Truck Stolen off Lot
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is reviewing video surveillance footage after the theft of a pickup. Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that just after 4am on Saturday morning, someone...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 8-22-16
Police say vandals caused an estimated $2,300 damage to a couple of vehicles in the 1600 block of Courtney. Police report a 2002 Subaru Forester and a 2008 Chevy Malibu were egged on August 7th,...
View ArticleKansas Man’s Body Found 3 Days after Swept Away by Flooding
Authorities say they've found the body of a man three days after he went missing after being swept away by floodwaters near Wichita, Kansas. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet says the body of...
View ArticleNail Guns, Deer Stand Stolen
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a garage burglary in the 2300 block of W. Pleasant Hill. Deputies report that sometime between August 11th and 21st, someone forced open the door and...
View ArticleCoffee Time with SPD
For the tenth time in the past couple of years, Salina's Chief of Police Brad Nelson is invtiting citizens to sit down and have a cup of coffee with a cop. "It's a good chance to get with people in a...
View ArticleThree Hurt in Four-Vehicle Crash
Three people were hurt, one of them critically, in a four-vehicle crash during the noon hour on Monday. Salina Police Sgt. Mike Miller told KSAL News at the scene that the crash was caused by a Ford...
View ArticleKenwood Cove Goes to the Dogs
Salina's Kenwood Cove water park went to the dogs Monday evening. After closing for the season on Sunday, the water park opened Monday evening for one final "Pooch Plunge". The event proved popular,...
View ArticleFuel Tank Fouled
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case in south Salina after a car was vandalized. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that sometime between 10:30pm Sunday and 6:30am Monday,...
View ArticleSouthern Kansas Flood Victims Evaluate Damage
Southern Kansas flooding victims are cleaning up the mess torrential rains left behind. The Wichita Eagle reports that Mulvane city administrator Kent Hixson says 44 homes and five businesses inside...
View ArticleFlight Plan
Operating a small drone for commercial purposes will soon require a licence. A course to answer that need for remote pilots has already been planned out at Kansas State Polytechnic in Salina. "If you...
View ArticleCourt: Out-of-State License Plates Don’t Justify Search
A federal appeals court says law enforcement officials in Kansas cannot stop and search motorists for having nothing more than out-of-state license plates from states that have legalized marijuana. The...
View ArticleCounty Talks Shop
Bryan Newell, with Riley Construction, told Saline County Commissioners that the wash bay on the west side of the Road and Bridge Shop had “significant issues”. When flashing was removed, metal panels...
View ArticleSalina Teachers of the Year Honored
Linda Rohrer, music teacher at Sunset Elementary, and Jake Montoya, band teacher at Lakewood Middle School and Central High School, have been selected as USD 305 Teachers of the Year. Elementary...
View ArticleLaPolice Officially on Ballot
A fifth-generation farmer who nearly upset incumbent 1st District Congressman Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary two years ago is running as an independent against the Republican who dethroned...
View ArticleWoman Charged in Theft of $57K
A Salina woman is facing multiple charges for mistreating a couple of dependent adults she was hired to care for. Police arrested 63-year-old Nancy Ann Shanahan on Tuesday after investigators from the...
View ArticleFake $100
A counterfeit $100 bill was passed at a Salina liquor store. Police say staff at Bennington State Bank discovered the fake bill in a deposit on Monday from AJ's Retail Liquor, 671 Westport Boulevard....
View ArticleOver 8K Stolen from Salina Business
Police are investigating a business burglary that occurred at Advanced Motorsports, 527 S. Broadway. Police say sometime between 6:30pm Monday and 5:30am on Tuesday someone forced open a door and stole...
View ArticleBrownback: It’s time to consider a new school funding system
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback wants to hear what the public thinks about how schools are funded. Brownback told WIBW-AM that the old system had "a lot of problems," and it's time to talk about a new one....
View ArticleNo Single Cause For High Lead Levels
State health officials say they have not discovered a single cause for high lead levels found in some children in Saline County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been investigating...
View ArticleCoronado Heights Castle Ready to Reopen
Thieves have not set back a project at an area landmark. A break-in this week, and theft of several thousand dollars worth of tools and equipment, will not impact the reopening of Coronado Heights....
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