8 years ago
A three-block portion of Downtown Salina looked a little more festive Tuesday evening. Bright colored winter scarves were wrapped around trees and poles, stretching from Mulberry to Ash Streets. The scarves were not decorations. They were gifts for those who might be trying to fight off the cold. Each scarf had a small note attached to it, ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the discovery of a couple of counterfeit $50 bills found in bank deposits this week. Police say staff at Bennington State Bank on South Ohio found a fake $50 bill in a deposit from The Scheme Restaurant, 123 N. 7th. Staff at First Bank Kansas on W. Crawford also detected a bogus ...

8 years ago
The Ellsworth Police Department is asking the public's assistance after an armed robbery at a business. The robbery happened on Monday, December 18, shortly before 5 p.m. at the Seitz Drug Store, 206 N. Douglas Ave. in Ellsworth, Kan. The suspect left the scene before police could arrive, with an unknown amount of a controlled narcotic. Authorities ...

8 years ago
A cow that had walked through an electrified wire on a stubble field caused a non-injury car accident on Monday evening. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that Glen Deines, 67 of Smolan was driving his four-door sedan westbound on W. Water Well Road Monday evening just before 6pm when a black cow entered ...

8 years ago
The search of a camper in north Salina leads to a couple of drug related arrests. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, on Monday around 9am, officers used a search warrant to enter a camper at 1026 N. 12th Street and arrested 56-year-old Gregory Wolfe and 46-year-old Michelle Hirsch. Police found 5.8 grams of methamphetamine packaged for ...

8 years ago
Family and friends are trying to find a Salina man who is a wheelchair user. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Alex LaRussa has been missing since December 8th. His family last heard from him at 4:00 in the morning on that date. LaRussa, whose left leg is amputated above his knee, is a ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating the weekend death of a Fort Riley Soldier. According to the Army, a 1st Infantry Division Soldier was found dead in his residence in Junction City on Saturday. Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Johnson, an artillery mechanic with Battery F, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was ...

8 years ago
Kansas Lottery players may want to add Mega Millions and Powerball tickets to their holiday shopping list for a chance to receive an early present worth multi-millions.  The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight’s drawing is a whopping $223 million, with a cash option of $141.7 million. A huge Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing is an ...

8 years ago
The three men charged in a Kansas terror plot will appear in court today. Curtis Wayne Allen, Gavin Wright and Patrick Stein are accused of planning to detonate explosives at an apartment complex and mosque occupied by a Muslim community of more than 100 Somali refugees in Garden City in November 2016. The suspects are set to ...

8 years ago
Family and friends are trying to find a teen who has been missing since late November. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News that 15-year-old Shane Boyett went missing from Salina back on November 28th. It is believed that Shane may still be in the local area, or might travel to Topeka. Shane stands 5’ 7″ tall and ...

8 years ago
The Geary County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a telephone scam. The agency says that they have received numerous complaints regarding persons claiming to be employees of the sheriff’s office, informing citizens an arrest warrant has been issued because they missed jury duty. The caller typically identifies himself as “Deputy Walker”. Agencies of the Federal, State and ...