6 years ago
A cloudy, cool, damp morning which gave way to sunshine and humidity in the afternoon, did not deter a large crowd from gathering in Salina to celebrate Independence Day. It started with a patriotic set of songs with the Salina Municipal Band, and it ended with a spectacular fireworks display. In between, Bill Fekas prepared 5,000 ...

6 years ago
Storms rolling across Kansas dropped heavy rain in some areas. Several inches of rain fell in some areas. The heaviest rain was recorded in the Gypsum area, where 8.5 inches was recorded 4 south / southeast of the Saline County Community. According to Saline County Emergency Management, the torrential rainfall has flooded some roads. They do not ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has established a website which allows law enforcement agencies to submit asset forfeiture reports, and ensures asset forfeiture information is publicly available, in accordance with the revised state asset forfeiture law which took effect this week. Civil asset forfeiture is a procedure that authorizes law enforcement agencies to seize property and ...

6 years ago
A farm implement was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon just east of Salina. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a fire crew from Rural Fire District #5 was sent to the area of Holmes Road and Crawford after black smoke was seen billowing into the sky around 2:10pm. Deputies say Marvin Reinert was using a John ...

6 years ago
A Salina man wanted on a couple of warrants was found hiding under a blanket Monday night. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 30-year-old Ernest Outland, Jr. was spotted by an officer as he sat in a car in the 600 block of N 13th Street. He then entered a home of a friend and ...

6 years ago
A homeowner awakens to the voice of someone calling for help - from his basement. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to the 1300 block of E. Stimmel Road just before 5am on Tuesday morning after an intruder was discovered trapped inside the home. Deputies say 39-year-old Jamey Sanders had strapped ...

6 years ago
Salina is set to let freedom ring, beginning with an old fashioned celebration in the park and ending with a spectacular fireworks display. Independence Day will begin with the All-American 4th of July / Play Day in the Park, and will end with the Skyfire fireworks display. Oakdale Park will be the place to be to get ...

6 years ago
A child is dead following a farm accident in Reno County. According to the Reno County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 4:55 PM Tuesday first responders were dispatched to 916 E Red Rock Rd to the report of a child being caught in a power takeoff on a tractor. The child's clothes became wrapped up in the ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was hurt in a motorcycle crash Tuesday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol the crash involved a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle and a 2005 Kenworth truck towing a trailer. The patrol says 22-year-old Codey Shute was riding  the motorcycle , headed north on North Ninth Street, when he collided with the truck. Shute tells KSAL ...

6 years ago
Staff at a Salina restaurant thwarts an attempted theft on Monday evening. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a group of five white females and a white male apparently were working in concert to distract employees at Hong Kong Buffet in an effort to steal money from the cash register. Police say the group entered ...

6 years ago
A large storage shed burns to the ground northeast of Salina destroying thousands of dollars of farm machinery inside. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a crew from Rural Fire District #5 were sent to the 4300 block of E Campbell Road to fight a blaze that engulfed a 40-foot Morton building on ...