3 years ago
Authorities are using neighborhood videos to develop suspects in a wide ranging case of vandalism. Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that windows on several vehicles owned by the Ray Avenue Baptist Church were broken. Police say one church bus alone had 27-windows broken out. Damage estimates are expected to eclipse $5,500. Police are also investigating ...

3 years ago
Residents inside a home in 700 block of Cherokee called authorities after an intoxicated Salina woman began pounding on their door Saturday night around 10:30pm. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 28-year-old Tyler L. Bastin was arrested for drunk driving after she allegedly pulled into a driveway where she does not live and began ...

3 years ago
A man and woman from Salina were hurt after a deer collided with their motorcycle on Sunday evening. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that around 9:15pm, 32-year-old Micheal Barnett and 42-year-old Amber Barnett were both transports to Salina Regional Health Center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries after the accident on Old ...

3 years ago
An illegal tag on a car initiated a police pursuit and arrest on Saturday. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that around 4pm, a patrol officer attempted a traffic stop in the 200 block of W. Crawford. Police say the driver of the Nissan Maxima sped up, weaving through residential streets at speeds that reached 50-mph. ...

3 years ago
A Sunday shed fire burns up 100 bales of oats and hay. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that fire crews from RFD #5 were sent to a farm in the 7600 block of E. North Street on Sunday morning around 7:30am after an outbuilding with round bales of hay and oats caught on ...

3 years ago
Tire maker Michelin will invest more than $100 million into its Junction City operations over the next five years, creating 200 new jobs. The investment will increase the company’s production capacity of Camso rubber tracks for agricultural equipment. Camso, a brand under the Michelin Group, specializes in off-road tires, rubber tracks, and systems for material handling, ...

3 years ago
An investigation regarding a series of dozens of suspicious letters sent to Kansas lawmakers is expanding outside the state. The list of intended recipients of suspicious white powder letters is growing beyond those in Kansas. Authorities including the FBI and the KBI  have been investigating as roughly 100 letters have been sent to Kansas state officials ...

3 years ago
In an effort to bolster civic education and educate communities on the role of county government, the National Association of Counties  is launching the 2023 “I Love My County Because…” art contest. The program is sponsored by Americans for the Arts, one of the nation’s largest arts advocacy and research organizations. Salina County is spreading the word ...

3 years ago
The Tri-Rivers Fair will be launching its first Artist Show and Sell Showcase this year. Artists from a five county area invited to apply. According to the fair, emerging artists in Saline County and its bordering counties have until Monday, June 26 to apply for 10 available spaces during the Tri-Rivers Fair Show and Sell Artist ...

3 years ago
The venue that hosted Johnny Cash and the Beach Boys on stage and saw the Marymount Spartans begin their 106-game home court winning streak in 1970 - is now being used for storage. Salina City Manager Mike Schrage tells KSAL News that conversations about Memorial Hall are ongoing. Schrage says the building's structure is sound but the ...

3 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is welcoming a new species to its animal family, a Highland cow. According to the zoo, this shaggy-haired, long-horned breed is closely associated with the beauty, mystery and romance of the Scottish Highlands, but underneath all of that hair is a useful and productive breed of cattle. Now about 5 years old, Freya was ...