4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a couple of rifles from a pickup in the 500 block of South Solomon Road. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between 1:30pm and 7:30pm on Monday, someone cut a barbed wire fence and entered a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup that was parked ...

4 years ago
Law enforcement is searching for a suspect who may be armed after a road rage incident sparked a high speed chase in Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a female passenger has already been arrested in connection to the case. Sheriff Soldan says just after midnight on Tuesday a witness called 911 after ...

4 years ago
Despite facing cultural and political pushback, the evidence remains clear: Face masks made a difference in Kansas. “These had a huge effect in counties that had a mask mandate,” said Donna Ginther, the Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics and director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas. “Our ...

4 years ago
Salina Animal Services is teaming up with Petco Love, a national non-profit working to lead and inspire change for animals, and Kat Albrecht, founder of Missing Animal Response Network, ahead of Lost Pet Prevention Month in July to share important safety tips for pet parents and raise awareness of a new innovative technology that helps ...

4 years ago
Public transportation in Salina, including CityGo, 81 Connection, KanConnect, City of Abilene, GoConcordia and Regional Paratransit services, will be closed on July 5th.  No vehicles or buses will run. Transportation services will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, July 6th. OCCK, Inc. provides services in north central Kansas to anyone with any type of long or short-term ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested after she allegedly backed her vehicle into a police officer - and then led authorities on a high speed chase Sunday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Delilah Ross was taken into custody after she pulled into the hospital's parking lot following a pursuit that reached speeds of ...

4 years ago
A stolen car has been located, after someone flipped it onto its top. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, a newspaper carrier contacted authorities after discovering a wrecked car in the 100 block of River Place on Saturday around 5:30am. Investigators say the 2000 Nissan Altima had been stolen on Thursday from the 2000 block of ...

4 years ago
A Sunday afternoon fire at a church in Beloit is under investigation. Fire Chief Aaron LaCoe tells KSAL News that crews from the Beloit Fire Department responded to a fire at St. John's Catholic Church, 701 E. Court Street on Sunday around 2:30pm. The fire originated in the second floor library of the church and was extinguished. Two ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a driver who allegedly hit an elderly woman in a parking lot - than gave her some cash and a lift home in a truck. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the suspect told the victim her name was, 'Shannon' after she ran into the 84-year-old woman with her ...

4 years ago
A part of rodeo history will be for sale in Abilene. When the annual buckle auction takes place for the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, on August 2, four scrapbooks commemorating the rodeo, from 2005 through 2021 will be up for grabs. Rodeo officials say the scrapbooks are the work of Abilene resident Beverly Willcoxon, who has ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in Plainville. According to the KBI, they were asked to assist at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Sunday.  KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team  responded to investigate the shooting. At approximately 12:50 a.m., an officer of the Plainville Police Department ...