8 years ago
A classic 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom guitar was stolen from a Salina home. Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 600 block of N. 13th that was reported to SPD on Thursday. Police say someone stole the electric guitar plus a computer, coins, work uniforms and clothing from the home. The guitar in teal in color, ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of multiple truck and tractor batteries from a construction company. Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that sometime between December 22 and December 25, someone removed approximately 20 Deka and Autocraft batteries from trucks and heavy equipment owned by Diehl Construction at 521 Bishop Street. Loss is listed at $4,000.

8 years ago
The new 81 Connection bus service will have a couple of new buses when it begins service in the new year. OCCK, Inc. Transportation has added two brand new vehicles for the 81 Connection fixed route from Belleville to Salina. According to OCCK, with the support of the Kansas Department of Transportation, OCCK Transportation has received ...

8 years ago
The Salina Community Foundation has a new person in charge.  According to the organization, the Greater Salina Community Foundation board of directors has appointed Jessica Martin president and executive director. In her eight years with the foundation, Martin has served in many different roles, including affiliate and youth coordinator and grants and scholarships coordinator. During that ...

8 years ago
Many Americans are prepaying their property tax before a new law takes effect. The IRS says taxpayers can deduct their 2018 property taxes from this year's taxes as long as they are prepaid during 2017. A statement from the IRS explains that in order for 2018 local and state property taxes to be deductible from this ...

8 years ago
Another bogus $50 bill was passed at a Salina business. Salina Police are investigating a third incident of counterfeit cash being used in Salina over the last ten days. Police Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that someone used a fake $50 to make a purchase at the Dollar General, 840 E. Crawford on Saturday. Cox says the ...

8 years ago
A Salina woman is behind bars after a police investigation links her to stolen property. Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that officers took 26-year-old Heather Easter into custody at Ashby House, 142 S. 7th Street on Wednesday in connection to a stolen locator tool she allegedly sold in October to Bob's Pawn Shop located at ...

8 years ago
A suspect is expected to survive after being injured in an officer-involved shooting in Wichita. Twenty-one-year-old Elijah Martinez allegedly shot at officers who responded to a disturbance at a business in the 700 block of North Gilda yesterday morning. Police returned fire and struck Martinez in the jaw. Martinez was arrested following a chase that ended with ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating after a truck and a train collided in Reno County. The crash took place yesterday afternoon near Partridge. The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital with injuries, but no one aboard the train was hurt.

8 years ago
A large crowd of New Year's Eve revelers are expected to turn out in the Kansas town known as the Little Apple for a ball-drop event modeled after the one in New York's Times Square. Manhattan is staging its annual New Year's Eve celebration in the Aggieville bar and entertainment district. Sunday's festivities include a fireworks ...

8 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy over the Christmas weekend. According to the agency, among other things, troopers issued over 1,100 citations and warnings, and assisted nearly 700 motorists. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 pm on Friday, December 22, through 11:59 pm on Monday, December 25. The Kansas Highway Patrol did not ...