7 years ago
A convicted sex offender who was being sought by the Saline County Sheriff's Office has been caught. According to Saline County Jail records, 20-year-old Brandon Lee Carpenter was booked into jail late Thursday afternoon. Kansas Department of Corrections records indicate Carpenter had absconded from parole. After being released from prison on June 5th where had been serving ...

7 years ago
A suspect was arrested Thursday afternoon after allegedly stealing two vehicles, and leading law enforcement on a high speed chase that ended with a crash. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander told KSAL News at the scene the incident began in Salina with a stolen truck. A work truck and attached trailer parked on Beverley Drive were stolen. ...

7 years ago
Salina's Animal Services Manager has been placed on paid administrative leave pending recommended termination. In a move that surprised many people, including shelter staff, Vanessa Cowie was escorted from her office at the Salina Animal Shelter on Wednesday afternoon. She is suspended from all of her duties, pending a hearing with Interim Salina City Manager Mike ...

7 years ago
The Salina Animal Shelter will participate in a nationwide pet adoption effort this weekend. According to the City of Salina, Salina Animal Services will participate in "Clear the Shelters", a nationwide pet adoption drive where adoption fees are waived. Although the exact list of adoptable pets is not known at this time, the shelter anticipates that approximately ...

7 years ago
Students returning to class at Bethany College  will enjoy living in a newly renovated residence hall. The school in Lindsborg  celebrated the $2.5 million renovation of Alma Swensson Hall with a ribbon cutting ceremony. According to Bethany, the residence hall remodel was made possible by a gift from the David J. Nutt Trust, the largest single ...

7 years ago
Representatives from the Kansas Water Office, the Division of Water Resources, the Kansas Geological Survey and state legislators paid a visit to the banks of the Smoky Hill River near downtown Salina on Wednesday. The bus tour with 42 representatives from around the state got a front row view of the vision of what designers of ...

7 years ago
Three people were hurt when an all terrain vehicle crashed on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina Wednesday morning. Salina Police Sgt. Brent Rupert told KSAL News at the scene the crash happened at 11:11 in the morning on Wednesday. According to Rupert, three people were riding in a University ATV in the main parking ...

7 years ago
Salina Police had to remove an intoxicated bar patron in the early morning hours on Wednesday, before he allegedly struck two officers. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that law enforcement were called to Big Nose Kate's Bar, 117 N. Santa Fe at 12:25 a.m. on Wednesday to remove a subject. When police arrived, they asked ...

7 years ago
A Salina teenager is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a car that didn't stop in central Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 15-year-old girl was walking south on Lewis St. at the intersection with McAdams shortly after 7 p.m. on Tuesday. A 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara was traveling west on ...

7 years ago
A unique blend of alternative rock will highlight this week's Friday Night Live event in downtown Salina. According to Salina Arts and Humanities Buildings Like Mountains will perform Friday night at 7 p.m. in Campbell Plaza. Originating in September of 2014, local Salina band Buildings Like Mountains uses their wide variety of influence to bring a unique ...

7 years ago
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has conceded defeat in the Republican gubernatorial primary, ending one of the closest votes in Kansas history. Secretary of State Kris Kobach will be the Republican nominee for governor. The Governor made the concession Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day Kobach had stretched his lead by several hundred votes, gaining votes in ...