7 years ago
US troops are on their way the Mexican border. Soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas arrived in Harlingen, Texas yesterday as part of the first wave of more than five-thousand troops being deployed to the southern border. President Trump said he could deploy as many as 15-thousand troops leading up to the arrival of the caravan of Central ...

7 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina teen who has been missing since the middle of October. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News 17-year-old Danae "Nae" Renfro went missing from Salina on October 17, 2018. Danae has dirty blonde hair, that she is known to dye and hazel eyes. She is 5’3″ tall and weighs ...

7 years ago
Law enforcement personnel in Harper County are on the hunt for dozens of stolen cattle. That's the word from the county sheriff's office, which posted on its Facebook page this week that thieves had made off with 35 red-and-black calves, six 12-hundred-pound red-and-black cows, and one two-thousand-pound black bull. All the missing bovines are reportedly sporting blue ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck on Halloween. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 8:15pm Wednesday and 5am Thursday morning, someone stole a 2004 Dodge Ram truck that was parked on the street in the 200 block of W. Ellsworth. The owner told officers he did keep a spare key ...

7 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced an aggressive new campaign that hopes to bring 1,000 new workers to Salina in the next five years. The Chamber announced the new "Imagine Salina" campaign; turning 'what if' in to 'what is.' The initiative is comprised of primary strategies to be accomplished over the next five years, ...

7 years ago
No one was hurt in a workplace fire incident Wednesday afternoon at Crestwood Custom Cabinets. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that fire crews were called to the cabinet making business located at 601 E. Water Well Road around 2:30pm to the report of a fire in the sawdust collection system. Employees were evacuated for ...

7 years ago
There were no tricks from mother nature like last year's light snow that fell, but it was a little chilly for the little ghost and goblins out seeking treats on Wednesday. A large crowd got an early start, packing the Salina Downtown area for the annual Boo-Rama event. Downtown businesses set up shop on the sidewalk ...

7 years ago
Bethany College Criminal Justice students this week teamed with the Kansas Department of Corrections to learn about the process of stopping a riot. Around two dozen Bethany students participated with approximately three dozen Corrections Cadets. During a training exercise at the Crisis City training venue Bethany students were instructed to yell, scream, and throw water balloons ...

7 years ago
The Salina Business Hall of fame increased by three on Wednesday. As family and friends gathered at a luncheon event, three prominent Salina business persons were inducted into the 2018 class of the Salina Business Hall of Fame. They include: Milton Stiefel, former owner of Stiefel Department Store (Historic Category, 1926-1975) Mel and Marge Bergkamp, ...

7 years ago
Independent candidate for Governor Greg Orman is losing a key member of his campaign in the final days before the midterm election. Orman campaign treasurer Tim Owens announced yesterday that he is stepping down and throwing his support behind Democratic candidate for Governor Laura Kelly. Owens says he is leaving Orman's campaign to unite behind Kelly and ...

7 years ago
A Salina man tried to elude police arrest on a bicycle resulting in a short chase before his eventual arrest. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that law enforcement received a tip that a man with five warrants was at Casey's General Store, 1100 E. Iron at 9:20 p.m., Tuesday night. There, police observed 39-year-old DeAndre ...