3 years ago
An anonymous donor is putting $50,000 on the table to encourage others to give to Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum before the end of 2022. Lenora Lynam, Executive Director, said she is thankful for the unexpected gift from an area Smoky Valley resident. Lynam called on those who care about the museum to give ...

3 years ago
A new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s most wanted is released. The December list is online now. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include among others aggravated battery, fleeing and eluding, identity theft, failing to register as an offender, burglary, ...

3 years ago
A McPherson woman was sentenced Friday to more than 36 years in prison for her conviction on charges of second-degree reckless murder and battery on a law enforcement officer in connection with the death of a McPherson man in 2020. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 36-year-old Tina Nicole Brown was sentenced in McPherson County District ...

3 years ago
With wind-whipped flames just over the horizon of their home on E. Cloud Street, Casey McCoy told his wife Melissa it was time to get their two boys to safety. Melissa McCoy is the Public Information Officer for Saline County and had a front row seat for Thursday night's fire that burned up about 300 acres ...

3 years ago
Firefighters were able to contain a large wind-whipped grass fire Thursday night just south of Salina. According to Saline County, the fire broke out in the area of Magnolia and Simpson Road early in the evening.  At 8:00 strong wind was blowing the fire north/northeast towards Cloud Street. Citizens were urged to stay off Cloud Street ...

3 years ago
A babysitter is behind bars after she allegedly inured a young child two weeks ago in Dodge City. Police say 28-year-old Brianna Edwards was arrested yesterday on charges of aggravated battery and aggravated child endangerment stemming from an alleged November 18th incident that left a four-year-old child with a skull fracture. As of last night, she remained ...

3 years ago
Gas prices continue to fall throughout the Sunflower State. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded declined yesterday in Kansas to just over three dollars, six cents, this as the corresponding national figure also fell to three forty-seven on the dot. Texas motorists continue to enjoy the nation's lowest average price ...

3 years ago
With the holiday season now in full swing, the period presents a prime opportunity for identity thieves to try stealing personal financial information. People can face risks if they're shopping online and using publicly accessible Wi-Fi, and fictitious text scams with "smishing" schemes continue during this period. "With holiday shopping starting and the 2023 tax season ...

3 years ago
Salina area public transportation is planning a Holiday Give & Go charitable campaign. The 2022 Holiday Give & Go charitable campaign is set for Thursday of next week, December 8th. According to OCCK Transportation, the Holiday Give & Go campaign is a community fundraiser.  All monetary fares received by OCCK general public transportation, including CityGo, regional ...

3 years ago
The University of Kansas and the Kansas State University campus in Salina are entering into a partnership. According to KU, its School of Social Welfare will begin offering a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at the Kansas State University Salina campus. The cooperative between KU and K-State Salina will increase the availability of graduate-level social work education in rural areas ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a couple of suspects in a counterfeit money case. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on two consecutive days, a female and then a male suspect attempted to pass fake $100 bills at the Casey's located at 725 W. Schilling. Police say on Sunday the woman used a counterfeit $100 to ...