8 years ago
Distractive driving may have played a role in an injury accident on Tuesday. Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that 38-year-old Jay Hellmuth was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after the vehicle he was driving hit the base of a bridge pillar on Centennial Road. Police say he suffered injuries to his head and face in ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to a number of calls and disturbances over the 4th of July holiday. Deputies spoke to a 59-year-old man in Assaria after someone saw him throwing lit firecrackers against the grain elevator. Deputies responded to a call in New Cambria after a 46-year-old man and 36-year-old woman got into an argument ...

8 years ago
A Salina woman was taken into custody after allegedly threatening a couple of men with a knife during two separate incidents. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 41-year-old Misty Wolf is facing numerous charges that could include aggravated assault, aggravated battery and violating a protection order after police say she pointed a knife at ...

8 years ago
A Salinan's brief encounter with a gunman leads to an arrest after he sees the suspect again near the mall. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Blake Nicol was arrested on multiple charges after officers found him Tuesday with a stolen gun from Wichita. The witness told officers that around 10pm on June 27, ...

8 years ago
Deputies made an arrest after a couple of men pulled knives during an altercation in a Saline County home. According to Undersheriff Brent Melander, 47-year-old Steven Leonhardt was taken into custody on Wednesday after a verbal argument escalated to knives in a home in the 2600 block of N. Gatllin Road. Deputies say 26-year-old Kyle Williams was ...

8 years ago
An area family who lost everything in a fire this week is finding out how generous family, friends, and even strangers can be in their time of need. On Tuesday the King family lost their new home in Culver, and nearly everything they own, to a fire. The family was in the process of purchasing the ...

8 years ago
It started with a patriotic set of songs with the Salina Municipal Band, and it ended with a spectacular fireworks display. In between, Bill Fekas prepared 5,000 hotdogs. From fun in the park, to food, fellowship, and fireworks, Salina let freedom ring on Wednesday. For the 43rd year in a row Salina celebrated an old fashioned 4th ...

8 years ago
The possibility of toxic algae has officials concerned about a pond in a Salina park. The City of Salina is working with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to evaluate potential Blue-Green Algae at the pond in Jerry Ivey Park. Contact with the water is discouraged; it may be unsafe for humans and animals. Blue-green algae ...

8 years ago
Well-meaning residents feeding wildlife at Jerry Ivey Park are unknowingly harming them and the pond. The following are reasons not to feed wildlife: Wildlife may not learn to search for food on their own. Wildlife may lose fear of humans and potential predators, and are more likely to be consumed by predators. Wildlife are lured to ...

8 years ago
A fire, possibly caused by fireworks, badly damaged a home in the Ottawa County community of Culver late Tuesday morning. Ottawa County Emergency Management tells KSAL News the front portion of the home, located at 205 Main Street in Culver, was fully engulfed in flames when first responders arrived. The family was able to escape without serious ...

8 years ago
Authorities say they have apprehended the suspect who they believe is responsible for this morning's shooting at a Kansas elementary school. Police say the suspect shot two co-workers at an elementary school's playground in Overland Park, then carjacked someone and then left the vehicle at the carjacking victim's home. The shooting victims are in critical condition and ...