6 years ago
A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), are in Salina this week to examine all aspects of the Salina Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. As a part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments ...

6 years ago
A Manhattan, Kansas based ministry that helps female survivors of human sex trafficking is adding a Salina chapter to help in the fight. Homestead Ministries will host a fundraising event on March 28, 2020 to celebrate the new local chapter coming to Salina. Homestead aims to provide women the tools they need to rebuild their futures ...

6 years ago
UPDATE 2: Interstate-70 between Salina and Ellsworth has been reopened. The stretch of the highway had been closed for approximately 90 minutes on Tuesday due to vehicles blocking the roadways in the wintry weather. Kansas Highway Patrol officials warn motorists to continue to use caution with the slick roadways. https://twitter.com/TrooperBenKHP/status/1232342465497239557 UPDATE 1: Unexpected, heavy snow has caused numerous issues--and ...

6 years ago
The Attorney General’s Office will mark National Consumer Protection Week with free document destruction events throughout the state, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. “Our office works hard year-round to protect consumers,” Schmidt said. “Next week, we will place a particular focus on helping Kansans protect themselves from identity theft and stay safe from scams.” The ...

6 years ago
The Hutchinson Police Department is investigating a dog attack that resulted in an officer having to shoot a dog, and the dog attack victim transported to a hospital. Police say officers responded to a report of a dog attacking a woman shortly before 1:30 p.m. in front of a home. Officers provided first aid to a ...

6 years ago
The Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation has approved $23,000 in Horizons Grants for local artists and cultural organizations. The grants were juried and scored by a professional panel with expertise in the granting areas. Horizons Grants support initiatives that demonstrate a commitment to artistic excellence and community involvement by engaging audience members as active participants. Applicants ...

6 years ago
A Salina man is in jail on drug charges after leading officers on short foot chase that ended in the mud. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 51-year-old Marquis Richardson was arrested early Monday after an officer on patrol attempted to make a traffic stop in the 700 block North 9th Street just after ...

6 years ago
A vehicle stolen from Salina was recovered in Lawrence undamaged over the weekend. Police say a 2008 Ford Taurus X was stolen from the parking lot at the Chapel Ridge Apartments. A photography light kit was in the vehicle too. The thief used a stolen Kansas dealer tag from Wichita on the car before abandoning ...

6 years ago
Authorities are looking for the owner of a 370 pound gun safe, that was found empty in a ditch on Sunday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 11:40am Sunday morning, a motorist sighted the black, gun safe lying in a ditch in the 4300 block E. North Street. Deputies say the Liberty Revolution ...

6 years ago
No one was injured after a single gunshot was fired in a room at a Salina hotel. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the Fairfield Inn and Suites at 2455 Virginia on Saturday afternoon after a hotel guest thought his electrical outlet had blown up. A staff member went to ...

6 years ago
A man on trial in connection with a shooting death in Salina that happened back in 2018 has been found guilty of second degree murder. According to the Saline County Attorney's Office, at the conclusion of a jury trial late last week, jurors found 26-year-old Mika Thille guilty of second degree murder. A first degree murder conviction ...