3 years ago
Flags are flying at half-staff in Kansas  to honor a former Kansas Attorney General. Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff on all state buildings, grounds, and facilities immediately until the day of interment, in honor of former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan, who passed away Tuesday. Stephan entered ...

3 years ago
No one was injured and no loss was reported after what officials are calling an attempted robbery on Wednesday night. Salina Police Lieutenant James Fieldman told KSAL News this morning officers were called to the 100 block of North 7th St. yesterday afternoon. A man reported that at around 4:25 PM he was getting into his ...

3 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is continuing to promote her "Axing Your Taxes" plan. Kelly toured a Child Start facility in Wichita yesterday and outlined her plan to get rid of the sales tax on groceries, feminine hygiene products and diapers. The plan also includes and sales tax holiday on school supplies. Kelly says the state's budget can handle ...

3 years ago
The Tammy Walker Cancer Center has been honored for patient experience. According to Salina Regional Health Center, the cancer center has been named a 2022 Human Experience Pinnacle of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. This award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top ...

3 years ago
Salina will soon have a new, permanent police chief. According to the City of Salina, City Manager Mike Schrage has appointed Clarence “C.J.” Wise as the new police chief. Wise’s career includes more than 25 years of law enforcement experience. He has been a member of the Edmond Police Department in Edmond, Oklahoma, since 1998, and currently serves ...

3 years ago
A man being sought in connection with an animal cruelty case has been arrested. Saline County Jail records indicate 56-year-old Scott Marler was booked into the Saline County Jail this week. Charges were requested against Marler last January in a case involving a dog that was badly injured. Back on January 19th of 2022 Salina police officers ...

3 years ago
Nearly a half-dozen  people are dead following crashes in Kansas over the New Year's holiday weekend. The Kansas Highway Patrol says troopers also made nearly two-dozen DUI arrests. Authorities say none of the deadly crashes over the holiday weekend were DUI related. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30th, ...

3 years ago
A Fort Hays State University football player is dead following a shooting in Oklahoma City. Daniel Howard was killed, and four other people were taken to hospitals following a shooting near Northwest 10th Street and Hudson Avenue in Oklahoma City on New Year's Day. Police say that the shooting stemmed from a fight that broke out ...

3 years ago
Tickets are now on sale for Kansas Wesleyan’s annual Night with the Yotes event. According to KWU, Night with the Yotes will be held Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. in Mabee Arena. This year marks the 12th year of Night with the Yotes, which, in recent years, has come to be synonymous with numerous KWU activities. This ...

3 years ago
On December 31st Salina Police officers took a stolen vehicle report from Garrett Graves, 23, Lakefield KS. Graves reported his vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of Russell’s Family Restaurant at 671 Westport Blvd. He had left his blue 2013 Ford F-150 at Russell’s while he was out of town at a job. Inside ...

3 years ago
A Salina resident was taken into custody shortly after he was allegedly seen driving the wrong way down Ohio on New Year’s Eve. Salina Police were called at 6:50 AM on December 31st after a concerned onlooker noticed a 2007 Mercury Milan allegedly driving erratically in the area of Ohio and Cloud. The driver is said ...