5 years ago
What would Rebekah Franklin’s life be like if she hadn’t joined the robotics team? “Boring. Sad. Probably lonely,” said the Salina Central High School junior. “I’d probably still be eating my lunch in the corner by the trash can. I would probably only still have two friends. And I would probably still be in my shell, ...

5 years ago
A Salina man was arrested on charges of driving under the influence after being involved in a non-injury accident Wednesday evening. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, officers were sent to the intersection of Highland and Bond Street around 5:15pm to investigate a two car crash. Police say 30-year-old Jeremy Eilrich was taken into custody after officers ...

5 years ago
A high speed chase that began in Salina, ends on I-70 with a drug related arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol attempted to make a traffic stop in the 800 block of University Place just after 1am Thursday. Police say the driver, 41-year-old Eric Goldberg did ...

5 years ago
The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went online back on January 4th. As of Thursday sixteen of them have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrest is: Flores, Charity, Ann The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s most wanted is released. The January list is online now. ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is outlining her goals for the 2020 legislative session. Kelly delivered her annual State of the State Address Wednesday night in Topeka. Among other things, the governor told lawmakers that she wants to expand Medicaid, lower grocery and property taxes, increase exports of farm commodities and invest $30 million into state prisons. [audio ...

5 years ago
The driver of a pickup truck is killed and the passenger seriously injured in a single vehicle crash on the Ohio St. viaduct in Salina. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash occurred at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of N. Ohio St. The driver was traveling northbound on Ohio St. ...

5 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt wants to regulate indoor vaping in the state the same way tobacco use is regulated. According to the Attorney General, state law which regulates smoking tobacco in public indoor places should also cover indoor vaping. Schmidt said he will request introduction of legislation to add use of electronic cigarettes to the ...

5 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center has been awarded accreditation. According to the hospital, they have received accreditation through the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), the nation’s original independent, accreditation program recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Accreditation confirms that Salina Regional is providing high-quality care as determined by an independent, external process of evaluation. “Salina ...

5 years ago
Celebrate Kansas Day with Salina Public Library by learning more about the state’s history. The documentary “Fort Harker: Gateway Post to the Frontier” will be shown from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Prescott Room. Filmmaker, Greg Heller, and videographer/producer, Steve Stults, will answer questions and have DVDs available for purchase after the film. Fort Harker, ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Commission will look the same for the next year. At their meeting on Tuesday commissioners decided to leave the structure of the governing body the same in 2020 as it was in 2019. Commissioner Mike White began by saying "the present slate of Commissioners have done an excellent job.”  His motion followed with ...

5 years ago
A woman from Wilson has over 77,000 reasons to be thankful she bought a Kansas Lottery scratch ticket. According to the lottery, Kathleen Zelenka has been chasing a big prize, and her determination paid off recently with a $77,777 win on the Emerald 7’s instant scratch game. “I like to play scratch tickets, and I especially liked ...