5 years ago
More Salina businesses have reported fraudulent checks that appear to be from the same scheme. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that one of the businesses, B&K Prescription Shop, 601 E. Iron, told authorities that two checks made out to individuals turned up to be fraudulent. Both checks went through Bennington State Bank and were ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who robbed a Salina gas station. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Salina Police Department, On October 11th, at 8:56 PM, a person entered the 5 Corners Gas Station located at 848 N. Broadway. The person brandished ...

5 years ago
A Salina business owner is facing charges after he allegedly took customers' money for SCUBA-diving trips that never left dock. 49-year-old Mark Alan Ash, owner of H2O Aquatic Adventures, was booked into the Saline County on Wednesday on charges which include theft by deception, impairing a security interest and selling/disposing of personal property. Ash is accused of ...

5 years ago
For the 6th year in a row Downtown Salina is planning a Halloween-themed pub crawl. The "Creepy Crawl", formerly known as the "Zombie Pub Craw", is Saturday. Organizers invite adults who want to get an early start of Halloween festivities to walk, crawl,slither or slide to ten of downtown's kicking establishments to enjoy drink specials, live ...

5 years ago
Necropsy results have determined that the cause of death for the African lion, Sahar, to be due to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) caused by a fungal infection. According to the zoo, the infection, which caused lesions in both the brain and a lung, were not detectable by routine examination or by the standard clinical tests ...

5 years ago
A construction company contacted authorities this week after discovering scammers were using fake business checks with his logo. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that the owner of Frisbie Construction, 7793 E K4 Highway told investigators they have changed bank accounts and banking practices after they discovered scammers sent fake ...

5 years ago
A Salina man was injured in a rollover crash north of the city on Wednesday morning. Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office were sent to the 3400 block of N. Halstead Road after 37-year-old Michael Sorden was hurt in a single car accident around 7am. Deputies say Sorden missed a turn from Watkins onto N. ...

5 years ago
Investigators with the Salina Police Department continue to unravel several different strands of a check fraud scheme in Salina and the surrounding area. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the First United Methodist Church, 122 N. 8th contacted authorities this week about five fraudulent checks that were written for a total of $9,000. Police say the ...

5 years ago
McPherson College has raised $10.5 million toward its Building Community Campaign, a comprehensive funding campaign that launched during Homecoming on October 12. The centerpiece of the $20 million campaign is a proposed new student center. Starting the campaign with more than 50 percent of the goal raised is unprecedented in the college’s campaign history. As part ...

5 years ago
A portion of Santa Fe in Downtown Salina which re-opened a couple of weeks ago will temporarily closed today to allow for the fourth of four overhead structures to be put in place According to the city of Salina, Santa Fe Avenue from Iron Street to Walnut Street will be closed to erect the new overhead ...

5 years ago
Three local artists will be featured in Salina Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless juried competition 2020 Art is Ageless calendar.  The Calendar is produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America). “Midsummer Day,” a painting by Eva Lankhorst, “Batik on Ginwashi Paper,” a mixed media/craft entry by Salina Presbyterian Manor resident Don Lloyd, and “Poinsettia & ...