2 months ago
Salina city commissioners on Monday agreed to amend a raise in their salary and have the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) regarding cost of living dictate the raise, equal to city employees. City commission discussed a "charter ordinance" that was to be taken place in order to execute the raise in the commissioners ...

2 months ago
A donation from a local bank will help a local Salina organization with its literacy mission of getting books into the hands of people, both young and old.  The local branch of regional Bank of the Plains has allocated a $1,000 donation to provide additional books for Altrusa International of Salina to use for its ...

2 months ago
Millions of dollars of funding is headed to Kansas counties for a bridge construction project. Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed announced yesterday that more than 40-million-dollars of funding will go to 40 projects around the state. Combined with matching funds from cities and counties, the total value of the projects is more than ...

2 months ago
Human remains, likely those of a child, are found buried in a backyard in Rose Hill. Police responded to a disturbance at a home on Tuesday night and later transported one person to a hospital in serious condition. Information about a possible homicide led to a search at the home yesterday, and the discovery of the remains. Authorities ...

2 months ago
Two drivers were transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash caused by an illegal U-turn on Interstate 135 near Salina Wednesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a semi pulling a trailer and a pickup truck were both traveling on the Interstate. The semi missed the exit onto I 70 and made an illegal ...

2 months ago
Early registrations are breaking records for the ninth-annual Fe for a Cure Race/Walk, Saturday, Sept. 21, in support of patients undergoing treatment at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center. Race organizers are hoping to top 1,000 registered participants on race day. Organizers say a couple of changes to this year’s event may be helping drive numbers higher: A ...

2 months ago
Saline County will have a new Register of Deeds at the beginning of October. The Saline County Republican Central Committee met this week and elected Michelle Newell as Register of Deeds effective October 1st. She will fill the unexpired term of current Register of Deeds Rebecca Seeman.  The certificate of election will be sent to the ...

2 months ago
The Salina Fire Department on Wednesday responded to the former Prickly Pear restaurant at 123 S. Santa Fe for the reports of a CO2 alarm going off in the basement. According to the agency, upon arrival the Hazmat Engine crew found construction workers waiting outside. Crews entered the building and began monitoring the atmosphere inside the ...

2 months ago
A Salina man violated a protection order when breaking into a woman's home. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News, yesterday afternoon, 44-year old Tyson Marfise showed up to a known woman's home in the 300 block of Maple. She demanded him to leave the residence but he refused and managed to force his way ...

2 months ago
A Salina woman leaves her keys inside her car and a short time later discovers it was stolen. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News, on Tuesday a 45-year old woman reported at 6:00 am that her 1986 Pontiac Firebird was stolen from the 200 block of S Sante Fe. Feldman says before the car ...

2 months ago
The City of Salina now has a water usage tracking portal, designed to help Salina water customers easily monitor how much water they use. “The new water usage tracking portal is a feature that customers will want to use frequently to keep track of their water usage, quickly detect unexpected increases in water usage, and help ...