7 years ago
Law Enforcement arrested a Salina man after a rampage at a central Salina pool bar, where he allegedly threw a shopping cart through window of the business. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 34-year-old Salina man, Kiel Bale was arrested on Tuesday night in the parking lot of the Sunset Plaza, 1215 W. Crawford, ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are in search for a male suspect whole ran out of a store with two stolen phones. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft happened at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday at Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th in Salina. Police are searching for a black male wearing khaki pants, an orange shirt with ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is facing two charges after he allegedly beat his girlfriend and her teenage brother. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the fight occurred between 10 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. at a residence in the 900 block on Greeley on Tuesday night. According to the victims, 22-year-old Austin Warford was in the middle ...

7 years ago
Kansas is feeling the impact of another winter storm. A storm that blew in on Tuesday prompted winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings across the state. Between three and five inches of snow fell in many areas. Some parts of central Kansas received at least six inches of frozen precipitation. In Salina, four inches of snow ...

7 years ago
Rosie Walters, Director of Salina’s Senior Services, updated Saline County Commissioners on the program’s first year of finances, since it began operating as a county department.  While records have yet to be audited, Walters said that when all revenues and expenses are considered, the reorganized program operated close to the $330,000 budget set for it.  ...

7 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center has earned the Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR®) Strong designation from the national Competency and Credentialing Institute for the second year in a row. The CNOR® Strong designation is given to facilities that have at least 50 percent of its eligible operating room nursing staff CNOR® certified. The program is aimed at ...

7 years ago
Governor Laura Kelly announced today Mark Burghart as her choice to lead the Kansas Department of Revenue. Burghart will take over for Mark Beshears who led the agency for an interim period. “I’m pleased to have Mark Burghart on board to lead the Department of Revenue for my administration,” said Kelly. “His experience, knowledge and skills ...

7 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is stepping down because of brain cancer. State Representative Greg Lewis of St. John announced his resignation yesterday at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka. Lewis told colleagues that he began suffering from vision problems and other medical issues while visiting his son in the Kansas City area for Christmas, and an MRI revealed a ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen vehicle and the person who took it. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 8pm Sunday and 5:30am Monday morning, someone jumped into a 2017 Ford Focus that was parked in the 100 block of S. Front Street and drove off. The owner told officers he had left ...

7 years ago
Another blast of inclement winter weather is anticipated. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for a large portion of the state, including all of Central Kansas, from noon today until 6:00 tomorrow morning. Snowfall is anticipated to start by midday into the afternoon as it moves from southwest to northeast. The highest chances ...

7 years ago
Kansas has joined a nationwide legal settlement resolving allegations that Walgreens knowingly engaged in fraudulent over-dispensing of insulin pens to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's Office, the settlement resolves allegations that from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2017, Walgreens repeatedly dispensed more insulin than had been prescribed to patients. ...