8 years ago
Seven Saline County residents have been recognized with special awards from Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland for their extraordinary service as volunteers. Heather Corl, Monty Hole and Chris Parker each received the Appreciation Pin for displaying excellent service in delivering the Girl Scout mission to one or more geographic areas or communities. Corl, the leader of ...

8 years ago
A portion of Hedville Road west of Salina was closed early Friday night as first responders battled a large fire in a hay barn. Rural firefighters were sent at around 5:00 to the report of a hay barn on fire in the area of Hedville Road and State Street Road. The first crews on scene immediately requested ...

8 years ago
The 2017 Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest is underway. Just before 1:00 Friday afternoon, at a live event in Oakdale Park, officials released the first clue. The clue is: "An Interrupted Flow". There will be only 1 clue released on the first day. After the first clue is announced Friday, beginning Saturday two clues will ...

8 years ago
A Salina realtor is now among a half-dozen people why are running for a seat on the Salina City Commission. Owen Freiburger on Friday announced via social media that he is in the city commission race. Freiburger is a Broker / Owner at NextHome Pro Realty. He is also involved in the Salina community. He is ...

8 years ago
Thieves pried open a trailer full of work tools and emptied it. Salina Police are investigating the theft of construction tools from an enclosed trailer that was parked in the 800 block of Marla Court. Police say the collection of tools is owned by Chris Klenda of Salina and was stolen sometime between 5:30pm Wednesday and 6am ...

8 years ago
The state plans to convert the Larned State Hospital into a medium security prison for 18-to-25-year-old inmates. The Kansas Department of Corrections said this week the inmates housed at Larned would have less than three years left to serve. The Hutchinson News reports 150 mental health inmates now at Larned would be moved to the El Dorado ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an attempted armed robbery at a home in Salina early Friday morning. Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 1am, a female victim came into contact with two males in front of a home in the 2200 block of Wesley. The victim told officers the two forced her inside ...

8 years ago
An attempted vehicle stop for a seat belt violation leads to a short chase and arrest in Salina. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, on Thursday afternoon a deputy spotted a driver who was not buckled up in the area of Santa Fe and Republic and pulled in behind his truck to issue a citation. Instead, ...

8 years ago
Riley County police say a man wanted in connection with a Manhattan homicide has been arrested in Wichita. Police spokesman Alexander Robinson said that 38-year-old Steven Harris was taken into custody Thursday evening. Further details about his arrest were not immediately released. Police announced earlier this week they were searching for Harris after the shooting death of 39-year-old ...

8 years ago
Roads around the country, and around Kansas, will be busy on the weekend in which summer unofficailly begins. AAA Kansas projects 39.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, an increase of one million travelers compared to last year and the highest volume of travellers since 2005. ...

8 years ago
The Salina Area Young Professionals are planning an event that features stellar food, rockin' bands, and great community. The 2nd Annual Street Eats & Beats festival in Downtown Salina is this Saturday from 4-10 PM in Campbell Plaza. In addition to the local music and seven food trucks, this year the event will expand to include ...