4 years ago
Two Salina organizations have been awarded nearly $97,000 in grants to provide services for victims of crime. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's Office, the grants were awarded to support the following programs: Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, Inc., $32,500 to increase support of child abuse victims through increased advocacy. Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, ...

4 years ago
Troops from Kansas are deploying to help evacuees from Afghanistan.  Approximately 500 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley service members will provide support to installations in the United States as part of the Department of Defense assistance in support of Afghan evacuees. According to Fort Riley, the Department of Defense recently approved a request for assistance ...

4 years ago
Flags across Kansas are flying at half-staff to honor and pay respects to U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack on Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags throughout the State of Kansas be lowered to half-staff  until sunset on August 30th. “My father was career Army, and I know ...

4 years ago
There is one new COVID-related death in Saline County and 44 new cases since Wednesday. According to the Saline County Health Department, with the new death there have now been 6 in the last 7 days. There are now 134 total deaths. With the 44 new cases, there have been 152 new cases in the last 7 ...

4 years ago
A 32-year-old Salina man is recovering from injuries sustained from an aggravated battery case which included a stabbing. Salina Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that Thursday night around 9, there was a disturbance at the 800 block of Charles Street. The victim and Maximilian Wilson, a 34-year old Salina man, got into a confrontation which ...

4 years ago
A shooting case in Salina is now a murder case. According to Salina Police, Camilo Renaldo Ramirez passed away at approximately 1:00 Tuesday afternoon in a Wichita. He was shot early Monday morning in Salina. The delay in reporting Ramirez's passing results from Ramirez's family's desire to donate his body organs. During the week of Salina Police ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation arrested a Great Bend man Thursday for killing another man while he was serving a sentence at the Barton County Jail. According to the agency, on Aug. 26, at approximately 4 p.m., the KBI arrested Jose Guadalupe Villegas, 27, for second-degree murder connected to the death of 46-year-old Scott E. Deines, ...

4 years ago
While the new director of athletic bands will be a new face on the Kansas Wesleyan University campus, Chris Miertschin, Jr., is a familiar face around Salina. Miertschin has played the horn and trombone in the Salina Community Theatre pit orchestra since 2017. “I know the [athletic band] program is starting pretty small, but the focus first and foremost is building the numbers in the program,” he ...

4 years ago
OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including Salina CityGo, will be offering free rides and extended hours to patrons of the Smoky Hill River Festival. According to the organization, any passengers with a River Festival wristband, that ride CityGo or Paratransit vehicles, will be allowed to ride for free on Thursday, September 2nd, Friday, September 3rd, or Saturday, September ...

4 years ago
A vehicle that hit another at Salina Central High School was later found at a rival high school. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Wednesday around 7:35 a.m., a hit and run collision occurred. Three witnesses said that a white Ford F150 pickup truck hit a parked 2001 Ford Mustang in the ...

4 years ago
A 36-year-old Salina woman is without her minivan after she said it was stolen Wednesday night. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the victim reported her 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan was taken from her driveway between 6:30 and 8:15 at the 700 block of West Ash Street. The victim said she believes that her ...