3 years ago
A Greeley, Colorado man is now in the Saline County Jail after refusing to leave a Salina fast food restaurant. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, officers were called to Chik-fil-A, at 2245 S. 9th on Monday afternoon around 3:30pm after 33-year-old Jose Pastrana-Ramirez was allegedly intoxicated and argumentative with staff. The man refused to leave and ...

3 years ago
Authorities have identified the body of a man found hanging in a tree over the weekend as Todd R. Smith, 57 of Kansas City, Missouri. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Smith was born in Salina and had family here who reached out to law enforcement late last year after they lost contact ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a stolen vehicle and the thief who took it. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 64-year-old Salina woman was allowing a person to borrow her 1998 Ram 1500 pickup. The man works nights and told officers he left the truck parked in the 500 block of W. Iron around ...

3 years ago
K-State Salina has named its third on-campus residence hall Earhart Hall in honor of Kansas aviator and female trailblazer Amelia Earhart. According to KSU, Earhart Hall will open later this year, and the facility's name recognizes the campus's history of teaching future aeronauts. "Providing a strong campus community helps students succeed both inside and outside of the classroom," ...

3 years ago
Family and friends are searching for a Florida man who went missing while stationed in Kansas with the National Guard. Family of 24-year-old Roberto Junior Familia say he has been missing for over a week and they are desperately trying to locate him.  They were last in contact with him by phone on March 19th. Familia, who ...

3 years ago
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina is gearing up for their largest and longest-running annual fun-raising event, Bowl For Kids’ Sake. On  Saturday hundreds of supporters will lace up their bowling shoes and get together with friends, family and/or co-workers to have fun raising money and bowling, in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina ...

3 years ago
The Vestry and members of Christ Episcopal Cathedral invite the public to attend the Installation of the Very Reverend Shay Craig, incoming Dean of the Cathedral, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at 138 S. Eight Street in downtown Salina. According to the church, Rev. Craig is the first woman in the cathedral's 117-year history ...

3 years ago
A tip leads to the location and arrest of a Salina man wanted on a felony warrant. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Saturday evening, officers learned that 40-year-old Shawn Blazier was headed to a Salina restaurant on South 9th on his Honda Gold Wing. When police attempted a traffic stop, Blazier sped ...

3 years ago
A body was found hanging in a tree over the weekend after an apparent suicide in a stand of timber. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the discovery was made by a couple of men who were riding in a UTV in the 1100 block of W. Farrelly Road on Saturday afternoon. Deputies say ...

3 years ago
Salina Police arrested a man and woman who were both wanted on Saline County District Court warrants. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Saturday evening around 5:30pm, officers identified the two walking in the 500 block of Montrose and attempted to stop them. Police say 38-year-old Kevin Russell and 42-year-old Candice Beach left the ...

3 years ago
A suspect in a Kansas bank robbery is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Oklahoma. Wellington police say that the suspect robbed the Impact Bank at 206 East Harvey on Friday afternoon. Less than an hour later, the suspect was killed following a chase and officer-involved shooting in Oklahoma. The FBI and Wellington police are investigating the case.