7 months ago
A downtown Salina restaurant and bar will soon undergo major changes. The Prickly Pear Grill & Cantina, a Tex-Mex eating and entertainment venue which opened in August 2022, will be transitioning to a new ownership group and concept, Jose Pepper's.  The change is expected to be complete by this fall.  "As downtown Salina continues its revitalization, we ...

7 months ago
Authorities are searching for an armed man who robbed a Salina convenience store clerk at gunpoint. Police Captain Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that just before midnight on Sunday night a man wearing a black mask entered the Kwik Shop at 657 Fairdale, pointed a gun at the male clerk and demanded cash from the store. The ...

7 months ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation has closed the McPherson County rest area on Northbound I-135 at mile marker 68 for plumbing repairs. The rest area will remain closed until the plumbing repairs are completed, with an estimated reopening in one to two weeks.

7 months ago
A driver caught speeding is now facing charges for DUI plus flee and elude. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that 23-year-old Curtis Frisbie was arrested early Sunday after a deputy clocked him driving 70mph in a 40mph zone near 9th and Prescott. Deputies say he led authorities on a chase in his 2003 GMC ...

7 months ago
A Salina woman is in jail after making threats at a park Saturday morning. Police Captain Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that around 11am officers were sent to Hawthorne Park on N. 9th after an intoxicated woman began shouting threats aimed at two men and two women who were nearby. Witnesses told police she made verbal threats ...

7 months ago
A Salina man is facing a number of charges after he allegedly drove off from an attempted traffic stop. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, authorities arrested 25-year-old Trenton Ponting during the early morning hours of Saturday. Deputies say Ponting sped away as the officer approached his vehicle on foot near the intersection of Crawford and ...

7 months ago
Kansans will awake to a new statutory landscape Monday after contents of 101 bills approved by the Legislature and, mostly, signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly officially take effect. With turning of the calendar at 12:01 a.m. July 1, incarcerated juveniles in Kansas could be granted work release. Microbreweries would be able to self-distribute beer ...

7 months ago
A North Salina community block party event which was revived last year after nearly a half-century is growing this year, and will include an all-star basketball game featuring among others a former Harlem Globetrotter. In the late 1960 and early 1970s there was an event in Salina called "Daddy Bud Day", where John "Daddy Bud" Curtis, ...

7 months ago
Two people from Colorado were killed in a place crash in Northwest Kansas Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 1934 WACO YKC fixed wing single-engine airplane  crashed in a field in Sherman County. The pilot and passenger were killed in the crash. They are identified as 78-year-old David Allen and 79-year-old Jeanne Allen, both ...

7 months ago
One of the most historic facilities in Salina is launching a million dollar capital campaign to address some much needed improvements. A $1,000,000 capital campaign at the Temple will provide two new elevators, updated ADA compliant restrooms, and air conditioning for the theatre. According to the organization, due to the generosity of private donors and area foundations ...

7 months ago
The Salina USD 305 summer lunch program ends Tuesday, July 2nd, but for those who need them, there are still free lunch services available in Salina. Salina Public Library, in partnership with St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, provides free grab-and-go lunches through the summer. The lunch program runs through August 2nd. Priority is given to youth ...