4 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help as they seek information about the days and hours preceding a man's death. According to Captain Paul Forrester, the body located in the Smoky Hill River on April 2, 2022, has been identified as 73-year-old Patrick L. Johnston of Salina. His last known address was 2140 E. Crawford ...

4 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody on drug charges Tuesday after he allegedly struggled with police near the intersection of College and State Street. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 100 block of N. College around 2:45pm Tuesday to contact a man who was acting strangely and dancing ...

4 years ago
Kansas is under a State of Disaster Emergency. Governor Laura Kelly issued the declaration due to a significant threat of wildfires. According to the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, weather conditions for the coming six-day period indicate a significant threat for wildland fires in Kansas. Due to this potential, Governor Laura Kelly has issued a State ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Storytelling Festival is coming back this month.  The event on April 22nd and April 23rd in Downs includes five nationally recognized tellers performing on five stages throughout the Festival. Over the course of the two days, the Festival also presents the annual tall tails contest, ghost stories, local legends, workshops,  master storytellers, and ...

4 years ago
The City of Salina is planning another free landfill event. According to the city, free residential trash disposal will be available for all Saline County residents at the Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on Saturday, April 30th, in conjunction with Spring Spruce-up. Customers must have a Saline County license plate on their vehicle for free disposal. ...

4 years ago
Salina USD 305 is accepting applications to part of its equity council. According to the district, the council is made up of community members, staff and students. Applications for at-large positions are being accepted. Interested community members are encouraged to apply before the deadline of May 6, 2022. Formed in the spring of 2018, the Equity Council ...

4 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested in connection to numerous alleged child sex crimes that took place over the course of the last six months. Caden Starmer, 20, is facing requested charges of 26 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, five counts of aggravated indecent solicitation and seven counts of breach of privacy. Police Capt. ...

4 years ago
A unique mural festival will be held in Salina this coming fall. The 1st annual Boom! Salina Street Art and Mural Festival during the second week of October 2022. The mural event will feature world renown muralists Telmo Miel (Netherlands), Mona Caron (Switzerland), Tony Sjöman (Sweden), Joe Iurato (USA), Mantra (France), and Logan Hicks (USA). The artists ...

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A Holocaust survivor will speak virtually at a Kansas Wesleyan University event. The school in Salina will welcome Dr. Judy Jacobs, Holocaust survivor, for a special presentation on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m. KWU says the event will be a Zoom presentation in Sams Chapel, with a question-and-answer session to follow. Admission is free. “This opportunity is ...

4 years ago
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Ellsworth County. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, on Sunday morning at approximately 4:08, an injury crash was reported on I-70 at mile post 226 in.  Upon arrival first responders found a 2019 Range Rover in the ditch. The driver was identified as 28-year-old Joseph Helvey of ...

4 years ago
Dreams with be taking flight on Tuesday as the Salina based Kansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol hosts an open house event at their facility located at 3010 Arnold Avenue. With the current shortage of qualified pilots around the county, the free event could inspire the next generation of pilots and leaders. Lt. Colonel Danny Phillips ...