3 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in connection with a recent vehicle burglary. The crime is the latest Salina Crimestoppers crime of the week. Police say on Thursday, January 13th, at approximately 8:25 PM officers were sent to the 700 block of N. 9th Street in regard to a vehicle burglary. The victim reported an unknown subject had ...

3 years ago
Charges have been requested stemming from a January animal cruelty case. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Jan. 19, Salina police officers responded to the 900 block of Choctaw to assist the Salina Animal Shelter. On contact with the shelter employees, there was a report that the shelter took a 4-year old ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman is recovering after her vehicle was hit by another, sending her and her vehicle into the front yard of a residence. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the accident occurred Thursday morning at 7:50 at the intersection of Ninth and South Streets. A 1998 Acura TL and its 35-year-old male driver ...

3 years ago
The footprint of a new student center at Salina Area Technical College is coming into focus as crews ready the site for steel to be added to the concrete foundation. According to Salina Tech President Greg Nichols, the new facility will boast a student commons area, a campus bookstore, and a dining area with fresh vending ...

3 years ago
Opportunities to win some startup cash and hone business skills are coming to Salina in early March. The first Charlie Walker Entrepreneurial Challenge is open to residents of Saline, Ellsworth, McPherson, Dickinson and Ottawa counties. There is no cost to enter. Deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. Friday March 4. Interested individuals or teams can complete the application ...

3 years ago
A couple of  nationally recognized musicians will return to Salina to be part of Kansas Wesleyan’s Salina Strings Day. According to the school, the concert will feature Rudolph and Edmund Stein performing alongside the Salina South, Salina Central, and KWU string orchestras, as well as a combined performance. Both Rudolph and Edmund Stein are sons of the ...

3 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center became the first hospital in the world to implement Stryker’s SurgiCount+ Safety Sponge System this week– aimed at reducing surgical risk, improving workflow and reducing stress for surgical staff members. According to the hospital, SurgiCount+ uses ultra-high radio frequency identification (RFID) technology embedded in each surgical sponge to track its use during surgery. ...

3 years ago
Governor Laura Kelly is giving her thumbs down to a Republican-drawn congressional map. Officials in Topeka say the proposal would have split Wyandotte County, diluting minority voting strength in the highly populated Kansas City area. State GOP leaders say they will try to override to governor's veto, asserting that the map is "politically fair" and would "serve ...

3 years ago
A reception for "We are the Culture,” an exhibit curated by Salina hip-hop artist, poet and educator Cash Hollistah, at The Gallery on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan will be held Friday afternoon. The exhibit features mixed media works by 10 African American artists from Central Kansas. Paintings, photography, hair and culinary arts are a few ...

3 years ago
Dominik Williams always had a creative side growing up in Salina. Painting and drawing in high school provided an outlet to express himself - but a photography class at Johnson County Community College captured his heart. "I loved it instantly, Williams said. "I knew this is what I was born to do, and I haven't really ...

3 years ago
An Ellsworth man is recovering after a one-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 1:57 p.m., a blue 2007 Jeep Liberty lost control in the 9000 block of K-140. The Jeep went into the ditch and rolled once, coming to rest back on its wheels. The driver, a 41-year-old Ellsworth ...