4 years ago
Several heavy-duty equipment are stolen from a storage shed belonging to the Salina Family YMCA. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the property was stolen sometime between Sept. 22 and Thursday from a storage shed at the YMCA, 570 YMCA Dr. Someone cut the lock off the shed and replaced it with another lock. ...

4 years ago
A Falun fire claims lots of property as well as the lives of some chickens on Thursday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the fire started in a pair of sheds at 237 E. 3rd St., Falun, at 2:05 p.m. Thursday. Sheriff's deputies, Rural Fire District No. 2 and Marquette Rural Fire Department ...

4 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in finding a thief who stole a classic car.  The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say between September 26th and September 28th a vehicle was stolen from a warehouse in the 400 block of N 5th Street. This vehicle was a 1968 ...

4 years ago
Salina Area United Way is partnering with Salina radio station group Meridian Media and Taco John’s to raise $5,000 for the 2020 Campaign.  Hannah Holt with Salina Radio Station Y 93.7 will be stationed on Taco John’s roof on Iron Street from 8am to 8pm this Saturday. Your help is needed to get Hannah off the ...

4 years ago
Fort Riley’s virtual Fall Apple Day Festival takes place Saturday. According to the Army post, viewers will see demonstrations from the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard and the military working dogs, meet the Soldiers and civilians of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, and see M1 tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and helicopters up close, just ...

4 years ago
A well-known and famous Central Kansas restaurant will close its doors. The Brookville Hotel announced it will close after 125 years of family ownership. The Martin family indicates that due to the Covid-19 Pandemic they have reached this difficult decision. The Brookville Hotel had moved from its original location to Abilene in 2000. Until 2013 it was ...

4 years ago
A  group of neighbors who have become a popular mainstay in Salina in the days leading up to Christmas won’t be out spreading holiday cheer this year. COVID-19 is prompting the Georgetown Santas to take this year off. Each year they Santa suit up on Georgetown Road in East Salina, handing out candy and popcorn and ...

4 years ago
The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is reporting an increase in freshmen enrollment, despite challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. This milestone comes in a year where institutions across the country were faced with balancing the safety of students and the educational experience. Full-time equivalency and headcount at Kansas State Polytechnic are up from 2019. Full-time equivalency, ...

4 years ago
An Ohio man who was stopped in Central Kansas with more than $1 million in his vehicle has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 41-year-old Joseph Michael Martin from Euclid, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate travel in furtherance of drug trafficking. On September 20th, 2018, the ...

4 years ago
Kansas residents who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic will get extra money. Starting tomorrow, the Kansas Department of Labor will start accepting self-certification and processing payments under the federal Lost Wages Assistance program. Under the program, eligible Kansans will receive an additional 300-dollars per week on top of their regular jobless benefits.

4 years ago
As of September 30, counties throughout Kansas were exactly three months away from the deadline for spending $400 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding released to counties by the Governor’s Office of Recovery. Saline County has now expended $2.2 million of the $11 million awarded locally. The County continues to work closely with government, educational, non-profit, and ...