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Cadillac Scheme
A Saline County Jail inmate is facing additional charges after police connect him to a theft and forgery case involving a car. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Sergio Granado is...
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KBI Part I at Museum Thursday
Before 1939, criminals could disappear across county lines in Kansas, leaving a cold trail for police to follow. "Before the creation of the KBI, law enforcement jurisdiction generally ended at the...
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Native American Mascots Popular in Kansas Schools
Native American mascots are popular among Kansas high schools even as a national debate brews over whether they should be eliminated. The Manhattan Mercury analyzed a list of all the high school...
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Saline County Deputies Wrote 19 Citations During Enforcement Effort
Local law enforcement recently joined agencies from six states across the area in a high visibility speed enforcement effort. From September 23-September 25, approximately eight Saline County...
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Venue Change For Thursday Night Forum
The venue has been changed for Thursday night's candidate forum in Salina. The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters sponsoring a Candidates Forum for Saline County Clerk...
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A Game of Inches
Salina emergency responder Keith Lindemann, a captain at the Salina Fire Department, is the featured blogger Thursday in a Kansas Department of Transportation road safety series. He is always on alert...
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Kansan Killed at Pearl Harbor to Return Home
A Navy seaman's remains are returning to Kansas, 75 years after he was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Lewis Lowell Wagoner was 20 when he was declared missing after the Dec. 7,...
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Student Stabbed at K-State Dorm
Authorities say a Kansas State University student was treated for a knife wound and another student was arrested after a fight in a residence hall. The injured student has been released from a...
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Gunfight in Salina Neighborhood
A Salina man was treated for a gunshot wound at the hospital after exchanging gunfire with another man on the street Wednesday night. According to Captain Mike Sweeney 24-year-old Rachad Austin was...
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Clown Mischief Discouraged
After several reported sightings of "creepy clowns" in Salina, and possible vandalism connected to the fad, the Salina Police Department released a statement on Thursday discouraging the public from...
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Fort Riley Announces Ceremony for Gen. Martin
Fort Riley is planning a change-of-command ceremony as a new leader takes over for one who was fired last month. The Manhattan Mercury reports that Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin officially will take charge...
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Heat Lamp Fire
A shed fire east of Salina kills a woman's chicks. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a heat lamp came in contact with some wood inside a shed located in the 9000 block of East Riordan...
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Damaging Tornado East of Salina
An Autumn severe weather outbreak dropped tornadoes across Kansas Thursday afternoon, including in Saline County. A tornado touched down southeast of Salina Thursday afternoon .It stayed on the ground...
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“Thank The Lord We Are All Still Here”
An Autumn tornado that touched down without warning in rural Saline County has a couple of families picking up the pieces. The tornado, which touched down southeast of Salina, totally destroyed one...
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Another Most Wanted Arrest
The October list of Salina's Most Wanted went online over the weekend, and now a half dozen have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office the latest arrest is Kara Sallee. She was...
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Cash Taken in Business Burglary
Salina Police are investigating a business burglary. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that sometime between 5am and 6am Thursday morning, someone forced a window open and entered All Seasons Power...
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Crews Assess Damage after Tornadoes Touch Down in Kansas
Weather officials are evaluating damage after multiple tornadoes touched down in rural areas of central Kansas. The National Weather Service says twisters were spotted in Saline, Dickinson, Clay,...
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Report: Non-farm Kansas Jobs to Increase in 2017
A recent Wichita State University report says Kansas could see more than 12,000 new non-farm jobs in the coming year. The Hutchinson News reports that there are over 1.4 million non-farm jobs in the...
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“Branching Out” in North Salina
A group of Salinans were "Branching Out" in North Salina this week. They gathered to dedicate a unique, new community sculpture entitled "Branching Out". Several businesses and non-profit organizations...
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Two Saline County Tornadoes, EF 2 and EF 3
The National Weather Service in Wichita has rated two tornadoes that touched down in Saline County on Thursday afternoon. One was and EF 2 with a peak wind of 112 mph while the other was an EF 3 with...
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