11 months ago
Salina/Saline County first responders conducted an Ice Rescue Operations training session at a frozen lake. On Tuesday the Salina Fire Department (SFD) and the Saline County Mounted Patrol/Rescue Squad (SCMPRS) huddled together for an annual Ice Rescue Operations training session at the lake in Lakewood Park. SFD Battalion Chief Kirk Stover tells KSAL News they get ...

11 months ago
Police are searching for two suspects who fled after an attempted traffic stop. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Monday, February 3rd, an officer observed a white Honda Civic with an illegal license plate in the 1200 block of W. Crawford. The officer attempted to stop it, but the driver did not comply ...

12 months ago
The Salina Area United Way's popular free tax preparation program began this week. There was a line waiting outside for the doors to open Monday morning. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) provides free tax preparation services for qualifying individuals and families. The program began on Monday of this week and will run through Wednesday, ...

12 months ago
Contributions made to an area foundation through the month of February will be matched. According to the Post Rock Community Foundation, February is Match Month. In 2024, donors helped  raise over $70,000 to impact the community between two match events. That impact was then compounded upon generously by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and the Patterson ...

12 months ago
Veterinary and public health officials are urging cat owners to remain vigilant as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1, commonly known as bird flu, have been detected in domestic cats. Kansas State University's Susan Nelson, clinical professor and veterinarian in the Hill's Pet Health and Nutrition Center, emphasized that there is no need for panic but cautioned that proactive ...

12 months ago
A Junction City woman was hurt in a single-vehicle rollover crash near a Dickinson County community. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 32-year-old Brittany Lovelace was driving a Jeep Patriot headed west  on Old Highway 40. She crossed the center line and entered a ditch. The SUV then  stuck railroad tracks and overturned, coming to rest ...

12 months ago
The adoptive parents of a child found buried in a Rose Hill backyard are under arrest. Crystina Schroer was arrested for first degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, four counts of child abuse, felony theft, four counts of forgery, Medicaid fraud, and desecration of a corpse. Joseph Shane Schroer was booked for child abuse, liability for crimes of another, ...

12 months ago
One of the largest bowling events in the area returns this spring. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina is bringing Bowl For Kids’ Sake. Bowl For Kids’ Sake will take over The Alley in Salina on Saturday, March 29th. According to the organization,  this event brings the community together for a day of bowling, fun, and fundraising ...

12 months ago
A sixteen-year old driver from Salina was cited for speeding after a short high speed chase on Ohio. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that on Sunday evening a deputy on patrol observed a 2005 Honda Civic run through a stop sign at Schilling and Ohio. The deputy attempted to stop the car which sped away. The ...

12 months ago
Authorities are looking for a stolen trailer and the thief who took it. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between January 31 and February 2, someone hooked up a black, 24-foot dovetail trailer and drove away from a property in the 400 block of N. Hedville Road. The trailer, which is outfitted with ...

12 months ago
A Dickinson County Sheriff Deputy checking on a stranded motorist began a series of events which ended with the arrest of a suspect in a triple murder case. According to the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office,  on Sunday morning they received a report of a vehicle in the ditch in the area of K-15 Highway and 2900 ...