3 years ago
Office space inside Salina's City-County Building is at a premium and now with two new judges slated to come to town - Saline County is on the clock to find a way to build two new courtrooms. County Administrator Phillip Smith Hanes joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra Thursday to cover a wide range ...

3 years ago
A couple more cases of successful and unsuccessful catalytic converter thefts have sprung back up in Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that investigations are ongoing for two cases that might be related. The first, which happened between May 8 and May 17 at the post office, involves a Ford F250 that had its catalytic ...

3 years ago
It's the most anticipated day of school for many Salina USD 305 students. It's the last day of school. Students are making summer plans with friends  Salina USD 305 Schools as the 2021-2022 academic school year wraps up. The free summer lunch program begins at the end of the month. Free Summer Food Programs begin May 31st ...

3 years ago
The search is on. The Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest is underway. The first clue was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 on the steps of the Smoky Hill Museum. It is: Consider the plot. Now, beginning Thursday, two different Festival Medallion Quest clues will be provided each day, at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Since the Medallion Quest’s ...

3 years ago
Households throughout Kansas seeking food assistance have a much easier way to find help thanks to a project supported by the Sunflower Foundation. According to the Kansas Food Bank, a new website - www.kansasfoodsource.org - is designed to help people in need of food assistance find pantry locations in their areas.  The website also features a link for help ...

3 years ago
Police are searching for a stolen car and the person who drove away from the 300 block of Maple in it. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the owner of the 2006 Chevy Impala parked the car around 10pm on Monday at his house and discovered it was gone the next morning around 5:30am. The 57-year-old ...

3 years ago
A disabled car left on the Interstate was stolen before the owner could retrieve it. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 28-year-old owner from Salina left his 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix on I-135 Sunday night around 9:15pm south of Salina near the Saline/McPherson County line. Deputies say when he returned to check on ...

3 years ago
A Salina man arrested for theft -  is now facing additional charges after he allegedly headbutted an officer outside police headquarters. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 12:40am Wednesday, police responded to an alarm at Airgas located at 300 North 7th Street. Police say 20-year-old Michael Gonzalez smashed a glass door at the business to ...

3 years ago
A crowd gathered at Jerry Ivey Park on Wednesday morning to honor fallen officers from the Salina Police Department, Saline County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies. Police Chief Brad Nelson and Mayor Trent Davis spoke at the memorial. Davis talked about what the fallen officers mean to their families and community and the responsibility ...

3 years ago
Salina’s only full-time family and women’s shelter has a new leader. Darrell Burgoon is the new Ashby House Director. According to Ashby House, Burgoon has been in public service for the 34 years, 20 years as a teacher and a coach and 14 years as an administrator. The last ten years he served as Principal at ...

3 years ago
A popular summer attraction will not open in El Dorado this year. The city of El Dorado announced yesterday that its municipal pool will not open this summer because of an electrical grounding issue. The city plans to conduct an assessment of the pool before determining possible repairs. City spray parks will open as scheduled on May ...