3 years ago
A local quilting guild is set to provide demonstrations during the 2022 Tri-Rivers Fair. “When I first started quilting, I thought ‘That’s what my grandma does,’” Carol Keeler said. “I have found that they have contemporary fabric and contemporary patterns, and that is what interests most quilters.” Keeler, a member of the Silver Needles Quilting Guild, invites ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody Wednesday after he allegedly attacked an acquaintance. Marcus Vinyard, 41, was arrested and is facing requested charges of aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, aggravated endangering a child and theft of property. Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that at 5 p.m. Wednesday, police were sent to the 400 block of ...

3 years ago
Two Bennington residents had reported minor injuries after they were victims of a hit and run incident on Wednesday. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that at 11:30 a.m., a 2016 Jeep Patriot going north on K-143 near Watkins Road was rear-ended by a dark, dually truck pulling a trailer. The Jeep spun, went ...

3 years ago
Some of them  have started rolling across the Midwest, and across Kansas, with a final destination of Salina. Oakdale Park will be a a flurry of activity beginning Thursday as some of the most iconic vehicle of all time begin arriving in Salina in advance of one of the biggest events of its kind in ...

3 years ago
A statue of Amelia Earhart is now on display at the U.S. Capitol. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and members of the Kansas Congressional Delegation were on hand yesterday for the statue's dedication and unveiling ceremony in Statuary Hall. Earhart, who was born in Atchison, was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and ...

3 years ago
The parents of a Wichita boy who was found dead are heading to prison. Twenty-six-year-old Brandi Marchant pleaded guilty yesterday to second-degree reckless murder, aggravated kidnapping and child abuse and was sentenced to nearly 27 years in prison. The child, two-year-old Zaiden Javonovich was found dead in a playpen at a mobile home in the 45-hundred-block ...

3 years ago
A group of the largest and most powerful horses in the world will be part of the events at the upcoming Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene. According to the rodeo, six beautiful equines will be part of the show. Broken Spoke Clydesdales, Winfield, Kansas, will bring their six-horse Clydesdale hitch pulling a freight wagon to the ...

3 years ago
A recent multi-agency operation that included the Salina Police Department ended with  $4.4 million worth of methamphetamine taken off the streets. According to the Junction City Police Department,  the agencies participated in a 3-day special operation that targeted major criminals. This operation occurred in Wabaunsee County, and over the 3-day span, multiple arrests were made. In ...

3 years ago
A catalytic converter is cut off a Ford Excursion in broad daylight. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a young woman who works at Lowe's Home Improvement, 3035 S. 9th contacted her dad off she started the 2005 Ford in the parking lot and heard an unusual noise. Her father called police after a ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen E-Bike and the thief who took it. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 11pm Saturday and 7am Sunday, someone removed a Swagtron electric bike from outside a home in the 600 block of W. Prescott. The bike is painted white and teal and valued at $1,200. There are ...

3 years ago
A pickup was destroyed by fire in Smolan after a bag of power tool batteries ignited in the backseat. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, crews from Rural Fire Distcits #6 and #2 were sent to the 100 block of S. 3rd in Smolan on Monday evening at 6:30pm to an active truck fire. Deputies say ...