12 months ago
Authorities are investigating a residential burglary after thieves emptied a meat freezer. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that sometime between February 7th and the 9th, someone entered a home in the 4000 block of N. Woodward Road and stole packaged meat from a whole hog and cuts of beef ...

12 months ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after a list of high end clothing items were stolen. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 11:50am to 12:35pm Friday, someone forced open the front door on a home in the 200 block of South 4th Street and removed dozens of clothing items and accessories. Police say ...

12 months ago
A teenage male is now in custody at the Juvenile Detention Center in Junction City after an altercation with three Saline County Sheriff's Deputies. According to Captain Jim Hughes, on Friday evening, deputies contacted a 16-year-old male who ran away from the St. Francis Ministries location in the 5000 block of Cloud Street. A short time ...

12 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a known female suspect in a shoplifting case that took a violent turn. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that staff at Lowe's Home Improvement Center contacted staff at Vanderbilts after a woman with a propensity to steal entered Lowe's. Police say the 41-year-old female handed a bag to the service ...

12 months ago
An award-winning folk musician will present his satire and social commentary through his music in Salina later this week.  Tom Neilson will perform on Friday, February 16th, 7 p.m., at Salina's Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 901 Beatrice St.   Suggested donation is $15-$20. According to the organization, Neilson is a story teller who weaves an autobiographical sketch ...

12 months ago
The public is invited to a reception on Friday, February 16th, to unveil the “Artists Way Of The Cross” art exhibit. The event, and exhibit, will be at Christ Cathedral church at 138 S. Eighth Street in downtown Salina. According to the church, designed to complement the Lenten-season Stations of the Cross tradition that represents events ...

12 months ago
A wildlife expert from Washburn University will be the guest presenter at the Smoky Hills Audubon Society's monthly gathering later this week. According to the organization, Dr. Benjamin Reed goes where turtles go, and that can include a thorny forest, a sunbaked prairie, a patch of poison ivy or elbow-deep in a dark hole. Like a submarine ...

12 months ago
The spring round of tourist grant applications are open in Kansas. According to Kansas Tourism, the Tourism Attraction Development Grant Program application program is open. Attraction Development Grants are designed to assist in the development of sustainable travel experiences by developing new tourism attractions or enhancing existing attractions that will spur new visitation and increase visitor ...

12 months ago
Winter may be imposing its lull on some people’s exercise programs, but Sharolyn Jackson is not one of those. In fact, Jackson – a K-State Research and Extension family and consumer sciences specialist in northeast Kansas – has her thoughts squarely fixed on spring’s warmer days and a program that is nearing a quarter century of ...

12 months ago
Salina Area Technical College has created a new position designed to help local businesses. According to the school, the Salina Tech Director of Business and Community Partnerships role was created to create customized training as needed by local businesses. Alisha Jester has returned to take the new position. The responsibilities of this new role are wide-ranging, said ...

12 months ago
Police are seeking tips in connection with a recent business burglary. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Salina Police say back on Sunday, February 4th, officers were sent to a report of a business burglary occurring at Schlotzsky’s, 2480 S. 9th. It is believed the burglary occurred between 3:00 and ...