8 years ago
A Solomon business man is jailed on charges tied to embezzlement in Salina. Police arrested 38-year-old Timothy A. Fowler on Monday after a 3-week long investigation revealed that he had been writing checks to himself and his business as the treasurer of the Salina Masonic Temple Foundation. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that from August of ...

8 years ago
Police say an 81-year-old Topeka man has been arrested in the deadly shooting of another man. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the suspect has been booked into jail on suspicion of aggravated assault and first-degree murder in the Monday night killing in the southwest part of the city. Capt. Jana Harden says police already had been contacted ...

8 years ago
The archdiocese covering the Kansas City, Kansas, region and much of the eastern part of the state is severing ties with Girl Scouts and urging an end to cookie sales, citing philosophical concerns with the organization. The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas announced Monday that Girl Scouts is "no longer a compatible partner in helping ...

8 years ago
Salina's annual effort to feed the hungry is underway. Project Salina began on Monday. Project Salina unites multiple businesses and organizations in an effort to collect food for five agencies that serve meals, or distribute food, throughout the year. Food will be collected throughout the entire month of May. This year marks 28 years of the effort. ...

8 years ago
A unique event this weekend will celebrate the natural side of Salina, and positive environmental impacts that are being made in the community.  Get outdoors and celebrate your place in nature and your community at the Discover Salina Naturally festival. This one-of-a-kind festival introduces young families to local history, children to nature and entertainingly educates the ...

8 years ago
Students from Salina Area Technical College brought home eight medals from the Kansas SkillsUSA contest, held in Wichita and Hutchinson recently, and four students qualified to compete at the national conference in Louisville, Kentucky in June by winning gold in their competitions. Winning gold medals were: Noah Hanson, a senior at Smoky Valley High School, in ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 400 block of S. 8th. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 3pm on Wednesday and 3pm Thursday, someone entered the house and stole four handguns. Nancy Pihl of Hillsboro told officers they had been getting ready for an estate sale and the door may have ...

8 years ago
Tens of thousands of people are without power after a spring storm dumped more than a foot of snow across part of western Kansas. National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Buller says that from 10 to nearly 20 inches fell from Friday night through Sunday afternoon in an approximately 40-mile wide band in northwest and west-central Kansas. He ...

8 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested on forgery charges last week after allegedly cashing a couple of bogus checks at Sunflower Bank on S. 9th. Officers arrested 24-year-old Shelby Brummer of Salina after a call from the bank on Friday. Police say last Thursday, Brummer cashed a forged check to her from Luray Housing Authority in the amount ...

8 years ago
Authorities are looking for a black box with $10,000 worth of equipment inside that fell off a KDOT truck Friday. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, a box of radio equipment that helps measure the integrity of bridge pillars was lost on I-135 somewhere between Salina and the rest stop north of McPherson. Deputies say the ...

8 years ago
The stars are coming to dance in Salina.  Fans of "Dancing With the Stars" will have the opportunity to see the best ballroom dancers in the business perform live in Salina. Following the success of the sold out “Dancing with the Stars: Live! - We Came to Dance” tour this winter, TV’s hottest show is going ...