School Seat Belt Effort to Begin
Beginning Monday the Salina Police Department will join other agencies around the Midwest focusing on seat belt violations, specifically around schools. According to the agency, the department will...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to Double Homicide at Lenexa Home
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - A Lenexa man has admitted he stabbed two men to death during a burglary at their home. Alex Brune pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of first-degree murder in the July 2014 deaths...
View ArticleHesston Community Grieves Shooting With ‘Hesston Hustler Strong’
HESSTON, Kan. (AP) - Grieving residents of a Kansas town parked riding lawnmowers with American flags beside them on some streets and adorned them with "Hesston Hustler Strong" signs in a reference to...
View ArticleUTV Crash
An area teen is transported to the hospital after a vehicle rollover. Captain Roger Soldan with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 14-year-old Madisen Thomason was transported to...
View ArticleArrest Made in Stabbing Case
A Salina man sought in a stabbing at a motel parking lot is now in custody. Sunday, officers arrested 24-year-old Michael D. Georage on multiple charges including aggravated battery and assault. Police...
View ArticleWind-Fueled Fire
Weekend target practice led to a large grass fire south of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that about 160 acres of grass and fence posts were burned after target practice ignited and...
View ArticleCompanies Continue to Drill Despite Low Oil and Gas Prices
Contracts with landowners are forcing a small number of companies to drill for oil and natural gas regardless of unfavorable market conditions. The Wichita Eagle reports that producers are required by...
View ArticleMan, Woman Sought in Armed Robbery
Salina Police are searching for a couple of suspects in an armed robbery. Details were still coming together Monday morning in the investigation of a robbery that allegedly took place Sunday morning at...
View ArticleTruck, Compaction Equipment Stolen
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a vehicle theft from a business. Deputies reviewed video from the lot at Mid Kansas Underground, 1345 W. Old 40 Highway and say a white male with a...
View ArticleWood Stove, Tools Stolen
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office are investigating a couple of unrelated burglaries. Captain Roger Soldan reports that a wood burning stove was taken from a Morton building on a...
View ArticlePizza Delivery Car Stolen
Police recover a stolen vehicle, after someone drove off in a pizza delivery car. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News, that Noe Ovalle was of Salina on the job delivering orders for Pizza Hut...
View ArticleKansas Caucuses on Saturday
Kansas Caucuses for both Republican and Democratic parties will be held Saturday across the state. In Salina registered Democrats can participate at Salina South High School from 1pm to 3pm while...
View ArticleTSA Denies Passenger Screening at Salina
The denial of screening services by Transportation Security Administration at the Salina Regional Airport may delay the start of flights to Denver. According to the Salina Airport Authority, TSA...
View ArticleKansas to Learn Whether February Tax Collections Fell Short
Kansas officials will learn soon whether the state's tax collections in February fell short of expectations. The report due Tuesday from the Department of Revenue could complicate the state's budget...
View ArticleAccused Stabber, Victim Both Arrested
A stabbing early Monday morning led to the arrest of two women, including both the victim and the accused stabber. Salina Police Captain Chris Trocheck says that at around 6:30 Monday morning...
View ArticleSalina Crime Log 3-1-2016
A counterfeit bill and a stolen trailer highlight Tuesday's Salina Crime Log. Counterfeit money continues to surface in Salina. Police say that a counterfeit $5 bill was discovered in a deposit at The...
View ArticleTeutons, Swathers and Swedes!
They stand bigger than life on many small town water towers or grace the Welcome Sign near the edge of town - sports mascots are part of the history of many Kansas communities. "There's over 60 high...
View ArticleLife Saving Test
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and Dr. Lavelle Ellis with the Mowery Clinic in Salina told the KSAL audience on Tuesday, that those age who are age 50 or above need to be screened. "We've made...
View ArticleKansas Lawmakers Consider Bill Redefining Abandoned Property
A Kansas Senate bill would allow cities and nonprofit organizations to gain temporary ownership of abandoned houses to rehabilitate them. The measure would change the definition of abandoned property...
View ArticleWoman Loses Everything in Fire
A fund has been established to help a single mother who lost everything when her home was destroyed by a fire last week. On Wednesday a fire destroyed a mobile home on N. 13th Street. A 3-year-old boy...
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