5 years ago
Friday is the 99 year anniversary of one of the more infamous events in the history of Salina. It was on September 13th, 1920, when a circus elephant was shot and killed after going on a rampage. The Sells Floto Circus was in Salina on that day, with it's famous performing elephants, highlighted by ring-leader  Snyder. According ...

5 years ago
Friday was a big day in Downtown Salina. Late in the afternoon, Santa Fe was opened back up. There is still work to be done, but traffic is flowing again. According to the City of Salina Smoky Hill Construction opened southbound Santa Fe Avenue to thru traffic. Iron Avenue remains closed west of Santa Fe Avenue ...

5 years ago
Police are looking for a white, male in connection to a rash of stolen checks in Salina. Authorities are once again urging citizens to take payments made by check - directly to the post office to mail as thieves continue to pilfer mailboxes in Salina for checks they can steal. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News ...

5 years ago
A Lindsborg woman walked out of work in Salina to discover her car was stolen. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Gayla Nelson clocked out at midnight to go home after working her shift at Walgreens located at 700 S. Broadway. Moments later she discovered her 1998 Honda CRV was gone. She quickly reported the ...

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After almost eight decades, a soldier from Kansas is returning home from war. Authorities say Seaman Wilbur Clayton Barrett was among 24-hundred Americans killed during the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Barrett, who was 25 at the time, served aboard the USS Oklahoma. According to military officials, Barrett's remains were recently identified via DNA-testing. They ...

5 years ago
It appears a restaurant building which has been vacant since late March at one of the busiest locations in Salina will soon come back to life. Back on March 25th, Long John Silver's, located at 1019 E Crawford at the corner of Crawford and Ohio Streets, closed. The restaurant had been located at the intersection for ...

5 years ago
One person was hurt in a single-vehicle rollover crash south of Salina late Thursday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Deputy Ricky Heinrich told KSAL News at the scene the crash a happened as a passenger car was headed north in the  8000 block of South Ohio Street. The driver lost control on the dirt road. The car swerved, ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission Thursday denied a request which would have prompted a rate increase to customers of the largest power utility in Kansas. According to the KCC, ratepayers would have had to bear the cost of Westar Energy's seven-month lease and subsequent purchase in August 2019 of an 8% interest in Jeffrey Energy Center. Had ...

5 years ago
An adoption special at the Salina Animal Shelter continues through this weekend. Dog and cat adoption fees at Salina Animal Services, 329 N. 2nd St., are half price through this Saturday at 2 p.m. Adopted animals will be: Spayed/neutered Micro-chipped Vaccinated with age-appropriate vaccines Wormed Flea-treated Salina Animal Services is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Saturday-10 a.m.-2 ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of three appliances - purchased with a fraudulent check last month. Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that back on August 19, a male used a fake check and a phony out of state ID to walk out of Menards, 1805 Virginia Court, with a washer/dryer set and a refrigerator. Police ...

5 years ago
The Bishop leading the Salina Catholic Diocese is discussing issues surrounding the church. Bishop Gerald Vincke is expressing remorse for clergy sexual abuse. The Bishop, appearing on KSAL Radio Thursday morning, said "we messed up, I apologize". Earlier this summer the diocese announced tfere are 14 priests who have substantiated allegations of abuse of a minor. Additionally, ...