3 years ago
A bank located in downtown Salina is planning a renovation and expansion. According to First Bank Kansas, centered in the heart of downtown Salina, First Bank Kansas and Advantage Trust Company announce an expansion and renovation to their Santa Fe locations. Construction improvements within the surrounding blocks over recent years have brought new life to the ...

3 years ago
The current Poet Laureate of Kansas will wrap up the 38th Salina Spring Poetry Series. According to Salina Arts & Humanities, the poetry series concludes on Tuesday, April 26, with a reading by Kansas Poet Laureate Huascar Medina. The reading will begin at 7 pm at Homewood Suites (115 E. Mulberry St.) in the outdoor courtyard. The event ...

3 years ago
Salina Police have released the identity of a man who was shot to death early Wednesday morning. Police say 37-year-old Chad Lee Jarrad Devinny of Salina was found deceased in the passenger seat of a car by officers who were responding to report of a possible injury accident. Anthony Quentin Lopez-Garcia was arrested later in the day ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman complaining of neck pain was transported to the hospital Thursday morning after a two-vehicle accident. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 24-year-old woman was stopped on Crawford St., attempting to turn onto Cherokee Drive when her 2007 Dodge Charger was rear-ended by a 2007 Nissan Altima going west on Crawford. The ...

3 years ago
Interim Healthcare and Hospice and the Saline County Sheriff’s Department will be collecting expired, unwanted or unused drugs during a DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) Drug Take Back Day later this month. The Drug Take-Back Day is meant to collect and safely destroy medications. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is looking into a Thursday burglary at a rural residence north of Brookville. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that between 5:30 a.m. and 1:40 p.m., a home at 11360 W. Stimmel Road belonging to a 63-year-old man was believed to have been burglarized. A door to the house appeared to be ...

3 years ago
A local family is asking for help as their 11-year-old son is battling heart complications. A GoFundMe account has been set up. His mother, Ashlie Benson, has told KSAL the following: My son Jordan is 11 years old and has had five open heart surgeries and countless heart catheterizations and procedures through the years. His most recent ...

3 years ago
Police are seeking tips in a case involving a theft from a Salina fitness center. The crime is the latest Salina Crimestoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday of this week at approximately 4:24 PM officers were sent to Planet Fitness at 2012 S. Ohio regarding a stolen vehicle. The victim reported while they ...

3 years ago
Alumni, family and the Salina community are being  welcomed to Kansas Wesleyan. The university's Spring Alumni, Family & Community Weekend is here. The event began Thursday and goes through Sunday. Spring Alumni, Family & Community Weekend kicked off Thursday as the Student Exhibition and Senior Showcase continues in The Gallery.  KWU also hosted a reception in the ...

3 years ago
Kansas drops a few notches this week from its near-pole position with respect to low gas prices. As reported by Triple-A on Thursday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded stood at three-78, compared to yesterday's national-average figure of four-12. The nation's cheapest gas can be found in Arkansas, where yesterday's average price sat at ...

3 years ago
A statement by Salina Emergence Aid Food Bank Executive Director Karen Couch at a Thursday Project Salina kickoff event summed up the mood of the day. She said "hunger is not a choice, but sharing food is." A group of motivated Salinans gathered to rally, and kick-off the 2022 Project Salina effort. Salina's annual largest organized ...