5 years ago
The Salina Youth Symphony orchestras are planning auditions. According to the symphony, auditions for the 2021 fall semester are planned for Saturday, May 8th.  Students from elementary through high school are invited to audition. Auditions will take place at the Salina Symphony Rehearsal Hall, located at 132 S. 5th Street. Students should come prepared to play a solo ...

5 years ago
Three vehicles were damaged and  a driver was injured during a pursuit on a highway in Dickinson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta was being pursued by Dickinson County Sheriff Deputies. The chase was heading north on K 15 Highway. The Volkswagen suddenly slowed on the highway and came to a stop. ...

5 years ago
Baseball Goddard took two from Salina Central, winning 3-1 and 3-2. Salina Central tied up the game with a run in the fifth, but Goddard reclaimed the advantage in the bottom half. Jake Shope pitched the entire game for the Lions, holding the Mustangs to just one hit with nine strikeouts. Parker Kavanagh was solid for ...

5 years ago
There are seven new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,100 total cases with 51 cases currently active. There have been no deaths since March 22nd. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina ...

5 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is modifying its COVID-19 visitor restrictions due to the sustained low numbers of COVID-19 infection in the community. According to the hospital, effective Monday, April 12th, inpatients may have two designated visitors per day instead of one designated visitor for each day of a patient’s hospital stay. Labor and Delivery patients may ...

5 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are moving ahead with a measure that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' or women's school sports. The bill, which enjoys strong support in the Sunflower State's GOP-dominated legislature, would require female athletic teams to only include females biological at birth. LGBTQ-rights advocates reportedly oppose the measure. Governor Laura Kelly has already signaled ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after two properties sustain damage and have items stolen in the same block as one-another. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that property is stolen from a USD 305-Salina owned maintenance building, 1808 S. Broadway Blvd. Numerous items were then taken around the same time frame from Genesis Health Club, ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to three separate incidents on Thursday. A business reports that three tailgates are stolen off of its trucks. The Truck Store, 106 N. Scott, Brookville, says that three tailgates are taken off and stolen from three separate Chevy Silverado pickups between Wednesday and Thursday. They also believe that whoever is ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a vandal who was caught on camera. The crime is this week;s Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On New Year's Day officers investigated a damage to property which occurred in the Kohl’s parking lot, 2580 S 9th Street, Salina. During this crime, a male ...

5 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop reeked of alcohol, struggled to speak or walk, and threatened the Kansas Highway Patrol officer who stopped him in the early hours of March 16 for driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 in Topeka. The details of the arrest were made available Thursday following the release of his charging affidavit ...

5 years ago
The Salina Area United Way is making free tax filing software available. According to the organization, you can use MyFreeTaxes to e-file your simple state, federal, and local returns for free online, at your convenience. Anyone of any income level can file simple returns for free. MyFreeTaxes is a long-standing partnership of United Way and H&R ...