Brian Coughlin, St. George Pfc. Matthew Dickerson, ...

9 years ago
An "eerie feeling" that he can't explain might have kept a Kansas congressman out of harm's way Wednesday morning at an Alexandria, Virginia ballfield during a practice for the annual congressional benefit baseball game. First District Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall was not in the area during a shooting incident Wednesday morning in which legislators on the ...