5 years ago
They once thundered across the North American continent in numbers too vast to count. This Saturday about 500 buffalo will roam into the sale barn at Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission in Salina for the 32nd Annual Fall Buffalo Auction. Dick Gehring with the Kansas Buffalo Association tells KSAL News that raising bison means attention to detail, ...

5 years ago
Eight steers are dead after a semi truck overturned early Tuesday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the situation occurred at 12:47 a.m., just north of I-70 on U.S. Highway 81 and a quarter mile south of the county line. A 2006 tan Peterbilt truck with 32 steers on board left the roadway ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is facing charges after an incident with an officer yesterday afternoon. John Robison IV, 46, was riding his bike on a sidewalk on Santa Fe Ave. around 1:40 p.m. when an officer attempted to stop him. Robison kept going however, and then was found on foot in an alley behind Cozy Inn on ...

5 years ago
A person using false documents was able to get away with a truck from an area dealership. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Long McArthur Ford in Salina sold a 2019 Ford F150 Raptor to an online buyer. The sale was worked out between Nov. 10 and Nov. 29. The buyer, though, was found ...

5 years ago
A new leader is selected for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. KWCH reports that Governor Laura Kelly has selected Janet Stanek as the agency's new secretary. Stanek previously worked as Director of the State Employee Health Benefits Program. She will serve as acting director until the Kansas Senate confirms her appointment.

5 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, ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...