3 years ago
A man was killed and a sheriff’s deputy was injured by a buffalo. According to the the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday evening at 6:38, Ellsworth County 911 received a call about a buffalo on K-4 highway at 5th Road in Ellsworth County. An Ellsworth County Deputy was dispatched to the area where he found ...

3 years ago
A threat made on social media leads to the arrest of an 18-year-old Salina man. Patrol Captain David Villanueva tells KSAL News that Joseph T. Moran was taken into custody on Saturday after police were notified of a threat Moran had made against a 43-year-old man in the 600 block of Gypsum. Police interviewed him and then ...

3 years ago
Two young women awoke to find a man eating and drinking in their kitchen Saturday morning. Patrol Captain David Villanueva tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 800 block of West South around 9:30am to the report of an intruder. The women yelled at the man to leave and then called authorities. A short time later ...

3 years ago
A quick note from a woman asking for help during a stop at a convenience store leads to the arrest of a Gypsum man. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 46-year-old T.J. Meadows was taken into custody by Kansas State Troopers on Friday evening near Park City after his 35-year-old girlfriend scratched out ...

3 years ago
A Kansas man is dead following a drowning at a Nebraska lake. Authorities say that 79-year-old Wayne Mathias of Augusta had been swimming about 100 feet offshore at a private lake south of Genoa, Nebraska, on Saturday when witnesses saw him call for help before vanishing underwater. A dive team later recovered Mathias' body, and the incident ...

3 years ago
It's a sure sign summer is winding down. Salina's Kenwood Cove water park will soon be closing for the season. After closing Sunday evening, the water park will be closed all week, Monday through Friday. Kenwood Cove will be unable to open due to staffing issues. The will be unable to be open Monday through Friday ...

3 years ago
Salina schools resume classes later this week, and school zone speed limits will resume as well. USD 305 classes resume on Thursday August 11th, and the enforcement of the reduced speed school zones in Salina will resume on the same date. Drivers are encouraged to be additionally aware of children, school buses, the school zones around ...

3 years ago
OCCK Inc. is pleased to announce the recipients of its More Than You Think Scholarship for 2022. The scholarship was established as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of OCCK in 2020, as a long-term reminder of the good work that past generations have done, and that future generations will do, in working with people with ...

3 years ago
When Hardy Braden comes to Abilene, he likes to see his friends. But it’s nice to win a check, too. And that’s what the Oklahoma cowboy did this week at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo. He scored 84.5 points on the Andrews Rodeo horse Capone to win first place and a check for more than $1500, plus he ...

3 years ago
A new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s most wanted is released. The August list is online now. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include among others aggravated battery, robbery, felony weapons charges, stalking, making criminal threats, fleeing and eluding, felony ...

3 years ago
A teen left a lasting impression on everyone attending the 4-H kids livestock auction at the Tri Rivers Fair Friday afternoon. 16-year-old Kirk Heimer had the fair's Grand Champion pig, and during the auction he announced he intended to donate all of the money generated from the sale to start a scholarship fund in memory of ...