5 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after making threats to numerous people in the Salina Public Library. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Salina Public Library at 301 W. Elm in regards to a disorderly subject at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday. Two officers made contact with 31-year-old Victor Delatorre, Salina, who ...

5 years ago
A Haysville gas station is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Vickers Petroleum Service Station at 140 North Main Street was added to the register in August. The station, which was built in 1954, was the first service station in the country to feature a batwing design.

5 years ago
A group of Kansas prison inmates is raising money for a Wichita youth baseball league. Inmates at the El Dorado Correctional Facility raised two-thousand-dollars for League 42 through selling diners to Cracker Barrel. Officials say the inmates began their fundraising effort after watching a video about how League 42 serves Wichita area children.

5 years ago
A portion of Santa Fe in Downtown Salina which re-opened a couple of weeks ago will temporarily close for one day this week. According to the city of Salina, on Thursday Santa Fe Avenue from Iron Street to Ash Street will be closed to erect the new overhead structure at Phillips Plaza. This project is scheduled ...

5 years ago
Volunteers will gather Saturday morning to help make Salina a better place to live. People of all ages are ready to roll up their sleeves and tackle a variety of community service projects during the annual Fall Fix-Up effort. The projects include: Ashby House – painting living room at shelter, cleaning up flowerbeds and removing debris ...

5 years ago
Halloween festivities in downtown Salina will be a bit different this year. The "Big BoorRama" safe trick or treat event is no more, instead replaced by a new "Big BooBash" event. According to Salina Downtown Inc, they are now bringing a brand new, family friendly, Spooktacular event on Saturday, October 26th. Several events will take place ...

5 years ago
A special joint meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon regarding Salina Public Entities and what to do with over $95 million of environmental clean up inside the city of Salina. The group, comprised of the City of Salina, USD 305, Salina Airport Authority and Kansas State University all came together to continue discussions on the environmental ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a trailer thief. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 4pm Sunday and 10:30am Monday morning, someone hooked up a double axle tilt bed trailer and drove away. Police say the red trailer was parked in a backyard at a residence in the 100 block of W. Ash. The owner ...

5 years ago
One of the two suspects in a deadly shooting at a Kansas City, Kansas, bar is under arrest. Police announced yesterday that 23-year-old Javier Alatorre was taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri, and was awaiting extradition back to Wyandotte County to face charges. Alatorre and 29-year-old Hugo Villanueva-Morales are accused of shooting and killing four people ...

5 years ago
A Newton animal shelter is temporarily closed due to a virus. Officials at the Caring Hands Humane Society say three dogs at the shelter died from parvovirus. Officials say a man brought in a stray dog last month that later tested positive for parvo, which later spread to two other dogs. Shelter officials say the best way to ...

5 years ago
In celebration of October as National Arts & and Humanities Month, the City of Salina and Salina Arts & Humanities recognize the continued economic and social impact of the arts. Unique partnerships with local cultural organizations contribute to increased tourism, local tax revenue, and greater awareness of the contributions cultural organizations and the arts make. While some ...