9 years ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary in west Salina. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 11pm Tuesday night and 6:45pm Wednesday evening, someone removed a window screen on a house in the 200 block of W. Wilson and removed a large Hobart brand commercial mixer. Owner Jenny Brocker told officers the turquoise colored mixer ...

9 years ago
Some in Downtown Salina have already gotten a sneak peek at a bright new landmark. It is already proving popular, and will undoubtedly became a must stop photo-op for visitors. Visitors and Salinans alike now have the opportunity to snap a picture with a community mural. The colorful creation, painted on the north side of Ad ...

9 years ago
Thursday will be an emotional day for some students, and teachers, at a couple of Salina USD 305 schools. Thursday is the last day of classes for seniors at Salina Central High School and at Salina South High School. The seniors will participate in graduation rehearsals on Friday. Commencement ceremonies for both schools are then on ...

9 years ago
With assistance from the Saline County Emergency Management Department, the City of Salina is now in the process of upgrading the outdoor warning siren system. This includes the reuse of 5 existing sirens and the addition of 7 new sirens. You may notice siren work in your neighborhood. The upgrade will take just a few ...

9 years ago
Nearly forty-percent of visitors who enter the gates at Rolling Hills Zoo end up spending the night in Salina. "According to our surveys that we do at least 36-percent of our visitors will spend the night in Salina," said Linda Henderson, Development & Marketing Director at Rolling Hills Zoo. Henderson and Assistant Director Kathy Tolbert joined in ...

9 years ago
The Agriculture Department is forecasting a far smaller U.S. winter wheat crop than a year ago. Its National Agricultural Statistics Service on Wednesday predicted the 2017 crop would be down 25 percent to 1.25 billion bushels. Its forecast average wheat yield of 48.8 bushels per acre is down 6.5 bushels from last year's record yield. The outlook ...

9 years ago
Salina Fieldhouse is generating excitement as it nears completion, and already a couple of events have been booked. At a media event officials announced Wednesday morning that the multi-million dollar facility will be open early this summer. Recreation Superintendent Travis Scheele said it will be open by mid-July. Scheele said that parks and recreation events that are ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators are reviving a plan to fix the state budget by increasing income taxes that many think wouldn't raise enough new revenue. House and Senate negotiators signed off Wednesday on a measure that would roll back past tax cuts championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. It would raise more than $1 billion over two years. The ...

9 years ago
A vehicle that had been reported as stolen earlier this month was recovered yesterday by the Salina Police Department. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 12:10 P.M. on Tuesday, Salina law enforcement were sent to the 600 block of Montrose to recover a missing vehicle that someone had seen and reported in the area. Officers tried ...

9 years ago
A series of events lands a Salina man in the hospital and with several criminal charges, including felony theft. Employees at CNC Autosales at 732 S. Broadway in Salina told authorities that a white male in his mid 20s came to the car lot and asked to look inside on a 2006 Chevy Cobalt. The employees gave ...

9 years ago
A theft of a trailer was reported in Smolan, Kan. on May 9th. John Noller, 50, of Smolan, told the Saline County Sheriff's Office that his flat bed trailer had been taken sometime between May 7th at 8 A.M. and May 9th at 8 P.M. Prior to the theft, the trailer was parked at the Anderson Machine ...