7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a car was stolen from a woman's backyard. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 4-door 2010 Mercury Milan was stolen from a home in the 700 block of W. Grand sometime between Tuesday at 8pm and Thursday evening at 5:30pm. The owner told officers she kept the vehicle in the ...

7 years ago
A father calls police after locating the truck and handgun his son allegedly stole from his home. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 23-year-old Zachariah McCready was taken into custody on Thursday after officers found him in the 100 block of N. West Place. Police say McCready snuck into his parent's home, took the ...

7 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan is reminding motorists to be aware of deer on the move this season after two separate accidents on Thursday evening. Sheriff Soldan says just before 8pm a deer ran out and collided with a Ford Explorer that was northbound on US 81 Highway near the K-143 interchange. Anastasia Willitts, 20 of Minneapolis, ...

7 years ago
A husband and wife are questioning the wisdom of their decision to steal some copper pipe and wire earlier this week. Deputies were called to an abandoned farmstead west of Hoisington a little before 1 p.m. Tuesday, where they encountered the suspects, who told them their vehicle was stuck in the mud. While assisting the pair, officers ...

7 years ago
UPDATE: The Riley County Police Department has located a man allegedly displaying lewd and lascivious conduct around the K-State campus. K-State sent out a text alert on Thursday morning warning students of a man who had allegedly committed sexual battery three times within the span of Wednesday and Thursday. In the alert, it warned that the suspect ...

7 years ago
Among the 100 U.S. colleges and universities judged by The Washington Monthly as the Best Four-Year Colleges for Adult Learners out of 1,124 across the nation, Fort Hays State University was ranked 10th. The ranking – which in addition to master’s universities such as Fort Hays State also covered national research institutions, liberal arts colleges and ...

7 years ago
Building the next multi-billion dollar transportation program to replace T-Works brought the Joint Legislative Transportation Vision Task Force to Salina today. The task force is made up of legislators, local and state government officials, and private business stakeholders. “T-Works is coming to a conclusion as we approach the final years of the 10-year plan,” said Rep. ...

7 years ago
The Big Idaho Potato Truck concluded a tour through Kansas with a stop in Salina on Thursday. The big truck, and even bigger spud it was hauling, were the most visible part of a Kansas Farm Bureau Ag Appreciation Day event. Jessica and Kaylee, better known as the "Tater Twins" from Boise, Idaho, travel with the unique ...

7 years ago
A story of uncovering the past in southern Kansas will be unfolding tonight in Salina. Dr. Donald Blakeslee, archaeology professor at Wichita State University is presenting an update on Etzanoa, a lost city near Arkansas City that was once home to some 20,000 Native Americans. Dr. Blakeslee will share why he decided to look for this city ...

7 years ago
Salina Police made two arrestes following a residential burglary on Tuesday. Police Sgt. Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the burglary occurred in the 800 block of E. Iron between 5:30 a.m. and 6:10 a.m on Tuesday. The victim, Justin Seaman, says that the thieves entered his home while he was gone and stole a large amount ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in west Salina. Police Sgt. Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the burglary occurred between noon and 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 1600 block of W. Republic. The victim, Luis Mendez, returned home to find that the suspect had gained entry through breaking in the front door. Of the ...