9 years ago
The Saline County Commission on Aging, which provides umbrella services such as Meals on Wheels and the Salina Senior Center, will study if the COA would be better served by becoming a department of the County. Executive Director Leslie Eikleberry wrote in an e-mail that the “COA Board voted to form a committee to explore the ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission won't allow Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy extra time to renegotiate a new merger. After the commission in April rejected the proposed merger, the two companies filed a petition asking for extra time to revise the deal to meet commissioners' expectations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the commission rejected the request Tuesday. The ...

9 years ago
A Colorado man told officers he was robbed at the Greyhound Bus stop at 125 E. Diamond Drive on Saturday night. James Hester of Edgewater told police a black man with dread locks threatened him and took his wallet with an undisclosed amount of cash.   Victor Jou reported his H&H brand flatbed trailer with a 4-foot ...

9 years ago
Materials at a remodel job site were damaged. Salina Police are investigating after someone forced open a window on a house in the 800 block of W. Ash and damaged 15 sheets of drywall that was stacked up. Vandals also damaged light fixtures, a box fan and windows. The property is owned by M & L Rentals. Loss ...

9 years ago
Free lunches will be available again this summer for children who are out of school. USD 305 will continue it  free summer meal program beginning Tuesday, May 30th – Friday, July 21st.  All locations, except St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, will serve a free summer lunch from 12-12:30 p.m. St. John’s will serve lunches 11:30-noon, June ...

9 years ago
Two bands that were big in the 90s are coming to Salina. The Wallflowers and Better Than Ezra are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. The two groups will play the Stiefel Theatre in Salina on Sunday, July 30th.. Tickets start at $39, and on sale this Friday. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Stiefel ...

9 years ago
Vandals damaged a tee box at the Salina Municipal Golf Course on E. Crawford sometime during the weekend. Police say someone spray painted profanity on a bench and used the paint to mark up an advertising sign and sod mat as well. Damage is estimated at $2,500. A fence at a nearby house was also tagged with profanity. ...

9 years ago
A man comes home to discover his living room on fire at a home southwest of Salina. Robert Richter pulled into his driveway around 9:05pm Monday evening and could see smoke pouring out of his home located at 4796 W. McReynolds Road. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Richter rushed into the house and ...

9 years ago
A civil rights group is seeking sanctions against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach for hiding documents about his plans to change federal voting law amid a lawsuit challenging the state's proof-of-citizenship voter registration law. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion late Monday seeking to make public a document Kobach was photographed taking into ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges that include felony murder in connection with the death of his son. According to Salina Police, on Monday afternoon the Salina Fire Department EMS and the Salina Police Department were dispatched to 919 N. 9 th Street in regards to an 11-month- old male that was not breathing. Immediately upon arrival ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a bag of tools from a pickup bed. Tools worth $5,000 were taken from a truck parked in the 700 block of Comanche sometime between 8am and 8:30am Saturday. Police say the tools are RC brand and were in a large 9800 OGIO gear bag.   Two trailers were stolen from ...