5 years ago
The Bennington State Bank is expanding its Abilene Loan Production Office to a full-service location. This will be the bank’s eighth full service location and will open this May. The location will include a full-service retail space and drive-thru banking. According to Bennington State Bank, they are excited to offer customers in the Abilene and Dickinson County ...

5 years ago
Law enforcement are searching for a female who was a passenger in a vehicle pursuit after she jumped out of the car and fled on foot. Two others have been arrested. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Joseph Case, 27, Minneapolis, Kan., and Timothy Collins, 23, Salina, are arrested after their alleged involvement ...

5 years ago
Vaccination clinics which were scheduled today in Gypsum, Assaria and Brookville have been cancelled. Organizers tell KSAL News, out of an abundance of caution they are cancelling the clinics. U.S. health agencies are calling for an immediate pause in using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine because of rare blood clots. The FDA and CDC are recommending ...

5 years ago
Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Friday. Officer Jason Boyd of the Conway Springs Police Department was the graduating class president. The speaker for the ceremony was the chief of police for the Derby Police Department, Robert Lee. Troy Livingston, KLETC senior instructor of police, was the class coordinator ...

5 years ago
There are eleven new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,111 total cases with 35 cases currently active. There have been no deaths since March 22nd. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina ...

5 years ago
While the Saline County mask ordinance will end on Tuesday, a similar mask ordinance for the City of Salina will continue. Salina City Commissioners voted 2-2 Monday on an ordinance which would have repealed the mask ordinance. To pass, it would have taken a majority vote. Mayor Melissa Hodges and Commissioner Dr. Trent Davis both voted ...

5 years ago
A man missing from Pratt who was the subject of a statewide Silver Alert was found Monday deceased. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Pratt Police Department reported that 68-year-old Kenneth Gatlin was located deceased Monday afternoon. A landowner discovered him in rural Pratt County, northwest of Pratt. There was no indication of foul play, ...

5 years ago
Two men are under arrest in connection with a deadly shooting in Hutchinson. According to Hutchinson Police, 64-year-old Sandral Wade and 71-year-old Robert Lagrange were arrested and charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. A 42-year-old man and a 46-year-old man were found shot on Sunday morning in the 15-hundred-block of West 12th. The older victim ...

5 years ago
This high school sport begins with a safety class for the over 1,800 student athletes around Kansas. According to Chris Fritz, head coach for Southeast of Saline Trojans trapshooting team - students must complete their Hunter's Safety Course before they can begin the journey at shooting sporting clays. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fritz-1.wav"][/audio]   As the Trojans begin their third competitive season, ...

5 years ago
Salina Police seize over a pound of methamphetamine when a driver is found passed out in a vehicle. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Kaleb Beaugh, 27, Salina, is arrested for numerous drug related offenses including possession of meth with the intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to distribute ...

5 years ago
Fifteen bales of hay are lost in a rural Saline County fire that quickly became out of control due to the wind. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Sheriff's deputies and Rural Fire District No. 2 responded to a field on fire at 3225 E. Lapsley Rd. at 1:50 p.m., Sunday. The fire destroyed ...