5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a couple of suspected thieves who were caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crimestoppers crime of the week. Police say back on October 13th between 11:41 AM and 11:55 AM, two men were in Ace Hardware, 321 S Broadway, Salina. While there, the men ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has created  the Kansas Main Street Affiliate Community Program, an initiative designed to introduce more Kansas communities to the resources and technical assistance offered through Kansas Main Street. According to the Governor's Office, the new Affiliate Community Program is a membership-based program that invites representatives from participating communities to attend training and ...

5 years ago
A person on the November list of Salina's Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Daven Ray Creech has been arrested.  He was wanted for felony drug crimes, and multiple counts of criminal use of a financial card and theft by deception. Those on the November list of Salina's Most Wanted are ...

5 years ago
The biggest outdoors weekend of the year is here. Upland bird season in Kansas begins on Saturday. It’s a Kansas tradition to open the pheasant and quail seasons on the second Saturday in November. Officials remind hunters that landowner permission is required before hunting on private land, whether the land is posted or not. Land posted ...

5 years ago
Another Salina Presbyterian Manor resident has tested positive for COVID-19 in continued outbreak testing at the senior living community. “We remain vigilant in our efforts to protect the health and safety of our residents and staff members,” said Jeanne Gerstenkorn, PMMA’s vice president for health and wellness and infection preventionist. According to the organization, the resident, who ...

5 years ago
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, many families are already thinking about Christmas. For those who are including Operation Christmas Childshoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,000 drop-off sites are now open. Shoebox gifts prepared by generous donors and filled with toys, hygiene items, and school supplies may be dropped off now during National Collection ...

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Saline County officials are now in the land acquisition phase as they begin the final design process for the new jail that was approved by voters in the November 3rd election. County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes tells KSAL News that the architectural firm will be able to make final adjustments to the plan after the land is ...

5 years ago
Several thousands of dollars worth of property is stolen from a home west of Salina. Saline County Sheriff's Capt. Jim Hughes tells KSAL News that $16,000 worth of property is stolen from a residence in the 600 block of W. K-143 Highway and reported to authorities on Tuesday. Investigation shows that someone entered the house by damaging ...

5 years ago
A new grant from NASA,  the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will fund the development of new Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educator workshops in Fort Hays State University’s College of Education. The grant proposal submitted by Dr. Paul Adams, dean of the College of Education, is titled “High-Altitude Balloon Launch System to Support Teacher ...

5 years ago
A rear-end crash in west Salina injures one of the drivers on Wednesday afternoon. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the accident happened at the intersection of S. Broadway Blvd. and Marietta Ave. at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday. A 2016 Ford Expedition--driven by 55-year-old Sherry Wahl, Blaine, Kan.--was traveling south on Broadway when it ...

5 years ago
COVID-19 clusters continue to increase across Central Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in its latest list of COVID-19 exposure locations, indicates there are three clusters in Salina. According to the agency, they have confirmed 18 cases at St. Francis Ministries, 5 cases at the Saline County Treasurers Office, and 5 cases at Lowe's home ...