9 years ago
A Salina woman has been arrested, and is accused of stealing her father's truck. Police say that back on January 19th a 2009 Ford F150 pickup truck belonging to Leon McGaha was stolen from 604 Washington. The truck, valued at $12,000, was reported stolen on January 21st. Police arrested 20-year-old Taren McGaha Monday evening in connection with ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a train has struck and killed a man after he lost control of his three-wheeled motorcycle near Paxico. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victim as 64-year-old Frank Narvaez III, of Topeka. The patrol says he was turning late Monday when he veered off the road and onto nearby railroad tracks. The back end ...

9 years ago
A small portion of a south Salina street was closed for a large portion of the day on Monday while police negotiated with a woman inside a home who had a gun and was threatening to harm herself. Police tell KSAL News that at around 10:30 in the morning officers were sent to a home in ...

9 years ago
Authorities say two Kansas Highway Patrol troopers and another person were injured in a three-vehicle accident on a freeway near Topeka. The patrol says the troopers and an occupant of one of the other vehicles sustained injuries not considered life-threatening during the accident Monday along Interstate 470. The patrol says the troopers were outside of their cruiser ...

9 years ago
A Kansas man who told investigators he preferred jail to living with his wife pleaded guilty Monday to a federal bank robbery charge. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall's office, 70-year-old Lawrence John Ripple pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery. A criminal complaint in the case alleged that on Sept. 2, 2016, Ripple sat ...

9 years ago
The historic Chisolm Trail that helped start the Old West era in Kansas celebrates its 150th anniversary. The Wichita Eagle reports the trail is named after Jesse Chisolm and began in 1867. Chisholm had a trading post in Wichita and often traded with Native American tribes in the region. The trail, where herds of cattle were ...

9 years ago
Thieves broke into a work site construction trailer and stole multiple power tools plus two air compressors that belong to Garcia Masonry of Salina. Police say the trailer was parked in the 2000 block of Brookefield when someone cut the lock off the door sometime between Friday at 5:30pm and 8am Saturday morning.   All but two ...

9 years ago
A man caught hiding in an attic was arrested Friday on multiple warrants for failure to appear. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 34-year-old Dustin Tyler was found holed up in the attic of a house located at 911 N. 3rd Street after police asked a gathering of people to disperse on Friday afternoon around ...

9 years ago
A woman awakens in bed to find a masked man in her apartment stealing her phone and other items. The 33-year-old victim told officers that around 7:45am Saturday she discovered a white male who was dressed in a hoodie and jeans wearing a mask took her phone, a laptop computer, tablet computer, box of personal items ...

9 years ago
A welfare check on two children leads to the arrest of a Salina man early Monday morning. Staff at the Department of Children and Families contacted police just after midnight on Monday to check on a 7-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl in a home in the 800 block of N. 4th Street. Officers arrested 46-year-old Andrew ...

9 years ago
A  $75,000 grant from the Petco Foundation will help support the lifesaving work they do for animals in the community at the Salina Animal Shelter. Earlier this month Animal Services Manager Vanessa Cowie told KSAL News that the $75,000 grant will help the facility raise the standard of care for cats with stainless steel kennels and ...