9 years ago
Salina Police made two arrests after a Salina man lost his checkbook where two men made payments to themselves with the man's missing checks. Capt. Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Michael Mattek of Salina lost his checkbook and reported it to authorities on Sept. 7. Mattek then noticed on one of his checking accounts that someone ...

9 years ago
The death of a Solomon man whose body was found in Salina is being investigated as a homicide. Salina police late Monday morning identified the victim as 52-year-old Raul Lopez-Vargas. Lopez-Vargas was discovered deceased in Salina Sunday morning, in the backseat of a car in the Indian Village area of West Salina. Police dispatch received a call ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office has an update on artifacts and coins that were stolen from a residence at 2785 W. State St. Lt. Michael Ascher tells KSAL News that the owner of the residence reports now that more coins and jewelry were stolen from the residence from the last break in. Ascher says that several items ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for four individuals after they stole 58 cell phones from Sam's Club at 2919 Market Place. Authorities say three females and one male entered Sam's Club at the same time on Sept. 8 between 4:45 p.m. and 5:05 p.m. The subjects then went to the cell phone area inside of the store, where ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect after the subject led authorities on a dangerous high-speed pursuit in the early morning hours of Sept. 7. According to law enforcement, a police officer observed a white 2005 Nissan Maxima making an improper turn on the area of Crawford and Montrose, when the vehicle then pulled in ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are in search of a vehicle that was taken over the weekend. Authorities say that 28 year-old, Alison Harbaugh at 502 E. Bond, had her 2007 Chevy Cobalt taken from her address. The car is silver in color and the tag is KS 075 ECQ. Harbaugh says that the car was taken sometime between 12:30 a.m. ...

9 years ago
A large police presence was at the scene in the Indian Village area of West Salina Sunday morning after a body was found. Salina Deputy Police Chief Sean Morton told KSAL News at the scene that dispatch received a call alerting that there was a person who was possibly deceased, in a car. The call came ...

9 years ago
Kansas kids have a couple of more weeks to create a traffic safety poster or video in a statewide contest. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, kids can win great prizes and learn about traffic safety by participating in poster and video contests as part of the annual Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day safety ...

9 years ago
The Saint Francis Foundation welcomes Michelle Peck and Mitch Drees, who will serve as the Foundation’s new associate directors of development. Peck and Drees’ duties will include collaborating with local community leaders and businesses to raise financial support for the much needed work of Saint Francis Community Services. Peck served most recently as the chief executive ...

9 years ago
A Salina area woman's personal experience with a family member who battled, and overcame cancer, created a passion inside her to help others who are fighting the same fight. Amanda Otto started the Wellness Tote Project. Appearing on the KSAL Morning News, she said the project was created to help provide totes filled with hope, inspiration ...

9 years ago
As the Fort Hays State University campus continues to grow, the college celebrated the dedication of a new residence hall this week. FHSU dedicated Victor E. Village, a 406-bed residence hall. Construction of the 110,000-square-foot, four-story Victor E. Tiger building began in January 2016, and the facility was completed last month in time for move-in day ...