6 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has released more details about Wednesday’s officer involved shooting in Salina: Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) agents and the Crime Scene Response Team (CSRT) are investigating after an officer involved shooting occurred today in Salina. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, at approximately 12:15 p.m., the Salina Police Department requested KBI assistance to investigate ...

6 years ago
More than 50 people have been indicted on federal charges as a result of a three-year investigation to identify traffickers behind a rising tide of heroin, fentanyl and other drugs on the streets of Manhattan. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McCallister, the case was jointly led by the Riley County Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration, ...

6 years ago
A vehicle parked in south Salina sustained damage. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the owner of the vehicle, 55-year-old Alexander Lankhorst, Salina, called authorities after seeing a large scratch down the driver's side door of his 2012 BMW X5. Lankhorst told authorities that the damage to the vehicle occurred between 7 p.m. on Sunday ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a deer head mount stolen from a Salina taxidermy business. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between 4:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Scott's Taxidermy, 404 N. 5th St. The owner came in to work on Tuesday and realized that the business had ...

6 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities announces several changes for River Festival 2020. For the first time in 10 years, the Salina City Commission recently approved a $5 increase for advance and at-gate Festival admission.  To reduce button sharing and decrease administrative and postage costs, entrance wristbands will replace buttons for all daily and weekend Festival admission, beginning ...

6 years ago
A very unique gallery exhibit is now open at an area college. Tucked away under layers of dust in a forgotten corner of an old maintenance building on the McPherson College campus an interesting object was recently uncovered. Although the discovery appeared to expose a long-lost piece of American history, it turned out to be ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles is working to make a trip to its offices easier. According to the state, the agency is piloting a scheduling platform at its Topeka office so visitors can create an appointment and know exactly when they will be able to be helped. "We are starting this program in Topeka ...

6 years ago
Scammers have been asking for money in the form of gift cards for some time now. Often, they've posed as grandchildren stuck in a foreign country, representatives from local utility companies, or even law enforcement. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, a new angle on a gift card scam they've seen pop up is ...

6 years ago
Memorial Health System (MHS) in Abilene has received a Pathways to Healthy Kansas Implementation Grant in the amount of $10,000.00 to purchase water bottle filling stations in each of their facilities. MHS has implemented policies to enhance employee health and fitness and to discourage tobacco use, and would like to encourage employees and visitors to ...

6 years ago
The Salina USD 305 School District honored its teachers of the year Tuesday evening. According to the district, Kylene Comeau, third grade teacher at Sunset Elementary, and Charlie Todd, mathematics teacher at Salina High School South, have been selected as USD 305 Teachers of the Year. They were honored by the Salina Board of Education Elementary Teacher ...

6 years ago
Authorities have identified the driver of a pickup who fell asleep at the wheel and rolled to a stop near a railroad track. The Saline County Sheriff's office says 18-year-old Alec Sappington of Gymon, Oklahoma was eastbound on I-70 Monday morning and fell asleep just after 6am. His 2007 GMC pickup went through a guard rail and ...