4 years ago
A crash early Tuesday morning south of Salina spilled cases of beer along Interstate 135. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  shortly before 7:00 AM troopers responded to a rolled semi I-135 near milepost 79 in southern Saline County. There were  no injuries in the crash. The right lane was shutdown for recovery of the semi ...

4 years ago
Sports Gambling in Kansas is off to a winning start. According to Governor Laura Kelly;s office, the single month that sports wagering has been legal, it has generated a total of $1.3 million in revenue, including nearly $130,000 for the State of Kansas. “These revenues reinforce what we already knew: Legal sports betting is a common-sense solution that keeps ...

4 years ago
Kansas has received more than $12.6 million to help 13 community mental health centers, including one in Salina receiving $1 million. According to Governor Laura Kelly's Office, Kansas was awarded the fifth highest total dollar amount in the country in this grant funding cycle provided through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grants ...

4 years ago
A candidate forum is planned in Salina this week. According to the Salina League of Women Voters, you can meet candidates for local, state and national office during a candidate forum planned Wednesday, Oct. 12 by Salina Area Technical College’s Student Government Association and the Salina League of Women Voters. Candidates will be available to answer questions ...

4 years ago
Salina Arts and Humanities is seeking input about public art. According to the organization, they are specifically seeking feedback on how citizens engage with public art in Salina, and how their interests are reflected. https://forms.gle/1eJPE55vrv3KuP2SA Salina Arts & Humanities, a department of the City of Salina, has served a unique role as an arts advocate and resource partner ...

4 years ago
A recent spate of stolen guns from unlocked cars in Salina has Interim Police Chief Sean Morton reminding citizens to take precautions to stop crime. "Lock your cars, your homes and secure your firearms," Morton said during a morning briefing with local media. Morton says over the past week, five guns have been stolen from vehicles in ...

4 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of some high-end tools from a Salina business. According to Captain Paul Forrester, someone entered the shop at Reanimated Customs, 1745 N. 9th and removed a number of power tools and a couple of welders. Police say the crime occurred sometime between 4:30am and 7:45am Friday. Loss and damage is estimated at $10,300.

4 years ago
A Salina man and his family were unharmed by shots fired into their home Friday night. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the area of Morrison and 10th Street on Friday after neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots around 10:30pm. Investigators are now focused on finding who fired at least 14 bullets ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are reviewing video of a male checking car doors in the 700 block of Banner Circle, after someone entered a work van owned by Wilson Electric and stole $6,500 worth of DeWalt and Klein power tools. Police say the crime occurred early Friday between 4am and 10am.   Authorities are looking for a stolen 1994 ...

4 years ago
Three Topeka children are dead following a crash on the Kansas Turnpike. Authorities say a semi-truck and a minivan collided on the turnpike near the Southwest 69th Street overpass just south of Topeka on Saturday morning. Three children in the minivan, eight-year-old Brooklyn Peery, nine-year-old Kylie Lunn and nine-year-old Laila El Azri, were killed. The driver of the ...

4 years ago
Progress continues on a project to build a new Saline County Jail and sheriff’s office facility. According to Saline County, many of the exterior walls have gone up, as have the dividing walls with the housing blocks. Individual rooms and offices are starting to take shape within the building, Access roads from Pacific Avenue and Front Street ...