5 years ago
A 15-year-old boy is accused of shooting his mother to death in Southwest Kansas. According to the Garden City Police Department, at around 3:50 P.M. Monday they received a 911 call from an individual who identified himself as 15-year-old Reese Hernandez.  He told dispatchers he had shot his mother inside their residence. Officers were dispatched to the ...

5 years ago
UDPATE: An inmate man being sought by the Saline County Sheriff's Office after he escaped from a court ordered treatment facility has been found and arrested alongside his girlfriend, who was also wanted on warrants. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers arrested both 26-year-old Jeremy Cullen, Salina, and 31-year-old Amber Cooper, Salina, ...

5 years ago
Kansas could soon legalize medical marijuana. A Kansas House committee has advanced a measure that would allow medical marijuana in the state. The bill would allow companies to fire employees for medical marijuana use, and counties would be allowed to prohibit dispensaries. Kansas is one of three states that has not legalized marijuana. The Kansas News Service reports ...

5 years ago
Wildfires are continuing to break out in Kansas. First responders on Monday battled a large fire in Reno County, and another fire near the Saline / Ellsworth County line. An Air Tanker was assisting at the wildfire in Reno County. Air Tanker T95 is contracted under the Kansas Forest Service to supplement resources when requested by local ...

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In early April, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20th, 2020 for deaths related to COVID-19 to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic. The policy was finalized late last week, and FEMA is now moving rapidly to implement this ...

5 years ago
There are 10 new COVID cases in Saline Count and no new deaths According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,061 total cases with 88 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 one patient ...

5 years ago
A video created by a group of Salina students is being used by the United States Army om multiple social media platforms across the state. According to USD 305, students at South High School in Craig Bagley’s business class put their skills to the test and created a winning video advertisement for the Salina Army Recruiting ...

5 years ago
Another person on the March list of Salina's Most Wanted has been caught. The new most wanted list went online back on March 6th. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, since that time 11 of the 24 people on the list have been arrested. Additionally, another warrant has been canceled. The latest arrest is James Miller. ...

5 years ago
High priced hunting clothing is stolen after the back window of a truck what was left parked at a Salina nightclub is broken in to. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a Ram 3500 pickup truck had its back window shattered while parked on the south side of Outlaws, 1676 W. State St. ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is reunited with his truck after police find the stolen vehicle the following day left abandoned at a Salina business' parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty truck was stolen from a driveway in the 1500 block of Beverly Dr. between 9:20 p.m. ...

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An intense gleam of growth and prosperity is clearly defined at Great Plains Manufacturing, as the huge employer eyes a firmer foothold in Salina and north-central Kansas. The equipment maker turns 45 years old on April 1, and aims to fill escalating needs in the farming, dairy, construction and landscaping industries, feeding markets domestically and ...