3 years ago
Salina Police have made a couple of arrests in connection with a series of recent vehicle burglaries and thefts in which items including guns were stolen. According to the agency, between October 3rd and October 13th the Salina Police Department investigated twenty-four vehicle burglaries and several vehicle thefts. Most, if not all, of the burglaries and ...

3 years ago
Dignitaries and officials from near and far gathered in Salina Friday morning to celebrate the grand opening of Great Plains Manufacturing's new Construction Equipment (CE) Facility. Kubota Corporation Executives from Japan, as well as state and local government officials were in attendance. In addition to remarks from Senator Jerry Moran, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Consul General ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case in which multiple shots were fired at an occupied home. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On Friday, October 7th, at 11:42 P.M., officers responded to the 400 block of S. Phillips Avenue to multiple gunshots being fired. On arrival, they found a ...

3 years ago
Gas prices down in the Sunflower State. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Kansas declined slightly to just under three dollars, 52 cents, this as the corresponding national figure also fell, settling at three ninety-one. The cheapest gas continues to be found in Georgia, where the average price dropped ...

3 years ago
The Sunflower State ranks dead last when it comes to mental health. That's the word from a recent report by Mental Health America. In its annual "State of Mental Health" report released yesterday, came in at number 51 behind the remaining 49 states and Puerto Rico, with the state's high percentage of youth suffering from substance ...

3 years ago
A Junction City man has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery in White City. According to the Morris County Sheriff's Office, Wednesday at approximately 10:08 am, a man armed with a handgun entered the Bank of the Flint Hills in White City and demanded money from a clerk.  The suspect was described as a ...

3 years ago
More than 540,000 Kansas residents receive health coverage through Medicare, and the time to review benefits is only days away. According to the Kansas Governor's Office, the program’s fall open enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect January 1, starts October 15, 2002 and runs through December 7, 2022. “It’s important that older adults ...

3 years ago
Put on a comfortable pair of walking shoes and get ready to have a shiver go up your spine. You can take a tour to experience for yourself the stories and legends that have haunted historic Fort Riley. The Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley, or HASFR (hass-fer), will host the 26th annual Fort Riley ...

3 years ago
A Saline county resident's RV was burnt to the frame on Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan tells KSAL news that Rural Fire District #2 and Sheriff's Deputies responded to an RV fire. At approximately 1:06 p.m. on October 12th, first responders were called to 6740 Tamera Lane by K-4 highway and Old 81 Highway. ...

3 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan tells KSAL ksal news of an arrest made on Wednesday night following a chase. On October 12, at 10:08 p.m. a Sheriff's Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the 400 block of N. Broadway at the Log Cabin Motel. After the driver had made a wide turn. Once the vehicle stopped ...

3 years ago
A 74-year-old Salina man was rear ended in at Crawford and Santa Fe. At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Douglas Rudick was at the corner of Crawford and Santa Fe going west when he stopped at the intersection. A driver behind him in a white SUV struck his 2007 Buick Lucerne and drove away.  Salina Police ...