6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a car was left on blocks in the 500 block of Charles. Police say a rim and tire were stolen off a Pontiac passenger car sometime between December 26 and 27. Police say its the third time in recent months that a vehicle has been lifted onto concrete blocks with the thieves ...

6 years ago
Police are investigating after vandals targeted a van at a Salina church. Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that on two separate occasions, someone shattered a window on shuttle van at Faith Bible Church located at 2100 Quincy Street. Police say between November 27 and December 1 someone broke the passenger window on the van. Three ...

6 years ago
Police are seeking tips from the public in connection with a series of recent vandalism cases. According to the Salina Police Department,  between December 19th and December 26th, oficers took 49 reports of damage to property, totaling over $15,000. In these events, 54 items of property were damaged. These items included 49 motor vehicles, 2 businesses, and ...

6 years ago
Slick roads are blamed for at least three crashes in the area Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, along Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County a pickup truck lost control, struck a guard rail and overturned. Also in Ellsworth County on I 70 a semi lost control, slid into a ditch and ...

6 years ago
The University of Kansas men's basketball team's plane was forced to make an emergency landing. The team was headed back to Kansas from San Jose, California, yesterday when one of the plane's engines failed about 20 minutes after takeoff. The flight returned to the San Jose Airport and landed safely. The team stayed in California Sunday night ...

6 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2020-2021 school year. This year more than $80,000 will be distributed to area students through the foundation’s 31 scholarship funds. Eligible scholarship applicants include graduating high school seniors, current college students and non-traditional students. Each scholarship has a unique set of criteria established by donors ...

6 years ago
Scrap thieves hit a couple of appliance stores for precious metals. According to Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva, sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning, someone removed a couple of catalytic converters off Ford vehicles owned by Suburban Appliance, 1900 S. 9th and The Appliance Center, 213 S. Broadway. Thieves damaged the gas tank on the 1990 ...

6 years ago
A phone call from a citizen near Chapman alerts a Salina man to check his storage unit. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that sometime between November 8th and December 26th, someone broke a lock on a door at City Wide Storage, 549 Ohio and removed a collection of vintage glass dinner wear that ...

6 years ago
Authorities are looking for a suspect who robbed a Salina convenience store with a pistol early Christmas morning. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that just before 4am Wednesday, a female employee at the Kwik Shop located at 2003 S. Ohio was sweeping outside the store when a man wearing a black mask and ...

6 years ago
A Salina man can thank his bank for putting a hold on some money orders he thought were going to help him shop for needy children. According to Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva, a 19-year-old male was contacted through email with a holiday offer to make money while buying Christmas gifts for area foster kids. Police say ...

6 years ago
All minimum-security offenders housed at Lansing Correctional Facility’s East Unit have moved into a new living unit (E Dorm) built on the grounds of the Lansing Correctional Facility. The E Dorm will house 512 minimum-security offenders. This is the first building to be completed in the construction of an entirely new Lansing Correctional Facility. The E ...