5 months ago
Three Salina teens are facing charges for allegedly stealing a car Saturday morning. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, the owner of a 2006 Kia Amanti called authorities to report his car was stolen from the 300 block of Russell Ave. after he had left the keys in the vehicle. Police used their tag reader system to ...

5 months ago
Police are investigating a distract and grab theft at a Salina store. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Sunday afternoon around 4pm, a group of two men and two women worked in concert to steal over $10,000 in cash from El Planeta Mexican Store on South Ohio. Police say the two men and a ...

5 months ago
SkyWest Airlines,  which operates as United Express out of Salina has selected the Salina Regional Airport to establish an aircraft maintenance facility. This Kansas location will help support maintenance on some of SkyWest’s fleet of 500+ regional jets, including the aircraft currently operating United Express flights in and out of Salina. According to the Salina Airport ...

5 months ago
A man from Nebraska was injured in a single vehicle crash on Friday that is being investigated as a possible DUI. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 45-year-old Paul Sloan from York, Nebraska was transported to Salina Regional Health Center on Friday after he was injured in a crash on U. S. 81-Highway ...

5 months ago
Salina Police are investigating a string of connected burglaries. Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that thieves broke into the Boy Scouts of America, 644 S. Ohio, All Eyes On You Salon,905 Prescott and a nearby home. Employees at both businesses discovered the crime as they arrived to work on Friday morning. Police say burglars rummaged through ...

5 months ago
State agencies including the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Department of Transportation, and the Kansas Turnpike Authority are  stressing the impact of impaired driving during the holidays. The holiday season often brings people together to celebrate. The three agencies remind all drivers to understand the impact of impaired driving during their celebrations. Impaired driving is illegal and ...

5 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is set to make a special announcement. Today's announcement by the governor will be made following an afternoon meeting of the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council. The council is meeting to discuss efforts to reach agreements with the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals to build new stadiums on the Kansas side of ...

5 months ago
Sunday was the winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. Though it might not feel like it in Central Kansas, it also marks the first day of winter. The forecast for the Salina area through all of this Christmas week through Saturday is for unseasonably warm and dry. Expected high temperatures include: ...

5 months ago
The Powerball holiday jackpot streak continues. No ticket matched all six numbers drawn Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $1.60 billion for Monday night’s drawing. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $735.3 million. According to the lottery, Monday’s jackpot ranks as the fourth largest in Powerball history and the fifth largest ...

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A proposed new hotel and parking garage in downtown Salina will be among topics discussed by Salina City Commissioners at their last regularly scheduled meeting of the year Monday. The downtown project, which was unveiled back in September, includes a new Springhill Suites by Marriott Hotel and parking garage. It would be located on S 7th ...

5 months ago
The Grinch couldn't have stolen Christmas if Ebenezer Scrooge hadn't done it first, according to Charles Dickens researchers at Kansas State University. Naomi Wood, professor of English, says that we would not have Christmas classics like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "The Polar Express" and "A Visit from St. Nicholas" if Dickens had not created the ...