6 years ago
A Salina based convenience store chain collected nearly $24,000 for food banks across Kansas. From October 22-31, all ten 24/7 Travel Store locations pledged to donate 5¢ from every gallon of gas sold to their local food bank. Participating food banks include: Genesis Food Bank of Sherman County Genesis Food Bank of Thomas County Trego County Food ...

6 years ago
A stuck accelerator on a car may have played a role in an accident over the weekend at a north Salina grocery store. Police Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that an 80-year-old driver was pulling into the handicap stall at Save a Lot located at 511 E. Iron on Saturday afternoon. Police say the man's 2008 ...

6 years ago
Police are looking for a stolen 2013 Toyota Tundra crew cab truck that was stolen from the 600 block of N. Broadway. The owner told officers he left the keys in the unlocked truck in front of Geo Probe for about an hour before it was stolen. The red truck has Kansas tag: 584 CIZ ...

6 years ago
Police are looking for a couple who was shopping for jewelry in downtown and allegedly walked out of a Salina store with a stolen gold necklace. According to Captain Paul Forrester, a man and woman entered Vernon's Jewelry, 123 N. Santa Fe about 4:30pm on Monday and began talking with staff while looking at many items ...

6 years ago
A traffic stop on Interstate-70 turns into a couple of drug arrests. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a rental car headed for Tennessee was clocked going 93-miles per hour in a 75-mph zone on Friday evening near the Halstead exit. The deputy smelled marijuana inside the car as he began to talk with ...

6 years ago
A Salina man is in custody after allegedly waving a loaded handgun inside a bar. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to Big Nose Kates, 117 N. Santa Fe just before midnight on Monday to the report of a man with a gun. Police say 25-year-old Adam Guzman got into an argument ...

6 years ago
An update on the progress of the Smoky Hill River renewal project will be offered later this week. The City of Salina has been working to refine design elements presented in the Smoky Hill River Renewal Master Plan that was adopted in 2010. The planning process of this effort is concluding, and the project team is ...

6 years ago
To celebrate national Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, local advocates are hosting a Shine A Light on Lung Cancer event this weekend. It is from from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday at the Central Mall in Salina. The event includes a free pancake brunch served by Chris Cakes and some of the latest information ...

6 years ago
A man serving a life sentence in connection with the 2013 disappearance and murder of a Salina woman has died. According to Kansas Department of Corrections records, 30-year-old Joel Heil died on Sunday. Back in 2014 Heil plead guilty to charges that include first degree murder and attempted robbery charges. He was serving a life sentence ...

6 years ago
Salina Public Library is offering a one day of fine and fee forgiveness on Nov. 27. Library cardholders can have up to $50 of fines or fees waived from their library account. “We know that when times are tough, patrons need the library the most, and we understand that having overdue fines or fees on your ...

6 years ago
Kansas State University is saving energy costs and becoming greener by using one of Kansas' most abundant resources: wind. A new university agreement with Westar Energy will provide approximately 50 percent of the energy needs for the university's main Manhattan campus from a wind farm in Nemaha County and save the university nearly $200,000 annually. The agreement ...