9 years ago
Grants are helping to bring more fresh food to the table for low income families in Salina. Beginning Tuesday August 30th, individuals who buy food with a Kansas Vision card can double their fresh fruit and vegetable purchase at the Farmers Market on Grand Avenue. "Through the generosity of The Greater Salina Community Foundation we have secured ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a motorized chair off a front porch in the 700 block of North 4th. Someone took the scooter which is valued at $2,200 sometime between 4pm and 9pm on Sunday. The hood and trunk on a 2004 Chevy Malibu that was parked at Casey's, 1100 E. Iron was damaged by ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is in jail after allegedly placing a knife to the throat of a woman he was arguing with. Police arrested 27-year-old Matthew Levin on Saturday after he left a party at the Berschel Apartments where witnesses told officers they heard a woman scream from the kitchen. Levin then left the scene in a cab. Police ...

9 years ago
A Saturday shed fire is being investigated as an arson. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that crews from Salina Fire were sent to 1111 North 7th on Saturday morning at 6:15am. Police say the fire destroyed the structure and contents which included a Craftsman push mower and clothing. There were no injuries. Total loss is estimated ...

9 years ago
Routine all night-access to Kansas State University's Hale Library has ended, with the building closing at midnight most nights to save money. Kansas State said in an email that its libraries lost nearly $1 million over the past two years from a drop in general funds and lower enrollment. The email says the funding reductions come ...

9 years ago
Two Salina truck thieves are arrested and the vehicle they allegedly stole was found in Colorado Springs. According to Lt. Mike Ascher with the Saline County Sheriff's, 18-year-old Dylan Vessey and 19-year-old Harold Metzger were booked into the Saline County Jail Friday on theft charges. Deputies were looking for someone who stole a 2008 Chevy Silverado that ...

9 years ago
A former Kansas State University football player is accused of taking part in a home invasion and homicide in Louisiana. Former K-State quarterback Daniel Sams was arrested on Saturday in connection with an August 12th home invasion and homicide in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The crime  left former McNeese State defensive back Aaron Javone Sam dead. Police say ...

9 years ago
The state is implementing a system that will make it easier to track the location or release of inmates in county jails. The Kansas Attorney General's Office says the system is called Victim Information and Notification Everyday, or VINE. It is already operating in 19 counties and is expected to be in use in the other ...

9 years ago
The Bethany College Music Department is partnering with a college alumnus to make opera readily accessible to audiences in central Kansas. “Humanity Sings: A Concert of Scenes & Choruses from Great Operas” will be performed on Sunday, September 11 at 7 p.m. at the Presser Hall Auditorium on the Bethany campus. The concert is a collaboration ...

9 years ago
Staff from Fort Hays State University's Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science will host seven free information sessions across the state this fall, including in Salina. Students and their parents will learn about KAMS, which provides students with 68 tuition-free credit hours, and visit with representatives. Four sessions will include an exclusive dinner with Dr. Roger ...

9 years ago
Data released this week shows U.S. driving is up 3.3 percent for the first six months of 2016. Travel on the state highway system in Kansas is even higher at 3.6 percent over where it was one year ago. Traveling through Kansas has been rising steadily the past few years, setting records in 2014 with 30.71 ...