12 years ago
A man suspected of forging a prescription is caught on video. Acording to Salina Police, a man wearing a ballcap dressed in black, forged a prescription to illegally obtain pain medication at the Dillons grocery store on West Crawford Street. The alleged crime happened on June 29th. If you can identify the man in the video, or ...

12 years ago
A group of scouts from the Salina area is among 30,000 participants at the 2013 Boy Scout National Jamboree. The Salina scouts left earlier this week for the event, which begins Monday. The new home of the Boy Scouts of America's national Jamboree in West Virginia offers miles of bike trails, zip lines, rock climbing and ...

12 years ago
A Salina restaurant is linked to a June food poisoning outbreak in which over 30 people became ill. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, twenty‐eight cases and five secondary cases of gastroenteritis were associated with consuming food at a wedding rehearsal dinner at Martinelli’s Little Italy on May 31st. Additionally, five others reported ...

12 years ago
Over 500 volunteers converged on a Salina elementary school Saturday morning to do their part in helping build a one-of-a-kind playground. Organizers of the event tell KSAL news that they are "overwhelmed" by the response from the community. This 10,800 square foot playground is totally handicapped accessible, and is the only one between Mexico and Canada that ...

12 years ago
Junction is looking for a possible water thief. The Junction City Police Department is seeking the Public’s assistance in locating and identifying any person that may be involved in the theft of water from the City of Junction. According to the department, currently the City of Junction City cannot account for approximately 30% of their water usage ...

12 years ago
A federal judge has postponed a hearing in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood against parts of a new Kansas abortion law. Chief Judge Kathryn Vratil's decision Friday came after attorneys for both sides asked Vratil to revise her schedule for considering the case in U.S. District Court. Vratil had scheduled a hearing for July 29. Instead, ...

12 years ago
Toxic blue-green algae is prompting health warnings at several area lakes. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment four lakes are under warning and one is under advisory. CURRENT WARNINGS & ADVISORIES: Public Health Warning: High levels of toxic blue-green algae have been detected. A Public Health Warning indicates that water conditions are unsafe and ...

12 years ago
Twinkies are making an early comeback at Wal-Mart stores, and they won’t be frozen beforehand. The world’s largest retailer says it is selling the snack cakes at about 1,600 stores starting Friday and that about 3,000 of its 4,000 U.S. stores should have them by Sunday morning, a day before Hostess had said the cakes would ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after two rings are stolen from a gun case. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, police were contacted by Ronald Vawater of Salina, after 2 of his rings were allegedly removed from a drawer in a gun case. Police say one of the rings has a semi-oval pattern of diamonds and is ...

12 years ago
A wallet and cash is stolen from a car at the mall. Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft case, after 26-year-old Patrick Werth of Salina told officers someone entered his 2013 Subaru while it was parked at the Central Mall on S. 9th. Werth told police he thought he locked the vehicle before heading inside ...

12 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help in finding an accused rapist. The agency is asking for assistance in locating Jerry Wayne Watkins Jr. He has a warrant for his arrest charging him for rape. Watkins Jr. is a 20 year old white male, 5’7”, 145 pounds and has blonde hair and ...