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. ...

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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 ...

4 years ago
Two people were treated for minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon at popular intersection in Salina. A 56-year-old Salina man and 80-year-old female passenger were transported by EMS to the hospital after their 2017 Dodge Journey was struck. The accident happened at 3:20 p.m. the the intersection of Schilling and Ninth, when a Ford F150 ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after four gunshots struck a Salina residence late Saturday night. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the residence, located in the 600 block of Viemont Ave., had three people inside at the time of the incident. The 48-year old owner, an 18-year-old female and 28-year-old man were not injured. Forrester said ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested Friday after an alleged DUI accident. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 5 p.m. Friday, a witness reported a Volkswagen Beetle was driving erratically at the intersection of Broadway and South Street. Officers located the Beetle going south on Broadway when it rear-ended a Chevrolet Equinox that was ...

4 years ago
The April list of Salina's Most Wanted went online Saturday and already a couple of them have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, there have been two arrests, and additionally warrants have been cancelled for another person on the list. Those arrested include: James Dean Miller Matthew Robert Whaley Warrants for Joshua Isaac Lee Hayes have ...

4 years ago
An arrest made early Friday morning led Saline County deputies to another arrest later that day. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 1 a.m., a deputy noticed a suspicious truck parked outside of A & A Towing, located at 1332 N. Ohio. The location was the same as a stolen property case ...