8 years ago
A couple of teens were injured after a crash in a stolen SUV. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, a 17-year-old male and 16-year-old male were taken to Salina Regional Health Center for injuries they sustained in an accident Friday night around 9:15pm following a high speed pursuit with police. The chase began after an officer ...

8 years ago
A domestic dispute that began on the drive home from a shopping trip ends with the arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 32-year-old Blaine M. Area is now facing multiple charges including aggravated domestic battery after he allegedly hit and threatened his girlfriend Monday evening. Police say while he was ...

8 years ago
Authorities are looking for a woman who escaped custody from a K-9 patrol unit while in handcuffs Monday evening. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies are now searching for 29-year-old Sierra Machnicki of Salina after she was arrested and placed into the front seat of a Saline County Sheriff's Ford Explorer. Melander says ...

8 years ago
Activist and philanthropist Joyce Banda, the first female to serve as president of the African nation of Malawi, will present a Landon Lecture at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at Kansas State University. Banda's lecture will be in Forum Hall at the K-State Student Union and is open to the public. "It a privilege to ...

8 years ago
Who wants to be a multi-millionaire? Two Kansas Lottery jackpots are approaching record levels, with a combined $783 million up for grabs. There was no winner in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, or in Saturday's Powerball drawing. The Mega Millions jackpot is at $343 million. The cash option is $215 million. The next drawing is Tuesday night. The ...

8 years ago
The Salina Art Center is looking for local artists to develop projects for the SAC ARTery. The ARTery is a free, interactive arts lab dedicated to experimentation and practice with a variety of art materials and techniques. It is free and open to the public during gallery hours, Wednesday – Sunday, 11am-5pm. SAC is looking for ...

8 years ago
Congressman Roger Marshall will host a series of town halls continuing his Listening Tour through the Big First District. Wednesday, January 3, 2018, Rep. Marshall will begin his January tour with a town hall in Grant County. The Listening Tour will make 14 stops and conclude in Wabaunsee County on Monday, January 15. Congressman Marshall is ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating a bomb threat in Barton County. The threat was made Friday and the suspect claimed a bomb was in the Barton County Courthouse and the Court Services building in Great Bend. Both buildings were evacuated as a precaution. Deputies found no suspicious packages during a search.  

8 years ago
A California man is under arrest in connection with a "swatting incident" that left a man dead outside his Wichita home. Los Angeles police have confirmed the arrest of 25-year-old Tyler Barriss. Barriss is accused of making a prank call to Wichita police Thursday night claiming a man was shot and killed and two hostages were ...

8 years ago
As part of the Kansas Department of Transportation's Impaired Driving Deterrence Program, the Saline County Sheriff's Office will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols throughout 2018. DUI checkpoints are stationary setups designed to identify intoxicated drivers. Those motorists suspected of intoxication will be given on-site field sobriety tests. Efforts are made not to severely ...

8 years ago
Things will be a little different at the Salina Public Library to begin the new year. After 40 years, longtime director Joe McKenzie is retiring. The library announced earlier this year that McKenzie planned to call it a career at the end of the year. The 64-year-old McKenzie started at the Salina Public Library as the ...