7 years ago
A gunshot was fired during a woman's call to authorities for help . Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that about 6pm Wednesday evening, a 40-year-old woman was talking with police dispatch to report a burglary in progress - when a gunshot was heard over the phone. Officers arrived moments later on scene at a ...

7 years ago
Law enforcement agencies across the nation and across Kansas are joining forces over the holidays to remind drivers it’s deadly, dangerous and illegal to drive under the influence of illegal drugs, alcohol and some prescription drugs. More than 150 Kansas law enforcement agencies will be extra vigilant to spot impaired drivers as part of the national ...

7 years ago
Bethany College has selected Christy Mai as the new Director of Alumni Relations. She will begin January 2, 2019. “I am very excited to have Christy join the Advancement team,” Vice President of Advancement David Earle said. “She will be a breath of fresh air to the alumni program.” Mai is a Bethany College alumna with nonprofit ...

7 years ago
Salina author Dhyana Markley will sign copies of her newest book, "Native Messages" this Saturday. In “Native Messages,” Markley writes about spiritual events she has experienced, and various techniques she teaches to clean and clear all bodies, physical and spiritual, before ceremony. She explores her truth and shares how she has accomplished some of her steps ...

7 years ago
Dog and cat adoption fees at Salina Animal Services, 329 N. 2nd St., have been reduced as part of the Home for the Holidays special. According to the organization, Dogs cost $25 and cats $5 through Saturday, December 22. Adopted dogs and cats will be: Spayed/neutered Micro-chipped Vaccinated with age-appropriate vaccines Dewormed Flea-treated Salina Animal Services is open ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman was sent to the hospital after being struck by another vehicle in south Salina. According to Police Sgt. Brent Rupert, traffic was backed up going west on Cloud St. at the intersection of 9th and Cloud at 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday. A 1998 Buick Lesabre stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of ...

7 years ago
A Gypsum man is dead after suffering a heart attack while driving in south Salina--which also caused a two car crash. Police Sgt. Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that dispatch received several calls of an erratic driver on S. 9th St. at 3:28 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. Police then responded to a two car crash at the ...

7 years ago
Salina Police want to talk to a driver who struck a bicyclist outside of the hospital parking lot on Tuesday afternoon. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 65-year-old Salina man, Daniel Bledsoe, was traveling on a bicycle when a vehicle leaving the Salina Regional Heath Center, 400 S. Santa Fe,  parking lot was trying ...

7 years ago
The mother of a man who was shot and killed by Wichita police following a fake emergency call is calling for change. Lisa Finch attended yesterday's Wichita City Council meeting where she called for reform in the police department. Twenty-eight-year-old Andrew Finch was shot and killed by police at his home near Seneca and McCormick last December ...

7 years ago
A former U.S. Attorney for Kansas is considering a run for the Senate. Barry Grissom says he's considering running in 2020 as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Kansas Senator Pat Roberts. Grissom, who was appointed by then-President Barack Obama as U.S. Attorney for Kansas in 2010, says he has no timetable on when he will make a ...

7 years ago
A barber shop's window was shattered by a pellet from a BB gun. Salina Police are investigating after someone fired a single pellet into the window at Doc's Barber Shop, located at 228 S. Santa Fe. Police say sometime between Saturday at 5pm and Monday afternoon at 12:30pm, someone shot a hole in a 6-foot by 6-foot ...