7 years ago
Things will be a little different at the Salina Public Library to begin the new year. After 40 years, longtime director Joe McKenzie is retiring. The library announced earlier this year that McKenzie planned to call it a career at the end of the year. The 64-year-old McKenzie started at the Salina Public Library as the ...

7 years ago
The City of Salina is currently accepting expression of interest forms for vacancies that currently or will soon exist on the following citizen boards, commissions and committees: Library Board:  Citizen-at-Large within City Limits  Salina Airport Authority In addition, the City of Salina is looking for youth to be a part of the Youth on Boards program. ...

7 years ago
Arctic air is helping to ring in the new year across Kansas. An arctic front is hitting the area this weekend, dropping high temperatures to single digits or the teens all across the state. Gusty wind will bring the wind chill factor below zero in some places. According to the National Weather Service, colder temperatures are expected ...

7 years ago
Crimes involving counterfeit money highlight the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at approximately 09:35 a.m., Officers were dispatched to First Bank Kansas, 235 S. Santa Fe, in reference to a counterfeit bill. The counterfeit bill had been in a deposit from Dollar General, 654 S. Broadway. Dollar General ...

7 years ago
A classic 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar was stolen from a Salina home. Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 600 block of N. 13th that was reported to SPD on Thursday. Police say someone stole the electric guitar plus a computer, coins, work uniforms and clothing from the home. The guitar in teal in color, ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of multiple truck and tractor batteries from a construction company. Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that sometime between December 22 and December 25, someone removed approximately 20 Deka and Autocraft batteries from trucks and heavy equipment owned by Diehl Construction at 521 Bishop Street. Loss is listed at $4,000.

7 years ago
The new 81 Connection bus service will have a couple of new buses when it begins service in the new year. OCCK, Inc. Transportation has added two brand new vehicles for the 81 Connection fixed route from Belleville to Salina. According to OCCK, with the support of the Kansas Department of Transportation, OCCK Transportation has received ...

7 years ago
The Salina Community Foundation has a new person in charge.  According to the organization, the Greater Salina Community Foundation board of directors has appointed Jessica Martin president and executive director. In her eight years with the foundation, Martin has served in many different roles, including affiliate and youth coordinator and grants and scholarships coordinator. During that ...

7 years ago
Many Americans are prepaying their property tax before a new law takes effect. The IRS says taxpayers can deduct their 2018 property taxes from this year's taxes as long as they are prepaid during 2017. A statement from the IRS explains that in order for 2018 local and state property taxes to be deductible from this ...

7 years ago
Another bogus $50 bill was passed at a Salina business. Salina Police are investigating a third incident of counterfeit cash being used in Salina over the last ten days. Police Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that someone used a fake $50 to make a purchase at the Dollar General, 840 E. Crawford on Saturday. Cox says the ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman is behind bars after a police investigation links her to stolen property. Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that officers took 26-year-old Heather Easter into custody at Ashby House, 142 S. 7th Street on Wednesday in connection to a stolen locator tool she allegedly sold in October to Bob's Pawn Shop located at ...