7 years ago
An effort to gather food to help feed the hungry in Salina was a big success. The local "Souper Bowl of Hope", an effort of Salina churches and businesses, coincided with the NFL's Super Bowl. The focus of the "Souper Bowl of Hope" was to gather cans of soup, which are donated to five organizations that ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are warning citizens once again about potential scams as detectives work with three more victims who have fallen prey to fraud. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that a 68-year-old female was seeking a loan for $10,000 and responded to an email offer from a company working under the name Quick ...

7 years ago
Kansas employers are invited to register for the inaugural Give Back Kansas Challenge and encourage employees to participate in community volunteering. According to the Kansas Volunteer Commission, the eight-week challenge will run from April 1 through May 31, 2019, with registration closing March 22 at bit.ly/givebackks. The Give Back Kansas Challenge is an opportunity for employees who volunteer ...

7 years ago
A suspect is admitting his role in the deaths of a Wichita couple. Michael Fowler pleaded guilty last week in Barton County District Court to two counts of first-degree murder. Fowler was one of four people charged in the July 2018 deaths of Alfred and Pauline Carpenter, who were working as carnival vendors at the Barton County ...

7 years ago
Severe weather is being highlighted across Kansas this week. This week is severe weather awareness week. It is a week where citizens are urged to become educated about severe weather, and about what to do when it threatens. According to the National Weather Service, the 2018 severe weather was pretty active statewide. Highlights include: 97 Reports ...

7 years ago
As part of an ongoing Army wide effort to assess conditions in Army family housing, Fort Riley’s leadership held town halls on Feb. 26 and 27 to provide information and gain resident feedback. Maj. Gen. John Kolasheski, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general; Col. Stephen Shrader, Fort Riley garrison commander; Steve Milton, Director of ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office worked three motor vehicle accidents over the snowy weekend, but no occupants required medical attention. Deputies worked a crash in the 4800 block of K4 Highway on Sunday around 8am, after a 2007 Ford Focus slid off the road and hit a tree. The 29-year-old driver cut his lip but ...

7 years ago
A two car accident on Sunday sends a man and woman to the hospital to be checked out for minor injuries. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that two pickups collided at a red light in the 1900 block of N. 9th Street around 10:30am. Police say a 1993 Dodge Dakota driven by Jerry Hendricks rear ended ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is facing multiple charges after running and hiding from police officers following an attempted traffic stop. According to Captain Paul Forrester, an officer on patrol Sunday afternoon observed a man driving a Geo Tracker, fish tailing and hitting the curb twice in the 1600 block of South 9th. The driver, 24-year-old Seth Finch pulled ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear an appeal in a case involving a Salina teen who was shot and killed back in May of 2015. Justices will hear oral arguments next Monday, March 11th  for Macio Palacio, who was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm, and conspiracy to ...

7 years ago
A man reports his trailer stolen and moments later sees it hooked up and driving past him on I-135. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Stephen Howard of Brookville unhooked his 14-foot trailer and left it on Halstead Road just south of K140 Highway to run an errand. When he returned the $1,500 H&H ...