6 years ago
A business burglary is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. The Salina Police Department is currently investigating a burglary at Rod’s Gas Station, 2140 W Crawford that happened on December 31st at at 12:10 AM. Merchandise valued at $508 was stolen from the store, and a 5’x3’ double pane window was broken, valued at ...

6 years ago
The Salina USD 305 Board of Education has chosen four finalists for the position of Salina USD 305 Superintendent of Schools beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. Public receptions have been scheduled from 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. at the District Office SEC Room, 1511 Gypsum Ave., on the following days Monday, January 14 Tuesday, January 15 ...

6 years ago
A vehicle which was originally believed to be "leaving the scene" of a fatal accident has been located. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the incident involved a fatality along Interstate 70 in Russell County early Friday morning. Shortly after 5:00 Friday morning a deceased person was located in the eastbound lanes of I-70 in Russell county. An ...

6 years ago
A wet wintry mix of rain, sleet, and snow could impact travel in parts of Kansas late Friday into early Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, rain will gradually change over to snow Friday evening and Friday night from north to south, persisting through Saturday morning. Wet and slushy accumulations will range from 3 to ...

6 years ago
After 43 years of service with the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce,  the President and CEO is calling it a career. Don Weiser is retiring later this spring. Weiser spent the last 4 ½ years as the president and CEO of the Chamber. Weiser first joined the Chamber staff in 1975 as Executive Assistant to then President ...

6 years ago
An organization that started with a collection of horses in a barn is planning to celebrate its 20 year anniversary as an accredited zoo. Rolling Hills Zoo detailed plans on Thursday for a year long celebration. Rolling Hills Executive Director Robert Jenkins said there will be different specials and activities planned each month as part of ...

6 years ago
A Salina man has 20,000 reasons to be a fan of the Kansas Lottery. Richard Bronson of Salina has a strategy for playing Keno. He follows the same routine almost every day and this week it paid off with a $20,022 win on an 8-Spot Keno ticket. “I go to one Dillons and buy a multi-draw Keno ...

6 years ago
Two Salina women had several items--including multiple tablets--stolen from their northeast Salina apartment. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the burglary happened sometime between 7:55 a.m. and noon on Wednesday at an apartment complex at 1132 E. Ash. One of the victims, a 61-year-old Salina woman came home for lunch to find a light left ...

6 years ago
A Wichita Republican lawmaker is considering a run for the U.S. Senate. Senate President Susan Wagle is planning to form an exploratory committee as she weighs a possible senate run in 2020. Current Kansas U.S. Senator Pat Roberts announced last week that he will not seek re-election next year.

6 years ago
A Salina woman came home to find a burglary in progress--with a half naked man standing in her garage. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that dispatch received a call of a burglary in progress in the 700 block on Meadowbrook on Wednesday at 1:20 p.m. Forrester says that 37-year-old woman came home and found clothing ...

6 years ago
Sitting in their home in Fayetteville, Arkansas on break for the holidays, Dave and Alice Dawson have many reasons to be thankful. Their son, Max, is home for the holiday from St. John’s Military School where they enrolled him almost a year ago. Not only has Max excelled academically, socially, and athletically since he entered ...