5 years ago
A suspect that was trying to elude authorities throws a bag of cocaine out of his window during a pursuit. He later stopped and was arrested. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities arrested 31-year-old Terrius Jones, Wichita, after he allegedly led Salina law enforcement on a brief chase at 2 a.m., Saturday. An ...

5 years ago
A handcuffed prisoner stole a Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle and led law enforcement on a high speed pursuit. According to the KHP , a trooper was transporting 23-year-old Joshua Swartwout from Naples, Florida, to a Northwest Kansas  detention facility early Saturday afternoon.. While enroute with the prisoner the trooper witnessed a motorcycle crash near Atwood on ...

5 years ago
The City of Salina is planning another free landfill event. According to the city, there will be free residential refuse disposal at the Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in conjunction with Spring Spruce Up on Saturday, April 17th. Customers must have a Saline County license plate on their vehicle for free disposal. Vehicles from other counties ...

5 years ago
The April 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 March list generated a dozen arrests and one crime stoppers reward was paid out. Those on the April  list are wanted for crimes which include among other things felony 1st degree murder, ...

5 years ago
A couple of producers from Salina Media Connection will be recognized by their peers. According to the organization, producers Paul Kirkwood and Nona Miller will be recognized this year during the Midwest Film Festival. Kirkwood's Decision: Salina County Jail Vote received a Merit Award in the documentary/feature category. Nona Miller's Let's Go - Germania Park also received ...

5 years ago
There are 12 new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,081 total cases with 33 currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have no patients ...

5 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today visited Lenexa’s KANSASWORKS center to celebrate the relaunch of Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program (RESEA) and the return of in-person consultations in order to better serve the specific needs of Kansans looking for work. “Kansans are getting back to school and back to work. Just last week we learned the ...

5 years ago
A Salina man being sought on charges which include attempted first degree murder in connection with a domestic violence incident has been found and is in custody. According to Salina Police, on Friday Brandon Lambert was located at a residence in north Salina. He was taken into custody without incident. Police had been seeking Lambert since March ...

5 years ago
A man is rescued by the Salina Fire Department and Saline County Sheriff's Office after being pulled in to a grain elevator. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 25-year-old man working for Scoular Company, 3339 E. Country Club Rd., was trying to clear a belt at the bottom of the elevator. A clog ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and a couple of the county Rural Fire Districts had a busy Thursday stopping fires from spreading, as Sheriff Roger Soldan says his agency responded to four different fires in less than seven hours. The first fire occurred in the 3400 block of S. Amos Rd at 9:54 a.m., Thursday. The ...

5 years ago
A transfer student is the first recipient of a new scholarship at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to the school, Katelin Keough, a transfer from Hesston College, is the winner of the first Dr. Rebecca Chopp Scholarship Competition, contested virtually in early March. Keough, who is from Albany, Oregon, intends to major in Communications and will join KWU ...