4 years ago
Kansas is getting rid of its state food sales tax on groceries. Governor Laura Kelly signed a bill Wednesday which will eliminate the state's more than six-percent food sales tax by 2025.  According to the Governor's Office, cutting the food tax will provide Kansans with much-needed fiscal relief, especially as costs continue to rise. This new ...

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A rock n roll legend whose "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of rock radio will be in Salina on Friday. George Thorogood and the Destroyers are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Since 1976, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows, and built a catalog of classic hits. Thorogood's hits ...

4 years ago
The Great Kansas Fishing Derby will return for its second year beginning this weekend. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks an angler’s prized catch may actually be worth a prize this spring and summer in Kansas, thanks to the return of the Great Kansas Fishing Derby. This year’s Derby will run from this Sunday, ...

4 years ago
A suspect in a recent burglary case has been taken into custody. Isaiah Robertson, an 18-year-old man of Salina, was booked into the Saline County Jail on Tuesday evening in relation to a pair of burglaries and two thefts. He is facing requested charges of two counts of felony theft, two counts of burglary and two ...

4 years ago
A Texas man is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after a fall at Coronado Heights on Monday. Saline County Sheriff's Office Capt. Jim Hughes tells KSAL News that at 9:45 p.m. Monday, a deputy stopped a car for speeding in the 2700 block of S. Burma Road. During the stop, the deputy noticed a man lying in the ...

4 years ago
A man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting over the weekend has been arrested. The Salina Police Department released Wednesday morning that Dalton Levi Palmer, the person of interest in the shooting investigation, is in custody regarding unrelated warrants. Palmer turned himself in for the unrelated warrants. Previously updated story from May 7: Salina Police have identified ...

4 years ago
One person was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash involving a van and a semi on a McPherson County highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Robert Harrell of Kansas City was driving a 2019 Dodge Caravan headed east  on U.S. 56 Highway. For an unknown reason he went left of center and struck an ...

4 years ago
A couple of Salina USD 305 elementary schools will soon have new building leaders. The district says new principals will take over at Coronado and Schilling. Tyler Burnett will be the new  Coronado Elementary Principal effective July 1st. An educator with 10.5 years of experience, Burnett most recently served as lead teacher at Cottonwood Elementary. Prior experience ...

4 years ago
A student from Salina is among Kansas State University students will take advantage of learning opportunities in Europe, Africa, Asia, Central America and other international locales with the help of scholarships offered through K-State Education Abroad in the Office of International Programs. The scholarships range from $250 to $5,000 and will be used for education abroad ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will welcome one of the nation’s top drum and bugle corps to Salina. According to the school, the Crossmen are coming to campus for the group’s spring training camp beginning Friday, May 20. KWU says the Crossmen, who compete as part of Drum Corps International, have reached that organization’s finals 29 times in its ...

4 years ago
A Salina medical clinic is welcoming a new surgeon. Mowery Clinic welcomes Dr. Keenan Wanamaker, General & Vascular Surgeon. Dr. Wanamaker joins Dr. Chris Rupe, General and Vascular Surgeon, at the clinic located at 737 E Crawford. Kansas. According to Mowery, Dr. Wanamaker’s philosophy of patient care is focused on compassionate care. “I’m always striving for an open-eared ...