7 years ago
Downtown Salina was alive Monday, with teens roaming the streets. The second “Cultural Crawl” was held. Groups of 50 students rotated through nearly a dozen available stations at various locations. Lessons were learned over curriculum areas that included arts, science, history, social studies, math and more. There was plenty for the students to do, including hands-on activities. Participating ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was awakened early Monday morning to find an intruder inside his home in the 400 block of S. Phillips. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that police are looking for a suspect described as a slender black male with dreadlocks, who was wearing a black zip up jacket and blue shorts. Police say Matthew ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested on charges of aggravated battery after she allegedly sliced her boyfriend's arm and his backpack with a knife. Officers were called to the Budget King Motel, 809 N. Broadway on Saturday night after a concerned guest heard yelling as the couple's argument escalated. Police say 46-year-old Jeanette Cervene grabbed a knife and ...

7 years ago
The Salina Police Department in conjunction with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Bureau of Investigation made two arrests last week as part of a prostitution sting. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Operation Life Saver is a nation wide program designed to find juveniles and victims of human trafficking by using ...

7 years ago
Police on Monday provided a few new details about an ongoing investigation surrounding the circumstances of how a child was burned in a west side Salina home on Thursday evening. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that just before 11pm, officers were called to Salina Regional Health Center on Thursday night after a 3-year-old girl was ...

7 years ago
No one was injured after shots were fired in a Salina neighborhood Friday afternoon and the suspected gunman was taken into custody. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 400 block of Baker Street around 4:30pm Friday after 25-year-old Kevin Rivers allegedly pulled a semiautomatic handgun and fired it at ...

7 years ago
As it prepares to do battle with Amazon and Walmart in the discount food business, Kroger is exploring unloading its convenience store operations. The "Cincinnati Enquirer" reports Kroger disclosed its intention to explore what it calls strategic alternatives or nearly 800 convenience stores across 18 states including Kansas. One other possibility is spinning the convenience stores ...

7 years ago
The top ranked professional championship bull riders in the world will be headed to Salina this spring. Bull riding fans will have the rare opportunity to see these extraordinary cowboy athletes who set records at both CBR and the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. With 30 years of bull riding history ...

7 years ago
I'm trying, y'all. I graduated from the University of Kansas in the spring of 2013. I'm a fourth-generation Jayhawk. I bleed crimson and blue. But man, it's getting harder to remain positive. The Kansas football team was blasted 45-0 in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State clearly made sure there wouldn't be a hangover game. The Cyclones are 4-2, so ...

7 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters will sponsor a Candidates Forum for Salina City Commission and USD 305 School Board Candidates on Tuesday. The forum is from 6-9pm, at Sams Chapel in the Hall of Pioneers on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. Two sessions will be held.  The first session will ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office following a wild weekend jail escape. Saturday afternoon escape of two inmates from the Marshall County Jail in Marysville, Kan. According to the KBI, on Saturday at approximately 4:55 p.m., the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the KBI to investigate events surrounding the ...