1 week ago
A man from Palco, Kansas is facing numerous drug charges after a traffic stop in Salina. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Aaron Towns was pulled over early Wednesday morning around 2:30am for an expired tag on his Chevy Silverado. Police say Towns jumped out of the vehicle and began walking away from the ...

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A Salina man was arrested after an argument took a violent turn in a home Tuesday afternoon. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 1600 block of W. Republic after a woman was allegedly struck in the face by her boyfriend. Police say 29-year-old Austin Warford punched a hole in the ...

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A man's strange behavior leads to a welfare check and then his arrest on Tuesday afternoon. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a deputy was sent to the area of Cunningham Road and North Street on Tuesday around 3pm to check on 25-year-old Malik Dorsey. Authorites say he was acting strange and walking in the ...

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An Arizona man was sentenced to a little over 22.5 years in federal prison for his part in a drug trafficking ring that transported large amounts of fentanyl into Kansas. According to the US Department of Justice,  court documents, Rafael Turner, 35, of Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly of Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy ...

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Even amid the abundance of America's breadbasket, people experience hunger. According to the Kansas Health Institute's Hunger-Free Kansas Data Walk, 14% of Kansans face food insecurity, meaning they don’t have enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle. Addressing this concern in Garden City is Emmaus House, which provides food and shelter for community members. It is the subject of ...

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A driver was hurt when a vehicle struck a power pole in a single-vehicle crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 73-year-old Paul Gross from Gorham was driving a Toyota Highlander headed north on US 183 Highway from Interstate 70. The SUV went off the road to the right and hit an embankment. It struck the ...

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The Local Food Works Foundation is accepting applications for the annual Local Food Grant, offering $3,000 to $5,000 in funding to individuals, businesses, or community groups dedicated to strengthening and expanding the local food system in Saline County and the surrounding region. According to the organization, each year this grant supports a project that embodies the ...

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The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum invites the community to gather and celebrate a beloved local tradition as Christmas music performances return to inside the Swedish Pavilion this year. Heritage Christmas is this Saturday, December 13th, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at 120 E. Mill St. in Lindsborg. Visitors will stroll along lamplit paths and ...

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Salina City Commissioners were silent after meeting in an hour long executive session on Monday evening to discuss the Cozy Inn vs City of Salina court decision. The group adjourned without making a public comment - leaving some citizens with more questions than answers regarding the case that has cost the city over $700,000 in legal ...

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Police are reviewing video footage after a smash and grab burglary at a Salina vape shop. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that around 1am Tuesday morning, two suspects dressed in hoodies and sunglasses used a large rock to shatter the front window at Juicy's Vapor Lounge on Planet Avenue. Once inside the criminals smashed two ...

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Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred sometime between Saturday and Monday. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, someone entered a home in the 400 block of Morrison through a basement window and stole about $300 in cash, a number of check books, the title to a pickup truck and a bottle of cholesterol ...