7 years ago
The goal of a massive volunteer effort in Salina on Friday was to make sure all children have the tools they need when they head back to school in a little over a week. Based on attendance at the Saline County Back to School Fair it was mission accomplished. Thousands of parents, students, and volunteers gathered ...

7 years ago
A body believed to be that of a missing Lindsborg man was discovered at Wilson Lake. According to the Russell County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel recovered a body believed to be Engel Rosario. The 26-year-old was reported missing at the lake late Tuesday afternoon after his kayak was found unattended in the lake near Minooka Park. Positive ...

7 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a couple of Salina teens who went missing earlier this week. In unrelated cases, 15-year-old T'Yanna Dixon is missing, and so is 13-year-old Melissa Williams. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News T'Yanna has been missing since Monday, while Melissa has been missing since Wednesday. Anyone with any information on where either ...

7 years ago
Police are investigating a business burglary in north Salina after a power washer was stolen. Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that sometime between 1:30pm Wednesday and 5:30am Thursday morning someone forced open a door at Ramaco, located at 1024 W. Elm and stole a 300-pound power washer from inside the building. Police suspect more than one ...

7 years ago
A Kansas woman trying to gas up her vehicle was suprised by a snake slithering behind a gas pump's touchscreen. Holly Malkames say she was filling up at the Mini Mart off old 56 Highway in Gardner when she noticed something odd behind the glass on Pump Six. At first, she thought it was a piece of ...

7 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a vehicle burglar who was caught on camera. According to Salina Police, on July 30th around 3:30 am, several automobile break-ins occurred in the 400-600 block of E Beloit. A person involved in the crimes was photographed. The involved male subject is described as a younger white male, ...

7 years ago
A public health warning will continue at a Salina park pond. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Jerry Ivey Pond is among nine bodies of water across the state now under public health warnings due to toxic blue-green algae. The agency says along with the nine lakes and ponds which are under ...

7 years ago
A Salina pharmacist will serve 36 months on probation, including 18 months of house arrest, for diverting prescription drugs containing opioids. Her husband, who received the drugs from her, got the same sentence. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 29-year-old Kirsty C. Hartley pleaded guilty to one count of distributing a prescription painkiller outside the usual ...

7 years ago
Salina Public Library now offers a library card designed specifically for Saline County educators. The Educator Card allows the holder to reserve multiple copies of items currently in the library’s collection, and overdue fines are not charged. The purpose of the card is to reduce barriers for borrowing materials to supplement their curriculum. “Salina Public Library ...

7 years ago
Police warn Salina citizens to lock their vehicles. Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus told KSAL News: from the 23rd - 30th of July there were 14 vehicle burglaries within Salina city limits. 6 vehicles were unlocked and 5 were locked with a key fob meaning, the driver didn't know for a fact if their vehicle was ...

7 years ago
A McConnell Air Force Base airman is dead following a car crash in Butler County. Authorities say Staff Sergeant Alex Lafortuneluna was involved in a crash near El Dorado Lake late Sunday night. The 28-year-old Illinois native was pronounced dead at the scene. The deadly crash is under investigation.