7 years ago
A Salina man is taken into custody after getting into multiple cars on Wednesday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News:  The Salina man was seen getting into various cars in the 900 block of Highland around 6:00 AM. A neighbor called the police, when they arrived they searched the area for the 20-year ...

7 years ago
A Salina man faces an aggravated battery charge after allegedly hitting his ex-girlfriend with a baseball bat Wednesday afternoon. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester told KSAL News about the series of events that unfolded around 4 PM on Wednesday. Police officers arrived at the Econo Lodge and made contact with the victim, a 40-year-old woman from Salina. ...

7 years ago
Over the past five years, nearly 3,500 people nationwide have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the 100 Deadliest Days, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, when the number of crash fatalities involving a teen driver historically rise. New crash data from 2013-2017 reveals major factors contributing to fatal teen crashes ...

7 years ago
Eight of the area's recent high school graduates received a little boost to fund their college education on Wednesday night. Each was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. KSAL and the Rocking M Media radio stations hosted their annual Sportscasters Club Scholarship Banquet at Kansas Wesleyan University. Five Saline County high schools (Salina Central, Salina South, Sacred Heart, Southeast ...

7 years ago
On July 20, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission successfully landed the first two people on the moon. This summer will be the 50th anniversary of that historic event. To educate the public about the history of NASA’s Apollo missions and the science it was exploring, Salina Public Library will offer programs, an exhibit and a ...

7 years ago
President Donald Trump has granted a request from Governor Laura Kelly for an emergency federal disaster declaration for 18 Kansas counties affected by severe weather, heavy rains and flooding that currently is impacting the state. The president’s assistance is for the counties of Anderson, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Franklin, Greenwood, Harvey, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, ...

7 years ago
High water continues to cause issues at an area lake. As lake levels continue to rise, nearly all areas of Kanopolis Lake are closed. US Army Corps of Engineers Operations Project Manager Dan Hays tells KSAL News as of Wednesday the lake was 32 feet above conservation level, which is at about 58 percent of capacity. Hays ...

7 years ago
Work crews were setting the first of four overhead structures for crosswalks in downtown Salina on Wednesday as the remake of Santa Fe Avenue continues. Scott Erickson with Smoky Hill Construction tells KSAL News that the decorative metal will be illuminated after sundown. "This will be lit by LEDs  from the bottom up with what they ...

7 years ago
A truck stuck in a ditch led police officers to the arrest of a suspect who allegedly knocked a woman's teeth out. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were dispatched to the 600 block of S. Holmes Rd. where a subject got his truck stuck in a ditch on Tuesday at 2:20 p.m. The ...

7 years ago
A truck was stolen from a central Salina driveway during the overnight hours Wednesday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the truck was taken sometime between 8 p.m. on Tuesday and 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday from in front of a home at 216 E. Jewell. The maroon colored 1989 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was parked in ...

7 years ago
Kansas residents are recovering after another line of severe storms moved through the state. Tornado warnings were issued throughout the state including near Lawrence, where a large tornado touched down and cut a path of damage extending to the Kansas City area. Tornadoes first touched down in Northwest Kansas. A large wedge tornado moved across portions ...