3 years ago
Salinan’s can learn about refugee programs during the League of Women Voters regular Lunch and Learn event on September 12 starting at 12:15 at Salina Public Library’s Prescott Room. According to the organization, the United States has a long history of welcoming refugees. Bryce Fuhrmann, Community Sponsorship Coordinator for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Wichita and former ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after three handguns were stolen. Police Sergeant tells KSAL News that sometime between September 7th and the 9th, someone entered a home in the 500 block of North 13th Street and removed a .45-caliber pistol, 9-millimeter handgun and a .22 caliber pistol plus assorted ammunition. Police say 15-silver bars with ...

3 years ago
A hit and run accident leads to a third DUI charge for an Oklahoma man. Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges reports that 34-year-old Dustin Green sped away from the scene of a two car crash after he allegedly ran his 2005 Dodge Neon into the rear of a 2018 Chevy work truck owned by Total Turf ...

3 years ago
A Salina man is in jail on theft related charges after returning to a store to shoplift on a third occasion. Police report William Randall, 42, was arrested on Saturday after he was stopped inside the door at Target, 2938 Market Pl., and confronted by staff. Police say he removed a pair of headphones from his ...

3 years ago
A Wichita man is in jail after authorities were alerted to a stolen car in Salina. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 32-year-old Michael Georage was taken into custody after he ran from cops - twice. On Saturday around 2:20pm, police officers headed to the 1800 block of W. Crawford after a tag alert ...

3 years ago
The McPherson Police Department is investigating the aggravated battery of a McPherson College student. According to the McPherson Police Department, the incident occurred early Friday morning. At 3:56 am, McPherson County Emergency Communications/911 received report of a possible vehicle rollover on 56 Hwy, near 19th Avenue in McPherson County. McPherson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded and found ...

3 years ago
A school bus is involved in a deadly crash in Butler County. Officials say a school bus failed to yield near Highway 254 and Adams Road on Friday and collided with a Chevrolet Malibu. A Circle High School student in the Malibu was killed, and another student in the Malibu was injured. No students aboard the bus were ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will host a comedian as part of events during the school's Family Weekend. According to KWU, comedian Trey Mack will perform as part of the event line-up for Family Weekend Mack, whose performance will mark his second on the KWU campus, is a stand-up comedian based out of Dallas, Texas. Mixing his observational comedy ...

3 years ago
An event to celebrate Salina's "Old West"  heritage is planned for later this month. The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair takes place on Saturday, September 23rd in and around the Smoky Hill Museum at 211 W. Iron Avenue in downtown Salina. The Street Fair has no entry cost and is a day to celebrate the Old ...

3 years ago
A driver was injured when he crashed his semi while trying to avoid a deer on Interstate 135 near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 33-year-old Luis Manzano-Reyes was driving a 2020 Peterbilt semi pulling a tailer headed south on I-135. He swerved to miss a deer, entered s ditch, then steered back onto the ...

3 years ago
The campus of Kansas Wesleyan University was bustling with activity early Saturday morning, hosting an event that Salina Fire Chief Tony Sneidar started last year as an annual event. The second “Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Family Walk” was held. The morning began with opening remarks by Chief Sneidar, and Kansas Wesleyan President Dr. ...