6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying thieves who removed over $23,000 worth parts from three different semis. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on January 3rd theft was reported at The Kansas Truck Center located at 2552 N 9th Street, Salina. The report indicated between ...

6 years ago
No matter what challenge life throws his way, Jake Mitchell always looks on the bright side. A lifelong Salinan, Jake was born with hearing loss. Growing up, he didn’t want hearing aids because he didn’t want to be different from other kids. Instead, he learned to read lips to get by. After high school, he discovered ...

6 years ago
The Arts Council of Dickinson County's annual Winter Film Festival begins this weekend. According to the organization, the event  begins Sunday. The series continues each Sunday through January and February in the Eisenhower Presidential Library Visitors Center Auditorium. The free films are open to the public. Registration is not required. 2020 Winter Film Festival Schedule January 12 | ...

6 years ago
A missing Salina man who was the subject of a statewide Silver Alert has been found safe. An investigation by the Salina Police Department led to information that 88-year-old Leonard Clayton McIver was possibly in Wichita.  On Thursday he was located and contacted by an officer with the Wichita Police Department. McIver was safe and in good ...

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No one was hurt after a car caught fire near Assaria on S. Old 81 and K-4 Highway early Thursday. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that a driver and passenger were not hurt when the 2004 Dodge Intrepid they were traveling in began shooting sparks from underneath the hood. The two ...

6 years ago
A bucket of hot ash from a wood burning stove is being blamed for igniting a house fire west of Assaria Thursday morning. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that no one was injured after firefighters were sent to 2829 W. Salemsborg Road around 2:45am to put down a blaze that started on the home's exterior. The ...

6 years ago
After weeks of negotiations, Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning today announced a compromise proposal to expand Medicaid while lowering health insurance premiums for Kansas families. “This process is far from over, as there are still several critical steps to be taken by the Kansas Legislature," Kelly said. “But today, ...

6 years ago
An Arizona man caught rummaging through parked cars on Santa Fe, goes to jail for stealing a cell phone at a Salina bar. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 39-year-old Nathan Eguez was taken into custody on Wednesday night after a witness told police a man was looking through vehicles in the 300 block ...

6 years ago
Authorities say a truck found burning and another pickup stolen from a rural Saline County property are likely linked by an unknown suspect. According to Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, deputies were sent to the 6400 block of E. Campbell Road on Wednesday morning around 5:30am to the report of a burning ...

6 years ago
Wind blown - arching power lines are thought to be the cause of a fire that burned up 100 acres of grass and fence line southeast of Salina. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that overhead power lines leading to the Eagle Communications tower in the 4000 block of E. ...

6 years ago
The 2020 Ike Book Talk series begins Tuesday. The book club meets in the Visitors Center Auditorium at 200 SE 4th Street, Abilene. This free program is open to the public. Registration is not required. The first book in the series is At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends written by Dwight Eisenhower. Ike’s popular memoir ...