5 years ago
A Solomon man is found dead in the Solomon River in far eastern Saline County. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 67-year-old Wayne Jones, Solomon, was found dead in the Solomon River on Sunday morning. Investigation finds that Jones walked from his Solomon residence to go fishing in the river on Friday evening. He ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a convenience store with a knife. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that that the robbery occurred at Pump Mart, 1118 N. 9th St., at 6:50 p.m. Sunday. A subject came in and asked for lottery scratch tickets. While the 59-year-old female clerk was helping the ...

5 years ago
A colorful van will be out and about this week delivering free children’s books around the community. The Salina Area United Way is using its Community Action Mobile Outreach (CAMO) van to get the books to young readers as part of its Raising Active Wild Readers (RAWR) program. According to the United Way, area individuals recently donated more than ...

5 years ago
The largest indoor entertainment venue in Salina is back in business. Services for The Ark Church were the first event as the Tony's Pizza Events Center reopened on Sunday. The venue says its “Together AGAIN!” custom reopening strategy was created using industry standards and recommendations; directives from local, state, and federal governments; guidance from the Centers ...

5 years ago
A driver was killed when he crashed while leading law enforcement on a high speed pursuit on a rural road in Southwest Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2006 Jeep Liberty was being pursued by Seward County law enforcement. The Jeep failed to navigate a right turn on County Road 13 and entered a ...

5 years ago
Two people were hurt in a crash while leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit along Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2019 Ford Fusion was headed east on the Interstate leading a pursuit. When the driver attempted to avoid  tire deflation devices the car crossed the median and the ...

5 years ago
It could be a wet and wild Father’s Day Sunday. Forecasters anticipate severe weather across much of Central Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are likely to develop in the mid to late afternoon. They strongest severe weather will be with the initial development. Severe storms will develop in the west, with 2 inch ...

5 years ago
Altrusa International of Salina, Kansas Inc. garnered numerous regional awards during recent judging of service projects by the 23 Altrusa clubs across Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma that comprise District Eight. The local chapter of Altrusa International is comprised of women ages 25 and up from Salina and surrounding towns, who create and implement service projects ...

5 years ago
A Salina-based organization helped hand out thousands of masks around the area. According to OCCK, they were selected by Sunflower Health Plan, a KanCare managed care organization, to be a regional distributor of almost 14,000 masks to 33 local agencies. Masks were provided free of charge to nursing facilities, community mental health centers, and providers of home ...

5 years ago
Donors are needed to roll up their sleeves and give blood at the 25th annual Pump Up the Volume Blood Drive to help avoid a summer shortage. The American Red Cross and Rocking M radio invite you to give blood and rock on at the 25th annual Pump Up the Volume Blood Drive June 22-24 at ...

5 years ago
Over the past two days, the Saline County Health Department has seven new cases of COVID-19.  According to the agency, the cases involve: A male in his 20s A female in her 30s A female in her 40s A male in his 50s Three males in their 60s All seven of these cases are associated with ...