4 years ago
UPDATE: Isaac Nathaniel Watts has been captured in Garden City. ORIGINAL: Isaac Nathaniel Watts, a 43-year-old white male patient on a court-ordered Care and Treatment Order through Pawnee County, Kan. and a hold order from Grant County, Kan., walked away last night from Larned State Hospital (LSH) and is currently considered absent without leave. Watts, charged ...

4 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after police found him behind the wheel of a stolen truck early Tuesday. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 41-year-old Napoleon Svendblad-Valladares, III was taken into custody after an officer on patrol identified a 2000 Chevy 1500 pickup that was reported stolen and made a traffic stop. Police say the work ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a business burglary in the 1100 block of West Grand Avenue. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between 5pm Friday and 9:30am Monday, someone entered a building owned by D&D Proves It Inc. and removed some high-end digital measuring tools. Deputies say a $2,000 Cygmus brand, ultrasonic thickness ...

4 years ago
Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt for governor. KWCH reports that Trump announced his endorsement of Schmidt yesterday morning. Trump says Schmidt has done an outstanding job as attorney general and will be a very wise choice for governor. Schmidt is running for the Republican nomination for Kansas governor with the hope of ...

4 years ago
After a mild day Tuesday with a high temperature approaching 50, a big change is on the horizon in the form of bitter cold arctic air from Canada and light snow. According to the National Weather Service, a band of light snowfall is expected Wednesday night into early Thursday morning across central and eastern Kansas. Highest ...

4 years ago
The intensive care unit at an area hospital is closing. Geary Community Hospital in Junction City says due to a national Covid-19 exacerbated nursing shortage, as well as fiscal situations beyond its control, it can no longer effectively operate its Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Officials say closing a unit of the hospital is not an easy ...

4 years ago
A man from Georgia was hurt when his SUV went airborne and flipped end over end on a Kansas highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Michael Powell from Cataula, Georgia, was driving a Hyundai Tucson headed south on K-177 Highway in Riley County. The SUV drove into the west ditch, went airborne for 100 feet, ...

4 years ago
The first list of Salina’s Most Wanted for the new year went online Saturday. By Monday five of them were caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the arrests include: Phillip Benjamin Hamilton Christopher Lee Hoffman Heather Dawn Johns Braydon Dean Prochaska Samantha Breanne Sharp The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s ...

4 years ago
Three Salina Police Officers have received promotions. According to the agency, officers Carlos Londono, James Miller, and David Villanueva all have been promoted. Effective January 3, 2022, Officer Carlos Londono was promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Patrol Division. Londono has served the Salina Police Department and the City of Salina for 17 years. During this time, he ...

4 years ago
There has been one new COVID death in Saline County since Wednesday and 178 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 858 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 25 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There now have been 188 COVID related deaths overall. Saline County residents testing positive ...

4 years ago
The quarantine policy for Saline County still remains unchanged. According to the Saline County Health Department, new guidelines recently released by the CDC are still under review locally. Saline County Health officials are seeking additional clarification and answers from the state on certain aspects of the new guidelines. Thus far no changes have been made in ...