3 years ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday unanimously voted to authorize Salina Police to install 22 fixed auto license plate reader cameras at various locations and enter into a three year contract with Flock Safety at a cost of nearly $170,000. Commissioners were told the automatic license plate reader cameras enhance law enforcement's ability to detect violations of the ...

3 years ago
Some essential services in Salina and Saline County will be altered this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The following is a list of altered services:   City Offices / Facilities:  City of Salina offices in the City/County building will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25.  Staff will return Monday, November 28, 2022.   City ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University and Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (KansasCOM) are joining forces with an admissions partnership agreement, with the goal of addressing Kansas’ physician shortage. According to KWU, the agreement will allow qualified, selected students to enter KansasCOM during their senior year and earn a bachelor’s degree with the ensuing work, thereby completing both undergraduate ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Expo Center is now accepting applications for the Oliver Haag Scholarship for the 2023 school year. According to the County, Saline County students graduating high school in 2023 and entering college or a vocational school in the fall and majoring in an agricultural field are eligible to apply. The criteria for this scholarship ...

3 years ago
Kansas roads will soon be busy with holiday travelers going to and from their destinations for Thanksgiving. The Kansas Highway Patrol, along with other law enforcement agencies across the state, will participate in the annual Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The STEP program is courtesy of a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation. According to ...

3 years ago
A Salina man is in custody after he allegedly resisted arrest and then headbutted an EMS technician. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 28-year-old Matthew Burton was wrapped into a restraint vest by SPD officers early Saturday morning after staff at the Village Inn, 453 S. Broadway contacted authorities about possible damage in one ...

3 years ago
Two teens from Lindsborg were transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a rollover crash near Coronado Heights on Sunday night. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that a 17-year-old male driver lost control of a 2009 Chevy Colorado pickup on the road the winds down from the top of Coronado Heights. The truck rolled a ...

3 years ago
Authorities are looking for the thief who stole an SUV and led law enforcement on a high speed chase in Salina Friday afternoon. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that someone stole a 2013 GMC Terrain from the 200 block of Baker and abandoned the SUV before officers could catch them following a pursuit that ...

3 years ago
Kansas residents are getting rid of tons of unwanted medication. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says Kansans safely disposed of nearly eight-thousand pounds of unused medicines during National Drug Take Back Day on October 29th. More than 122 tons of unused medication has been collected in Kansas since the event started in 2010.

3 years ago
Hundreds of motorcycles gathered on a bright, sunny Sunday afternoon to roar cross Salina together. For the 36th year in a row area bikers collected and delivered toys for Salina children. Over the years riders have had to endure some wild weather at the event. Everything from rain, to snow and bitter cold. This year the ...

3 years ago
The 2022 first half tax payments are due soon. According to the Saline County Treasurers Office, first-half taxes are due December 20th, 2022.  The 2022 tax statements will be mailed out around November 23rd.  First half tax will be due December 20, 2022. Second half tax is due May 10, 2023. Please send the remittance stub from ...