6 years ago
A chase starting in Salina through Ottawa county leads to arrest. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan of the Saline County Sheriff's Office: A deputy went to the Red Carpet Inn at 222 E Diamond Dr. at 10:52 AM on Wednesday morning. The deputy noticed Lance Smith (33) sitting in a white 2010 Ford F-150. Smith has an ...

6 years ago
A potentially stolen car was found abandoned and on fire early this morning. Roger Soldan - Saline County Sheriff, told KSAL News: This morning around 5:15, a deputy on patrol came across a car on fire in the 5000 block S. Centennial.  The crispy 2011 Ford Edge was formerly maroon/burgundy. Rural Fire District #6 responded and were ...

6 years ago
A record number of mosquitoes are found in Reno County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says last month, its crews trapped the most mosquitoes ever found since the state began studying the insects. Health officials say they are working to get permission from cities in Reno County before they can spray for the bugs. Recent ...

6 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is challenging the governor's welfare policy. The "Wichita Eagle" reports that Schmidt is giving Governor Laura Kelly until tomorrow to drop the plan or he will go to court to seek a judge's opinion on if the proposal is legal. The governor's plan calls for allowing some adults without children to get ...

6 years ago
Salina USD 305 schools are planning a job fair this weekend. According to the district, the second annual job fair will be held at Central High School, 650 E. Crawford, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. this Saturday. The fair is open to the public; interviews and job offers onsite are possible. Numerous employment opportunities include: Food Service Maintenance ...

6 years ago
Demolition of a recently closed entertainment business which had been in Salina for nearly six decades is underway. The walls of the former Starlite Skate Center began to come down on Wednesday. The first skate at the Starlite Skate Center in Salina was back in December 1963. The final skate was in May of 2019. The former ...

6 years ago
If there was ever a doubt of who produces the most wheat, the state of Kansas blew away every other state in winter wheat harvested and sold in 2018. While harvest is still rolling in some parts of the state for 2019, the US Department of Agriculture released a graphic on its social media pages this ...

6 years ago
A vehicle that was parked near a rural Saline County road marked for sale is damaged. Saline County Sheriff's Capt. Jim Hughes tells KSAL News that the vehicle was parked on its owner's property just off of W. Falun Rd. in the 1300 block. The vehicle sustained heavy damage between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on ...

6 years ago
A female victim was sent to the hospital after her boyfriend allegedly struck and strangled her early Wednesday morning. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th St. in Salina, at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a domestic dispute. Officers made contact with 54-year-old George Reizer, Salina, ...

6 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy during the Independence Day holiday weekend. Among other things troopers worked one fatal crash, made a three-year-high of 28 DUI arrests,  and assisted over 1,100 motorists. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Information in the table ...

6 years ago
A pedestrian walking along a highway in northwest Kansas was killed in a hit and run accident late Tuesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Tyler Kuhn of Norton was walking along U.S. 36 Highway in the area of mile marker 119 when he was struck by an unknown vehicle in the east bound ...