7 years ago
A 14-year-old male was arrested after he allegedly led Salina police on a chase in a stolen car. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that St. Francis Ministries reported a 2016 Chevy Impala stolen from their office at 1813 S. Ohio on Friday. Police say on Sunday, the mother of the young suspect sent a picture of ...

7 years ago
A massive joint collaboration studying the effects of fire and smoke on the earth and its inhabitants set up shop officially on Tuesday. Hundreds of scientists and crew members with the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality, a joint mission between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen vehicle after a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer was driven off the lot at the former K-Mart. Police say sometime between August 16 and August 19, someone stole the white, Trailblazer that had a 'For Sale' sign on it from the lot at 400 S. Broadway. The vehicle has a Kansas tag: ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly making threats with a handgun. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 2000 block of Applewood Lane on Monday afternoon after two men were involved in a tussle inside a home's basement. Police say 38-year-old Nakhaly Chindavong provoked the 20-year-old son of his girlfriend ...

7 years ago
A former employee at St. Francis Ministries in Salina was taken into custody Monday on charges of rape and sexual exploitation of a child. Lieutenant Michael Asher with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 39-year-old Nathaniel R. McEachin was arrested after a months long investigation that stretches back to May of 2019. Authorities allege ...

7 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair is seeking parade entries and invites you to participate in this wonderful event. Last year’s parade was attended by over 3,400 people. Parade applications must be returned by Tuesday, September 3, in order to participate. There is no entry fee. Fill out an application online or download at http://smokyhillmuseum.org under ...

7 years ago
The City of Salina is hosting the 2019 Unmanned Aerial System Tech Forum this week. The conference is the largest annual event produced by the Unmanned Arial Systems Cluster Initiative of the U.S Small Business Administration to support the growth of the UAS industry within the two states. The 2019 Conference is the sixth UAS-focused conference ...

7 years ago
The Salina Health Education Foundation  is receiving $167,000 to help its fight against opioid abuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced nearly $400 million in funding to help combat the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic. This funding will help community health centers work at the local level to assist individuals suffering from ...

7 years ago
The public is invited to an open house at the Salina Regional Airport this morning to learn details about a joint scientific mission between the premiere space and weather agencies in the world which will be headquartered in Salina. Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and agricultural fires in the southern U.S. has become an ...

7 years ago
Salina's Kenwood Cove water park went to the dogs Monday evening. After closing for the season on Sunday, the water park opened Monday evening for one final swim, the annual "Pooch Plunge". The event proved popular. A large crowd of people enjoyed the last swim of the summer on a hot late-summer evening with their best friend, ...

7 years ago
An investigation is underway following a police pursuit which ended with a drowning. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, agents are conducting a death investigation after a man drowned in the Verdigris River on Friday afternoon. The agency says on Friday at around 1:35 p.m., the Coffeyville Police Dept. requested KBI assistance to investigate a drowning ...