6 months ago
The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has named 97 schools as recipients of the 2023 Challenge Awards based on criteria met during the 2022-23 school year. Several Salina area schools are on the list including: Cottonwood Elementary School, Salina USD 305 Lakewood Middle School, Salina USD 305 Tescott Elementary School, Twin Valley USD ...

6 months ago
A Salina man was hurt in a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at the junction of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135 Friday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 51-year-old Timothy Barr was riding a 2014 Victory Jackpot motorcycle headed east on I-70 exiting onto southbound I-135. He was traveling too fast to make the curve. ...

7 months ago
A new makeup retail company has joined with Salina's Kohl' department store to bring a popular line of beauty and personal care products. Kohl's located at 2580 S 9th St has just opened its Sephora branch.  Sephora is a makeup company originating out of Limoges, France with headquarters located in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Salina Kohl's store manager Ashley ...

7 months ago
A 62-year-old Salina woman was taken into custody in connection to a fire she allegedly set back in March. Salina Police Captain Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that Robin Stewart was arrested last week on charges that tie back to a March 25th fire started in a home in the 1800 block of S. Broadway. Authorities say ...

7 months ago
Salina Police are investigating an injury crash that sent a motorcycle rider to the hospital in Wichita. Police Sergeant Chad McCary tells KSAL News that just before 5pm on Tuesday evening, 22-year-old Juan Monreal-Esparza was riding a 2007 Susuki motorcycle southbound on 9th Street near the Cloud Street intersection. Police say 21-year-old McKenzie Cramer was driving a ...

7 months ago
Police are investigating a violent robbery in a Salina park. Police Captain Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that on Wednesday evening sometime between 7pm and 8pm, an 18-year-old man was walking near the pickleball courts in Oakdale Park when someone charged him from behind and struck him in the head, knocking him down. When he regained consciousness, ...

7 months ago
A suspect in the theft of a statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson is pleading guilty to the crime. Forty-five-year-old Ricky Alderete entered the plea yesterday in Sedgwick County District Court. The statue was cut from its base at McAdams Park in Wichita on January 26th and destroyed. Alderete will be sentenced on July 1st.

7 months ago
A phone call from a friend - helps authorities find a number of stolen motorcycles. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a case involving the theft of five vintage motorcycles took a turn of discovery on Thursday. Sheriff Soldan reports that a man from Assaria recently traveled to Ottawa County and traded his motorcycle ...

7 months ago
Salina letter carriers are joining a nationwide effort to help “Stamp Out Hunger”. A kickoff event is being held Friday at the Salina Post Office, where food and monetary donations are being accepted. The main event is Saturday, when carriers will collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to local ...

7 months ago
The Cedarhurst community celebrated its grand opening Thursday evening. A large number of guests and new residents of the facility  attended the celebration, which included food made specially from their state of the art kitchen. According to Executive Director Melissa Holcom, Cedarhurst's goals are to supply the elderly the best care and environment for their needs ...

7 months ago
Salina Media Connection is on a mission to re-connect with the public, and opened its doors Thursday evening to show off what it has to offer. The non-profit organization has been around since 1991, when it was established in Salina as Community Access TV. At its height it was located in Memorial Hall, and had a ...