7 years ago
Police are investigating a fraud case after a Salina man was scammed out of $2,500. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 43-year-old man was contacted through Facebook Messenger about a long term job opportunity to clean a house for $500 a week. Police say the scammer convinced the victim to deposit a check made out ...

7 years ago
A couple from Georgia is stranded in Salina after their car was stolen - by the couple they were traveling with. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Devery Clarkson was staying at the Value Inn, 1640 W. Crawford with his girlfriend and two other companions. Police say Clarkson went outside for a cigarette break and ...

7 years ago
Authorities are looking for a white man in a dark green or black 4-door car. A grade school student ran away from a man in a car who was trying to entice him inside while the boy waited at a rural bus stop this morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 7:25am Friday, ...

7 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair takes place on Saturday, September 28 in and around the Smoky Hill Museum at 211 W. Iron Avenue in downtown Salina.  The Street Fair is a FREE day of celebration with music, participatory crafts and activities, demonstrators, food vendors and, of course, the museum itself. The Street Fair celebration begins ...

7 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying two women accused of stealing multiple items from a Salina beauty store. The incident is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on September 19th between 6:50 PM to 7:00 PM, two women were in the Ulta Store located at 2450 S 9th ...

7 years ago
The Chronicle of Higher Education has once again recognized Salina Area Technical College for having among the highest graduation rates among two-year colleges in the United States. The Chronicle’s annual Almanac edition ranked Salina Tech second in the nation among two-year colleges for its graduation rate of 72.6 percent. In all, 847 two-year colleges were included in ...

7 years ago
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Northeast Kansas when her SUV went airborne, rolled, and caught fire. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 72-year-old Nancy Barnaby of Manhattan was driving a 2017 Ford Explorer headed north on K-177 Highway in Geary County. The SUV crossed the center and went into a ditch. It ...

7 years ago
Leaders of Saint Francis Ministries and St. John's Military School on Thursday announced a collaboration that will create a positive, empowering future for the school's Salina campus. Saint Francis Ministries has agreed to take over the St. John's campus and will lead a collaborative effort to establish future plans for the property. The campus will become ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a thirty-something white female who spent Tuesday using phony money to make purchases and walk away with money from the cash register. According to Captain Paul Forrester, a dark haired woman in a white top, red checked skirt and long black socks used a counterfeit $100 bill to buy some gummy ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a storage shed burglary at a rural property east of Smolan. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to the 3000 block of W Smolan Road on Wednesday evening around 6:45pm after a former renter came back to clean out a few belongings and discovered they ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman who was sought by authorities for stealing a couple of vehicles is in jail after punching the owner of a third truck she allegedly stole. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 300 block of N. Phillips on Wednesday evening around 8:20pm after neighbors heard a disturbance ...