6 years ago
A five month long investigation into the theft of over 40 guns leads to a couple of arrests in Smolan. According to Lt. Michael Ascher with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, deputies took 29-year-old Joshua R. Mudd and 33-year-old Kylee M. Smith into custody on Wednesday in connection to a residential burglary that dates back to ...

6 years ago
Salina City Commissioners and Saline County Commissioners will meet for a joint session tonight. The two governing bodies will discuss the future of the Livestock & Expo Center. The city owns the property. The county owns the facilities on the property. Officials have been working at negotiating a new long-term contract. The meeting will be held in ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman has pleaded guilty to arson and conspiracy to commit arson. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 51-year-old Sandra Ann Davis this week pleaded guilty in Saline County District Court to one felony count of arson and one felony count of conspiracy to commit arson. Chief Judge Rene Young accepted the pleas and ...

6 years ago
After nearly a half year of investigations, the Salina Police Department made nine drug related arrests to a group of individuals distributing methamphetamine in the Salina area. The SPD released the following: Since mid-2019, the Salina/Saline County I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force has been investigating a group of individuals who have been distributing methamphetamine in Salina and the ...

6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is ready to help a Wichita aviation company impacted by the Boeing 737 Max production stoppage. Kelly announced yesterday that Spirit Aerosystems had said no one will be laid off, but the state may need to partner with the airplane parts provider on arrangements to make sure people keep their jobs. Boeing's decision ...

6 years ago
A woman accused of leading the "carnival mafia" murders of a Wichita couple will stand trial in Barton County. A judge ruled yesterday that there is enough evidence for 52-year-old Kimberly Younger to go to trial. Younger is charged with capital murder in the deaths of fair vendors Alfred and Pauline Carpenter. The Carpenters were found dead ...

6 years ago
A crowd of about 50 people gathered Tuesday evening for a town hall meeting to discuss the Saline County Jail. At issue is constant and persistent over crowding. The Saline County Jail has 192 beds. The average daily population increased from 143 inmates in 2008 to 263 in 2017. The Average Length of Stay (ALOS) increased ...

6 years ago
For the 37th year in a row Bill Fekas is planning to prepare a free community-wide Christmas dinner.  The Salina chef is in need of a little support. Fekas is planning to prepare and serve a free dinner to as many as 4,500 people. This will be the 37th year for the Fekas Family Christmas Dinner ...

6 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing a well known college basketball broadcaster to central Kansas. Chamber President, Eric Brown, as well as Board Chair, Joyce Volk; announced Dick Vitale, College Basketball Analyst, ABC Sports and ESPN talent, will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, Thursday, February 6, ...

6 years ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary in central Salina after someone stole guns and archery equipment - then left a trail in the snow. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 7:45am and 12:30pm Monday, someone entered an attached garage at a home in the 2600 block of Linda Lane. Once inside the suspect rounded ...

6 years ago
A Coffeyville teen is under arrest in connection with a deadly drive-by shooting in Independence. Eighteen-year-old Benjamin Mason is accused of shooting 19-year-old Kimberly Meeks along Main Street in Independence on Saturday evening. Meeks died at the scene, and the man who was with her fled. Mason was arrested on Sunday and booked on first-degree murder charges.