8 years ago
A traffic stop leads to a drug related arrest. A Salina Police officer pulled over a car driven by 29-year-old Cory Davenport in the 900 block of S. Broadway just before 1am Friday morning. According to Captain Paul Forrester, the officer noticed the strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the 2005 Chrysler 300. Further investigation led ...

8 years ago
A Tulsa woman was treated for minor injuries after a single vehicle crash. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that early Thursday morning a 1993 Toyota Camry driven by 19-year-old Peyton Hoge nicked some highway posts on the island where Old 40 meets State Street. Deputies say she over corrected and struck the guard rail ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is seeking assistance from the public to help identify and locate a vehicle which left the scene of a fatal crash early Friday morning. According to the agency, the crash occurred at approximately 12:38 a.m. It was on US-400 Highway, one mile west of the Greenwood County community of Severy. 45-year-old Mark Makovec ...

8 years ago
A man accused of breaking into a Salina hair salon has been arrested. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers took 62-year-old David Douglas of Salina into custody on Thursday after investigators reviewed surveillance video of a July 31 burglary at Great Clips located at 1661 S. Ohio. Police received a few leads after posting ...

8 years ago
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urges recreation seekers to follow safety tips while enjoying water-based activities, especially over the Labor Day weekend when larger crowds are anticipated.  The organization encourages the public to make this Labor Day weekend a safe and fun holiday while lowering the risk of accidents. “We want all individuals, no matter ...

8 years ago
A couple of Central Kansas co-ops are merging. After a Farmway membership vote of approval of 91% on June 8, Farmway Co-op, Inc. (Farmway) and Central Valley Ag (CVA) officially unite into one cooperative September 1st. The new Central Valley Ag will consist of 90 locations across Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas with more than 800 employees dedicated ...

8 years ago
Metropolitan Energy Center and Kansas City Regional Clean Cities have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for federal funding to move the adoption of clean, domestic fuels even further into the transportation mainstream.  The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced this week that Kansas City Clean Cities was one of five ...

8 years ago
"America's most dangerous woman" is coming to Salina. Chicago Actress Betsey Means will perform a one woman Labor Day show featuring Mother Jones and the "March of the Mill Children" at 7 pm. at Ad Astra books and Coffee House on Monday, September 4th.  Doors open at 6 pm. Mother Jones was one of the leading advocates ...

8 years ago
On Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the Salina Police Department received a report of a residential burglary at 859 Sheridan. The burglary occurred sometime between Monday, August 7, 2017, and Tuesday, August 15, 2017. A door to the residence was forced open to gain entry. Taken from the residence an approximately 6’x4’x3’ gun safe which contained the ...

8 years ago
Hurricane Harvey and the Labor Day holiday weekend are causing a big spike in gas prices across Kansas. Tamra Johnson with AAA says the tropical storm is having a significant impact on refineries, ports and transportation, resulting in increased costs at the pump. She says drivers across the country will likely see a ten-to 15-cent per-gallon ...

8 years ago
A couple of earthquakes shook parts of Kansas on Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first one was a magnitude 3.4, centered about two miles southeast of Cheney. The second one about ten hours later was a magnitude 2.6, centered about 14 miles northwest of Concordia. They were the second and third quakes felt in Kansas ...