4 years ago
A Texas woman is sentenced for the deaths of a Wichita couple. Fifty-five-year-old Kimberley Younger will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for capital murder in the deaths of Alfred Carpenter and Pauline Carpenter. Prosecutors say the Carpenters were working as vendors at the Barton County Fair in 2018 when they were murdered, ...

4 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is facing a complaint from several of his colleagues in the legislature. KCTV reports that six female members of the Kansas Legislature have filed a complaint against State Representative Aaron Coleman of Kansas City, Kansas. The complaint reads that Coleman's behavior puts legislators, state employees and visitors to the State Capitol at risk and ...

4 years ago
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday are all in the rear view mirror. Now, it's "Giving Tuesday". The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is meant to be a day dedicated to "radical generosity" in people's everyday lives. Whether it’s helping a neighbor, advocating for an issue, sharing a skill, or finding virtual volunteer opportunities with their ...

4 years ago
Update (12/01/21): There was an error in the original numbers for this time frame that said 44 new cases.  There have been 93 new COVID cases and no new deaths since Wednesday in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 648 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center ...

4 years ago
The “mighty elements” are coming to Salina. The legendary Earth, Wind & Fire are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Let’s groove! 2020 marked a year-long celebration of Earth Wind & Fire’s 50th anniversary in entertainment – one that has taken them all around the globe playing sold out concerts. In 2019, their contributions to arts and ...

4 years ago
A Salina man that led police on a pursuit on Sunday is facing several charges. Jesse Wray, 23, is charged with possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony obstruction, felony flee and elude and failure to report an accident among many others. The situation started at 1:15 a.m., when an officer was in the 400 block ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is recovering from injuries after an altercation at his residence. Police responded to a call of a disturbance in the 100 block of S. 11th St. around 3:30 p.m yesterday. When officers arrived, 51-year-old Raul Beltran had a heavy limp and a laceration to his knee. Beltran told police that he was on his ...

4 years ago
Police are looking for a driver that started a rear-end accident involving four vehicles and left the scene this past weekend. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that all four vehicles were going north on Ninth St. around 6 p.m. on Nov. 27. At the intersection with Magnolia, an unidentified red car hit a 2013 ...

4 years ago
Salina police are searching for suspects after numerous motorcycle parts were taken from a workshop last week. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 66-year-old Salina man reported his home work area, in the 700 block of Choctaw Avenue, was broken into between Nov. 23 and Nov. 26. Several high-dollar Harley Davidson parts were taken ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was taken to the emergency room after her vehicle left a roadway and hit a light pole. Amanda Perez, 31, is charged with driving on laned roadways, no proof of insurance and illegal tag. On Nov. 24 around 10:20 p.m., Perez was going west on Manor Road and tried to turn left on Lewis ...

4 years ago
A Salina business is looking for answers after it was damaged last week. True Betty Boutique, located at 108 N. Santa Fe Avenue, had some damage to marble panels at the storefront. It was believed to have happened over the night of Nov. 23. Three panels were damaged, and one had a one-inch diameter circle indention ...