6 years ago
Salina Police will be out in force over the Thanksgiving holiday week looking for impaired drivers and those who are not buckled up. Officer Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that extra officers will be working around the city from Monday, November 25 through Sunday, December 1. Police are focusing on DUI enforcement with officers patrolling around Salina ...

6 years ago
One person is in custody after authorities in Hutchinson responded to a report of an armed person at a local media outlet. Officials say it happened yesterday at the offices of the Hutchinson News on Second Avenue near Jefferson Street when a temporary employee called in the report. Police say the employee, identified as Dominic Zales, was ...

6 years ago
Police have ID'd a second suspect following Wednesday's police lockdown at Liberal High School. Authorities say a 14-year-old boy was arrested late Wednesday, this after a 15-year-old male was taken into custody earlier the same day. The older boy has reportedly been charged with criminal threatening. Both arrests came after police deemed the suspects as having been ...

6 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who they believe stole several thousand dollars worth of appliances from a Salina store. The incident is this week's Salina Crime Stopper crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on August 19th, at 6:50 PM, a person entered Menards, located at 805 Virginia Court, ...

6 years ago
Hundreds of bikers with big hearts will be on a mission roaring across Salina this weekend, delivering toys. For the 33rd year in a row the Salina Toy Run will provide hundreds of toys to needy children. Toys collected during the Salina event will be donated to Ashby House and Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas. Though ...

6 years ago
A couple of Salina women were transported to the hospital following a two car crash on Wednesday. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 53-year-old Maria Sanchez-Ortega was taken to Salina Regional Health Center to be examined for a head injury following an accident at Grand and Broadway around 2pm. Police say 46-year-old Janet Gagnon ...

6 years ago
A Dickinson County school is closed on Thursday due to a nearby police investigation. KSAL sister station, KABI "The General" in Abilene, reports that Chapman Elementary school is closed for Thursday. Though the school is closed for the day, authorities believe that there is no threat to the public. More information is here from KABI's social media post: https://www.facebook.com/KABItheGeneral/photos/a.588326481207570/3426989910674532/?type=3&theater

6 years ago
A Salina man who allegedly threatened his stepdad with a screwdriver is in jail. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, officers were sent to a home in the 600 block of S. 10th Street around 9pm Wednesday evening after an argument over loud music sparked an incident between a couple and 19-year-old Austin Gassmann. Police say the ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after someone spray painted a racial slur on a man's pickup. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 500 block of Maple after vandals broke both passenger side windows on a 2003 GMC pickup, stole a JVC stereo from the dash ...

6 years ago
It's a sign of the season. Bell ringers and red kettles. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is underway. The agency tells KSAL News the campaign began this week with a kind of "soft opening".  Kettles and bell ringers began at limited locations around Salina. The Kettle Campaign will launch fully on "Black Friday", Friday November 29th. Red ...

6 years ago
Salina Downtown will ring in the holiday season this weekend. Two of the biggest events of the year are on Saturday. Historic Salina Downtown’s signature event, the annual Christmas Festival and Parade of Lights are an all day family-friendly event sure to entertain the young and old alike. The day begins with a the Frosty 5 K ...