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Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy keeping roads and highways safe over the Christmas Holiday. According to the agency, troopers worked one fatal crash over the holiday. The fatal crash occurred in Ellsworth County on December 27th. Among other things, troopers also made 27 DUI arrests and performed 809 motorist assists. The reporting period for the holiday ran ...

3 months ago
Law enforcement agencies across the Kansas are warning about the dangers of drunk driving ahead of the New Year's holiday. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 34 people in the U.S. die every day in drunk driving crashes. Here are some tips to enjoying the holiday responsibly: Never drive or ride with someone who is ...

3 months ago
The clock is ticking down on a $100,000 End-of-Year Match for your 2025 donation to the Salina Rescue Mission. Chad Young Executive Director at the Salina Rescue Mission joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how donations can directly help the mission provide more services than just food and shelter. Young says ...

3 months ago
Four Kansas City firefighters are recovering after being injured on two separate calls. One firefighter was taken to a hospital after being injured while fighting a warehouse fire on Sunshine Road in Fairfax on Sunday evening. Three firefighters were hurt early yesterday morning when they fell through a floor at a burning home in the 58-hundred-block of ...

3 months ago
An intoxicated man was tased and arrested after making a stop for fast food. Salina Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 48-year-old Eric Lawson was taken into custody after he was removed from his vehicle in the drive-thru lane at Freddy's Frozen Custard on South 9th Street Friday afternoon. Police say Lawson shut his car ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen trailer and the thief who took it. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that the white, enclosed 14-foot trailer was last seen on Friday in a lot in the 600 block of S. Ohio. The trailer has Kansas plate: 6370 AKE. The owner told police the trailer and tools ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of vehicle thefts that may be unrelated but are in the same area of town. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that a gray, 2011 Hundai Sonata was stolen from the 1400 block of Teakwood Street. The owner still has the keys to the car valued at $4,000 and ...

3 months ago
The owner of a small construction company in Salina is facing charges for theft by deception. According to Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler, 47-year-old Warren Huffman, WFO Construction is accused of taking money for a couple of renovation jobs he never completed. Police say back in June, Huffman took payments of over $5,700 to purchase supplies on a ...

3 months ago
Two teens are facing charges for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Salina Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that the owner of a 2016 Dodge Journey reported his car was stolen from the 800 block of Gypsum on Sunday evening. Police say a patrol officer spotted the Dodge in the area a short time later and ...

3 months ago
An argument inside a Salina home leads to the arrest of a 39-year-old man. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that officers on last Wednesday took Stephen Booth into custody after domestic dispute in the 100 block of W. Ellsworth. Police say he and a 41-year-old woman where involved in an argument when he allegedly ...

3 months ago
A Christmas Eve standoff ends with the arrest of a Salina man. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, a suspect in a burglary case was located at the Value Inn on West Crawford last week. Officers identified themselves outside his door and told him to come out. Forty-three-year-old Matthew Hewitt refused the order and told a negotiator ...