6 years ago
A convicted felon who was arrested with firearms and drugs after fleeing from Salina police will spend 20 years in federal prison. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister's office, 42-year-old Jason Briscoe of Minneapolis was convicted during a jury trial in May on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (count one), one count ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after a department store's staff recognized the thief at the return counter. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Blake Carter was arrested on Monday after loss prevention personnel at Target saw him trying to get a cash refund for an item he allegedly stole two days ...

6 years ago
Tyson Foods is getting ready to reopen its Holcomb plant. An August 9th fire at the plant damaged an important area containing hydraulic and electrical systems. Repair crews have spent the last three months replacing the plant's roof, piping and pumps and installing new wiring and electrical equipment. The plant will start receiving cattle during the first ...

6 years ago
The mother of a swatting victim who was shot and killed by Wichita police is filing a new lawsuit. According to a lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court, Lisa Finch and a former neighbor are accusing four Wichita police officers of a violation of civil rights. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages when officers detained Finch and a ...

6 years ago
Two Kansas students traveled to Taiwan Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2019, to represent the state as part of a long-standing student exchange program to learn about Taiwan’s agricultural industry and how Kansas agriculture exports benefit both Kansas and Taiwan. The students were selected for the Taiwan Agricultural Youth Exchange Program by the Kansas Department of Agriculture ...

6 years ago
A Salina attorney is among 17 people who are vying to be a Kansas Supreme Court Justice. According to the high court, Five judges and 12 lawyers applied by a noon deadline Monday to fill a Kansas Supreme Court vacancy created by the December 17 retirement of Chief Justice Lawton Nuss. The applicants are: Kristafer R. Ailslieger, ...

6 years ago
Former German and Italian prisoners of war who are buried at a Kansas army post will be remembered.  A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Fort Riley post cemetery this week. According to the Army,  the annual ceremony is held in remembrance of the POWs who lived and worked at Fort Riley between 1943 and ...

6 years ago
A woman from Solomon was injured in a single-vehicle crash involving a deer Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 59-year-old Linda Aylward of Solomon was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe headed north on K 15 Highway when she struck a deer. She went off the road, and over corrected. The SUV flipped, coming to ...

6 years ago
A male juvenile suffered minor injures after he was bit by an escaped police dog. According to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's, Sunday night at around 7:00 p.m., a Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office K-9 went missing from his home. At Around 10:30 p.m., a citizen found the K-9 in the area. The citizen put the K-9 on ...

6 years ago
Canadian rockers Crash Test Dummies have reunited for the first time in 17-years to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal sophomore album God shuffled His Feet.  The north American tour launches this month and will feature a stop in Salina.   The original line-up of Brad Roberts, Ellen Reid, Dan Roberts, and Mitch Dorge will ...

6 years ago
A Salina man walked out of a downtown bar to discover his pickup was stolen. Authorities contacted him 90-minutes later to inform him the truck had been found wrecked in a yard after a hit and run early Monday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the owner of the 1999 Dodge Ram may ...