Animal Shelter Getting Makeover
The Salina Animal Shelter will be getting a much-needed makeover this month. Animal Services Supervisor Vanessa Cowie tells KSAL News that resurfacing and sealing of the floor, and replacement of the...
View ArticleMan, Woman Die in Fiery Kansas City, Kansas, Crash
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A man and a woman have died in a fiery crash in Kansas City, Kansas. Police said in a news release that the crash happened early Friday. The release says that the preliminary...
View ArticleAirline Abruptly Stopping Salina Flights
The commercial air carrier that currently flies in and out of Salina is discontinuing all scheduled service immediately. Seaport Airlines is discontinuing all scheduled service in Kansas and Missouri...
View ArticleKansas’ uncertain state finances weighs on some lawmakers
Repeated misses in Kansas' monthly revenue projections has clouded the state's ability to balance budgets, and some lawmakers are thinking the process could use reform. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's...
View ArticleTeacher hired with child porn investigation pending
A man charged with child sex crimes was hired as a Wichita teacher last fall after a background check failed to uncover that he resigned from a southwest Kansas community college amid a child...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 1-19-16
Salina Police are investigating several recent thefts and burglaries. They include: Jewelry and electronics were stolen from a home at 325 S. Oakdale. Police say that sometime between January 14th and...
View ArticleStick With Protruding Nails Used to Batter Woman
A Salina man has been arrested in connection with a recent alleged aggravated battery in which a woman was hit with a stick that had nails protruding from it. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that...
View ArticleDeputies, Wardens Investigating Bird Crime
Saline County Sheriff Deputies, along with Game Wardens from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism are investigating a case involving animals being illegally killed. According to Saline...
View ArticleBackfire Leads To Truck Fire
A backfire preceded a fire that destroyed a truck and its contents. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a 1977 Ford F 150 pickup truck was headed to the Saline County landfill Friday...
View ArticleFire Damages Brookville Building
A fire caused extensive damage to the inside of a building in Brookville. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the owner of a building on Anderson Street left the building for several hours...
View ArticleArrest in High Price Heist Case
A Salina man has been arrested in connection with a recent high priced heist that included stolen jewelry and guns. Police say that 37-year-old John Bennett Jr. was arrested Sunday. Bennett is accused...
View ArticleGround Attack
What's beneath the grass in your backyard? The Smoky Hills Audubon Society is presenting a look at how environmental geology is working around the community with guest speaker Wesley McCall. The...
View ArticleSaline County Economy Good and Bad
The National Association of County Organizations (NACO) evaluates county economies and has determined that from 2002 to 2015, Saline County’s GDP and home prices have recovered, but jobs and the...
View ArticleSaline County Plans For 2016
The Board of County Commissioners agreed to enter into a Letter of Intent with Heartland Services to fund two Family Consultant positions, that provide “Outreach, Prevention and Early Intervention...
View ArticleKansas Lawmakers Reviewing Marijuana Bill
Kansas lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would lessen the state's penalties for marijuana possession and allow the limited use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Senate Corrections and Juvenile...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules in Kansas Death Penalty Cases
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Kansas officials seeking to reinstate the death penalty for three men, including two brothers convicted in a crime spree known as the "Wichita...
View ArticleWedding Ring Stolen
A wedding ring was stolen from a home on the 100 block of West Hillside in Salina. The gold banded single diamond ring was stolen on October 31, and was reported to Salina Police yesterday. The ring is...
View ArticleFido Fights Back
A New Cambria woman received a scare yesterday morning when she was woken up by a man trying to kick in her front door. The victim told the Saline County Sheriff's office that a white male in his mid...
View ArticleHeat Strikes Cool Criminal
A Salina man was arrested after police found him in Callabresi Heating and Cooling early this morning. Salina Police was dispatched in reference to an alarm set off at the business located at 1311...
View ArticleGuns in Residence Flare No More
Seven guns were stolen from a Salina residence earlier this week. Two Remington rifles, several shotguns and other guns were stolen from William Webb, 55 of Salina, sometime between 1PM on January 18...
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