5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 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 ...

5 years ago
Even before summer officially began, parts of Kansas and Missouri saw the year’s first heat wave stress an electrical grid nearly consumed by a cold snap just a few months ago.  Earlier this month, as air conditioners worked overtime to keep up with peak temperatures in the 90s, the Southwest Power Pool, which manages electricity across 14 ...

5 years ago
More prizes have been added to a statewide fishing event which goes on through the end of July. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, the 2021 Great Kansas Fishing Derby, going on now, started May 1 with more than 500 fish tagged and scattered in 35 lakes throughout the state. Several different ...

5 years ago
Fireworks are on sale in the City of Salina and in Saline County. While they may be on sale, it is not yet legal to discharge them everywhere, including in Salina. Fireworks can be discharged in Saline County the day they go on sale, Sunday June 27th, between 8 a.m. and midnight through July 5th. While they ...

5 years ago
One person was killed in a single-vehicle ATV crash in Northwest Kansas on Saturday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Terry Gitchel of Phillipsburg was riding a Honda All Terrain Vehicle in a pasture, attempting to go up a steep incline. The ATV was unable to make the incline and flipped over backwards. Gitchel was pronounced ...

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The "help wanted" sign is out at USD 305. The school district is is planning a job fair. According to the district, their third annual job fair will be held at Central High School on Friday, July 9th, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The fair is open to the public; interviews and job offers onsite are ...