4 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges after he was kicked out of a bar and tried to return with a handgun. Dreshawn Watson, 27, is charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol. At 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, Watson was in a group asked to leave the Library bar at ...

4 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested after he was caught fleeing from a business after the burglary alarm went off. James Miller, 33, is charged with burglary, theft and criminal possession of a firearm stemming from the situation at 10 p.m. on Saturday. Officers responded to reports of the burglary alarm sounding at Rent One, located at ...

4 years ago
No injuries or damage has been reported after shots were fired Sunday morning in Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers responded to a report of several gunshots in the 400 block of E. Iron Ave. at 4:55 a.m. Video surveillance footage showed a mid-2000s white Dodge Ram pickup truck stop at the ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office worked seven deer and vehicle accidents over the weekend of Nov. 12-14. Sheriff Roger Soldan said there was no one specific location where the majority of them happened. There were no injuries reported from any of the accidents. The accidents were located at the following: Nov. 12 at 7:16 a.m. at the intersection ...

4 years ago
A purse and wallet were taken from a vehicle that had its driver's side window broken. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that that theft happened on Sunday between 1:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. The vehicle, a maroon 2007 Chrysler van, was parked at Outlaws, at 1676 W. State Street. The stolen pink Brahmin ...

4 years ago
A Saline County school district is implementing a temporary mask mandate leading up to its Thanksgiving break. COVID cases prompted the USD 307 Ell-Saline Middle and High School to dismiss classes late last week. According to a district schedule, students are back in class beginning Monday of this week, with masks required at the Ell-Saline Middle ...

4 years ago
Kenneth Bradford has been located safe. The statewide silver alert is now canceled. _ _  _ ORIGINAL: A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 90-year-old man. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the whereabouts of 90-year-old Kenneth Bradford are unknown and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate him. Bradford  was last seen leaving ...

4 years ago
Musicians from the Salina Symphony have been busy preparing one of their more anticipated performances of the season. They will be joined by area dancers and choirs at their annual Christmas Festival. According to the Symphony, the annual Symphony Christmas Festival will be held Dec. 11 and 12 under the baton of Dr. David Littrell, interim ...

4 years ago
The Salina Art Center is planning a holiday learning event. According to the organization, they are offering a Printmaking Workshop - Holiday Edition with Kayla Borell at the Warehouse Education Studio,149 South 4th St. Students learn about relief carving on linoleum through hands-on experimentation. Blocks will be inked up and run through the printing press. Explore ...

4 years ago
The Dwight Eisenhower administration and its response to the space race will be the topic of discussion at a virtual event this week hosted by the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. According to the organization, the next monthly virtual Lunch & Learn program will be Tuesday, November 16th, at noon. NASA Johnson Space Center Historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal addresses ...

4 years ago
Nothing, except maybe vaccine efficacy, has been more hotly debated than forcing people to wear a medical mask, especially children.  The fallacious logic used by most everyone in this public debate has been fascinating to observe. Throw in a couple math tricks and the entire discussion smells like the stale beer, cigarette smoke, and gallons ...