8 years ago
A months-long drug investigation by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department Drug Enforcement task force culminated with a couple of arrests. According to a media release from Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman, in February they opened an investigation into the manufacturing of controlled substances at 701 1st street in Abilene. As a result of the investigation agents ...

8 years ago
A new truck stop and travel store opened Monday along Interstate 70 at Abilene. A new 24/7 convenience store and new auto pumps began operations. According to the company, they have made a commitment to Abilene by tearing down the old abandoned hotel and built the new Travel Center to enhance the entrance to Abilene and ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating a vehicle burglary after a thief broke into a taped up window on a 2005 Ford Taurus parked in the 1400 block of E. Iron and removed numerous items from the car's trunk. Sometime between 6pm Friday evening and 8am Saturday, someone stole a woman's high school class ring, a gold bracelet, ...

8 years ago
An 18-year-old Salina male may need facial surgery after being assaulted in his car. Salina Police arrested a 17-year-old male on Saturday evening after interviewing a teen at the hospital. Police Captain Paul Forrester says the victim had stopped at a stop sign in his car in the 300 block of Rahm Street when the suspect allegedly ...

8 years ago
A shift in wind conditions turned a controlled burn into the loss of some heavy equipment for a Salina area man. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 47-year-old Chad Koehn was operating a 2005 Bobcat skid-steer loader while keeping an eye on a controlled burn in a pasture in the 200 block of ...

8 years ago
There will be a whole lot of shaking going on when the Salina Art Center Cinema wraps up its 2018 Science on Screen series on Monday. A free showing of the film Earthquake  kicks off the event followed by Kansas Geological Survey Director Emeritus Rex Buchanan discussing seismic activity issues. The discussion will focus on recent earthquakes in Kansas, including the ...

8 years ago
A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night after his truck went airborne and crashed into a concrete wall. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 67-year-old Gerald Thouvenelle of Russell was driving a 2016 Ford F 350 pickup truck headed west on K 18 Highway. For an unknown reason the truck went into ...

8 years ago
A group of area students have been awarded scholarships. Central Valley Ag cooperative awards 20 students with a $1,000 CVA scholarship. The scholarship is to support students who have the determination to advance into the agricultural industry. Receiving a CVA Member-Owner scholarship of $1,000, this year’s scholarship recipients are as follows: Lane Tomasek of Wisner, Neb. ...

8 years ago
Organizers of what is billed as a "Sensory Feast" are out spreading the word about the 2018 Smoky Hill River Festival. Festival 2018 highlights include 20 new art-show and demonstration artists, stunning site-specific Art Installations plus the fun Artyopolis kid’s area with make-and-take crafts and other activities. Seven new food vendors offer fare including Philipino lumpias in ...

8 years ago
After 25 years police still have not given up hope in solving a cold case. This Sunday will mark the 25th anniversary of one of the most well-known missing person cases in Salina. On April 29th, 1993, 35-year-old Kathryn Adam went missing. Police Sgt. Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that Adam's 16-year-old daughter reported her missing ...

8 years ago
A man was killed Friday evening when he was hit by a train after his vehicle experienced trouble at a railroad crossing. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 58-year-old David Miller of Maple Hill was driving a Ford F150 pickup truck, pulling a trailer. He was passing over a railroad crossing when the trailer become detached ...