Salina Police Log 12-1-15
Salina Police are investigating a theft from a snack vending machine at a business. Police say sometime between November 27th and November 30th, someone pried open a snack machine at the Speedy Wash,...
View ArticleAmbulance Involved in Crash
An Ambulance headed to Salina Regional Health Center was involved in a two-vehicle crash near the Saline / Ellsworth County line early Tuesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the...
View ArticleGrant a Christmas Wish
Saint Francis Community Services in Salina is working to help Christmas wishes come true for children in foster care in Kansas. Vickee Spicer, Marketing Director at Saint Francis joined in on the KSAL...
View ArticleWeekend Storm Costs County $20,000+
The weekend winter weather proved costly for Saline County. County Road and Bridge Director Gary Nash told County Commissioners Tuesday that the snow, ice and rain that fell over the Thanksgiving...
View ArticleKansas Has $8M Surplus in Tax Collections in November
Kansas is reporting that it collected $8 million more in taxes than anticipated in November, with both income and sales taxes exceeding expectations. The state Department of Revenue said Tuesday the...
View ArticleKansas Business School Receives $7.2 Million Gift
The University of Kansas says a $7.2 million gift will be used to create a new center within the university's School of Business. The university on Tuesday announced that Roger and Julie Davis of...
View ArticleKansas Amber Alert Issued; Cancelled
A couple of children were quickly found after a Kansas Amber Alert was issued Tuesday evening. A Kansas City area car-jacking prompted the alert. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, at...
View ArticleKansas man says daughter told him boy was killed
The latest on a case where police discovered human remains at a Kansas barn while investigating a domestic distrubance (all times local): 6:15 p.m. A Kansas man says his daughter told him that a...
View ArticleSalina Man Charged in Embezzlement
An audit at O'Reilly Auto Parts, 523 S. Broadway led to the arrest of an employee - who police say was giving an unauthorized discount rate on parts to a business in Junction City. Neal Barta, 50 of...
View ArticleAccused Teen Shooter Faces New Charge
A teen already facing charges in connection with the shooting death of a Salina high school student will face another, new charge. 18-year-old Andrew Woodring is one of multiple people facing murder...
View ArticleVietnam War Rewind
Questions still abound from the war in southeast Asia where over 58,000 American soldiers lost their lives over forty years ago. Dr. Adrian Lewis is coming to the Smoky Hill Museum on Thursday with a...
View ArticleAUDIO: Merriman to Run For Senate
A familiar face in Saline County politics plans to run for the Kansas Senate. Long-time Saline County Clerk Don Merriman tells KSAL News that he will run for the 24th Senate District Seat. Republican...
View ArticleFort Riley Soldier Found Dead
An investigation is underway following the death of a Fort Riley soldier. According to the Army, a 1st Infantry Division Soldier was found dead in his Junction City residence on Monday. First Sgt....
View ArticleTragedy Strikes San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - The latest on a shooting at a social services facility in San Bernardino, California (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown says the shooting at a social services...
View ArticleSame Sex Couples Hit Adoption Issue
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas lawmaker plans to ask for an audit to determine whether the Kansas Department for Children and Families discriminates against same-sex couples in foster care and adoption...
View ArticleWhy Does My Circuit Breaker Keep Tripping?
A recent fire that started from an overloaded outlet has prompted a safety message from the Salina Fire Department. Having to keep messing with a tripped circuit breaker over and over can get annoying...
View ArticleLarge Seizure Has Animal Shelter Overflowing
A seizure of a large amount of animals Wednesday evening has the Salina Animal Shelter over capacity, and asking for help. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that police officers and animal...
View ArticleTraffic Stops Prompts Large Marijuana Seizure
A traffic stop early Thursday morning near Salina on Interstate 135 lead to the discovery of over 14 pounds of marijuana, and the arrest of a couple from Wichita. Saline County Sheriff Captain Roger...
View ArticleAngels Sing on KSAL
This Sunday Sams Chapel will be filled with sounds of the Christmas season as KWU presents Christmas by Candlelight, "Hear the Angels Sing, Christ is Born." Ahead of Sunday's concert, three KW music...
View ArticleDrug Operation Busted Near School
Police seized drugs and guns when they busted a suspected drug operation near a Salina school this week. A two-week long investigation culminated Tuesday night with officers from the I 135 / I 70 Drug...
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