6 years ago
A traffic stop on Interstate-70 early Tuesday leads to the arrest of two men from South Carolina on drug related charges. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, a deputy stopped a car for speeding and following too close to another vehicle on I-70 around 1am Tuesday morning near the Ohio Street exit. As the deputy made ...

6 years ago
Local authorities are helping investigators in Wichita, Hutchinson and Texas follow up on a bank fraud case that has dozens of Salinans caught in a scam. According to Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus, 49 customers who used a Sunflower Bank ATM or have an account there are victims of a breach that allowed a person or ...

6 years ago
The Salina Area United Way will be participating in the annual worldwide United Way Day of Action this week. According to the organization, on and around June 21, tens of thousands of people in hundreds of communities across the world will volunteer through United Way to make a difference in their communities. United Way Day of ...

6 years ago
If you like books with a Kansas flavor you might have some new reading material. According to the State of Kansas, State Librarian Eric Norris announced today the 14th annual selection of Kansas Notable Books. The fifteen books feature quality titles with wide public appeal, either written by a Kansan or about a Kansas related topic. “I ...

6 years ago
The longtime Music Director and Conductor of the Salina Symphony has resigned. According to the organization, Dr. Ken Hakoda has stepped down after 15 years. Hakoda was named music director and conductor of the Salina Symphony in 2004. During his tenure, the Symphony doubled the number of performances and experienced substantial growth in ticket sales. Under Hakoda’s ...

6 years ago
A large group of supporters of a project to upgrade the baseball and softball facilities in Salina showed up at the Salina City Commission Meeting on Monday. Though not on the agenda, they spoke during the open public forum portion of the meeting and pushed for a vote on a previously proposed $8 million upgrade ...

6 years ago
A Salina man's 2010 Ford F-150 was stolen from the Lowe's parking lot on S. 9th St. Salina Police Captian Paul Forrester told KSAL News: Around 1:30 PM on the 16th a Salina man left his windows down, the doors unlocked, and the keys to his Ford F-150 in the center console. When he returned to ...

6 years ago
A Salina man attempted to cash multiple checks at two Salina Bennington State Bank locations. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News: Thursday morning police were sent to Bennington State bank in the 200 block of S. 9th st. for an attempted fraud and theft. A man attempted to cash a check (over $3,600) from L & ...

6 years ago
A burglary in the 1900 block of N. 9th St. results in an estimated $20,000 loss. According to Captain Paul Forester, an unknown suspect broke into a trailer sometime between 5:30 PM on the 15th and 8:30 AM on the 16th. Suretech was hired to install locks (key-card readers) for a new hotel. There is no list ...

6 years ago
It was "Like None Other". The 43rd edition of the Smoky Hill River Festival wrapped up Sunday evening in Oakdale Park. It was another successful weekend for everyone involved. Over 100 performers and 130 artists made their way to Salina and brought lots of entertainment to festival goers. Though there was overnight rain a couple of days, weather ...

6 years ago
They were planning a party on top of Coronado Heights this spring to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the park. Now the community of Lindsborg and surrounding Smoky Valley region is trying to come up with a plan to reopen the park after historic rainfall in May caused a land slide and gap in the road ...