6 years ago
Salina Police make two drug related arrests while taking a couple of probation violators to jail. According to Captain Gary Hanus, officers identified 30-year-old Dean Gilmore in the 900 block of W. South Street. As police approached him, Gilmore ran into a house and was found hiding in a closet. A search during his arrest revealed ...

6 years ago
Here are the highlights of the County Commission meeting on 3/10/2020: Commissioners approved the purchase of new drink and dessert station cabinets for Senior Services for a total of $20,973.28.  These cabinets will be made and installed as part of the renovations that are occurring. Commissioners approved for the Noxious Weed Department to make all ...

6 years ago
Four teenagers are under arrest in connection with vandalism in Wellington. Police say the boys, who range in age from 13 to 17, are accused of slashing more than 100 car tires Sunday night and early Monday morning. The suspects caused about 14-thousand-dollars in damage. The Sumner County Attorney's Office is reviewing the case.

6 years ago
Several hundred companies from around the United States will soon be exhibiting their products in Salina. What started as a simple materials handling show in the 1960s has evolved into one of the largest agriculture events of its kind in the Midwest.  The Mid America Farm Expo will take over the Tony’s Pizza Events Center ...

6 years ago
Saline County Citizens for Jail Reform is offering 3 Community Conversations allowing Saline County citizens to get information and take action regarding the county justice system. According to the group, the events are planned before an upcoming public vote for or against potential new jail buildings, programs, and upkeep.   The schedule of events includes: Monday ...

6 years ago
A Marion man has been convicted of two counts of insurance fraud and a related charge. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 59-year-old Daniel Carl D’Albini pleaded no contest in Saline County District Court to two felony counts of insurance fraud and one felony count of interference with law enforcement. Chief Judge Rene Young accepted the ...

6 years ago
Salina community leaders met on Tuesday morning to discuss the importance of the 2020 Census and why it matters to Salina and the surrounding area. Speakers at the briefing held at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, were Salina Mayor, Mike Hoppock; Eric Brown, Chamber President; and Dustin Herrs, City of Salina staff liaison to Salina's ...

6 years ago
A Nebraska woman was arrested at Salina's Walmart on Monday after she allegedly removed anti-theft cases from half a dozen video games. Police Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that staff at the store located at 2900 S. 9th contacted authorities after witnessing 28-year-old Kambrie Nash remove the anti-theft devices off the games and a $20 ...

6 years ago
An elderly Saline County man is dead after his golf cart rolled into a ditch south of Gypsum. Lt. Jeremiah Hayes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 84-year-old Frederick Meyer was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics who responded to his property located in the 8900 block of S. Gypsum Valley ...

6 years ago
Lawmakers are considering a bill that could make Kansas more attractive to retirees. A measure calls for increasing the amount of money people can make while pulling from their Social Security without being taxed on their Social Security benefits. Under current law, Kansans can make 75-thousand-dollars per year without being taxed. The proposed bill would increase that amount ...

6 years ago
A Kansas woman is continuing to be treated for the coronavirus. Officials at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, announced yesterday that the patient is doing well. The woman, who is a Johnson County resident under 50-years-old, had arranged to be taken to an isolated area of the hospital, and officials say ...