7 years ago
A plethora of personal belongings were missing from an east Salina home after a late-afternoon burglary. Police Capt. Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the incident happened at a residence on Tuesday, March 20 at 1000 S. Marymount. The burglary happened between 2:15 and 5:15 p.m. The home owner, 65-year-old Wayne Schneider, came home to find that ...

7 years ago
A missing child in the Barton County community of Hoisington has been found deceased. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 2-year-old Iviona Lewis was located deceased in rural Barton county. Agents and local law enforcement worked through the night and made an arrest at approximately 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Chaz Stephens, age 25, of Hoisington, acquaintance of ...

7 years ago
A tribute to a man who made aviation history when he took off from the Salina Regional Airport, and later returned after flying solo, non-stop around the world without refueling will be dedicated this week. Steve Fossett's record setting around-the-world, solo, nonstop flight in the Global Flyer in 2005 originated from Salina. The historic 22,936-mile, 67-hour ...

7 years ago
A new restaurant is ready to open in South Salina. A brand new Arby's will open on Monday. According to the company, Arby’s newly constructed restaurant will occupy  2,499 square feet, with comfortable, full service seating for 50 guests, and a convenient drive thru for guests on the go, employing approximately 40 full and part-time workers. The ...

7 years ago
Memorial Hospital in Abilene lifted visitation restrictions last week, but has reinstated the restrictions again as of Monday night. Visitation is restricted at Memorial Hospital in Abilene for patient and visitor protection due to the prevalence of illness in the community. “We have seen six positive influenza tests this week,” MHS Chief Nursing Officer, Brenda Moffitt ...

7 years ago
Each year students from the Bethany Oratorio Society are selected to perform solos during dress rehearsal for Handel’s “Messiah,” the highlight of the Messiah Festival of the Arts held annually at Bethany College in Lindsborg. This year 17 students were selected for this honor, including: seniors –Elisabeth Phelan, soprano, Longmont, Colorado, Alec Schneider, bass, Lindsborg, Kansas; juniors –Nick ...

7 years ago
The road to Cheyenne will roll through Salina this weekend. Championship Bull Riding's "Showdown in Salina" is coming back to  the Tony's Pizza Events Center. Some of the best cowboys in the world will ride on Saturday. According to CBR, fans do not want to miss the top ranked professional championship bull riders in the world ...

7 years ago
A new leader is now in charge of the Salina-based Coronado Area Council Boy Scout Council. According to the organization, Kyle Smith as the new Scout Executive of the Coronado Area Council. Smith began his Scouting career as a District Executive at the Longhorn Council in Ft Worth, TX. He moved on to become a Senior District ...

7 years ago
An investigation into criminal threats leads to drug charges for a Salina man. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to a south Salina home on Saint Patrick's Day after a male and female in their twenties told police how an acquaintance had threatened them with bodily harm. On Monday evening the investigation ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Commission  has lifted the county-wide burn ban, which was put into effect on March 5th. While the precipitation that most of the state received is welcomed; fire dangers still remain.  The precipitation received will not break the drought conditions.  When the sun and wind return, the fire danger will be as high as ...

7 years ago
A Lincoln County resident had his faith in humanity restored this week when he unknowingly lost his Mega Millions ticket worth one million dollars.  The workers and owner at a gas station in Salina hunted the man down and returned his ticket to him hours later! Our winner, who chose to remain anonymous, was in a ...