5 years ago
A Salina man is in jail on various charges after he allegedly held a knife to the throat of his mother and stole her vehicle. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that Joseph Tholstrup, 31, was riding with the victim Wednesday at noon in a 2012 Ford Focus. The two got in an argument ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is searching for answers on an RV that was engulfed in flames late Wednesday afternoon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that around 4 p.m. yesterday, deputies responded to a report of a 1983 Pace Arrow on fire in the 3400 block of East North Street. Rural Fire District ...

5 years ago
The search has started. The Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest is underway. The first clue was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 on the steps of the Smoky Hill Museum. The second clue was unveiled at 7;30 this morning. Here are the clues: Slide into it. Stoop to conquer. Clues will be available at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 ...

5 years ago
There have been 64 new COVID-19 cases identified in Saline County since Monday. With these new cases, there have been 82 cases in the last five days. The Saline County Health Department staff is actively monitoring 530 cases of COVID-19. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 19 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. Fortunately there were ...

5 years ago
The search has started. The Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest is underway. The first clue was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 on the steps of the Smoky Hill Museum. It is: "Slide into it." Starting Thursday clues will be available at 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m each day, at www.festivalmedallionquest.com , simultaneously posted on the signboard near ...

5 years ago
An Abilene woman died in an accident just after 2a.m. Wednesday in Dickinson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Nissan Altima driven by 22-year-old Kristen A. Teeters of Abilene was southbound on Brady Street in Abilene at a high rate of speed. The driver failed to stop at the 14th Street intersection and the ...

5 years ago
Public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday released a statement on a plan for COVID-19 booster shots for the American people. Health officials say available data make very clear that protection against COVID infection begins to decrease over time following the initial doses of vaccination, and in ...

5 years ago
Comedian Mike G. Williams is coming to Salina to help a local agency celebrate forty years of ministry. Salina Rescue Mission's annual fundraising banquet is coming up Tuesday, September 14th at the Webster Conference Center. Executive Director Chad Young with the Mission tells KSAL News that Covid-19 knocked the event off the calendar in 2020, but ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is without his pool cues after a vehicle burglary Tuesday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL news that the 33-year-old man had his 2012 Chevrolet Captiva parked and unlocked in his driveway in the 1900 block of Dover Drive on the 17th. Some time around 6:30 a.m., the man reported he ...

5 years ago
The family of a Scott City boy who died during a dental procedure is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit filed on behalf of the family of three-year-old Abiel Zapata Valenzuela was filed yesterday, and the family is seeking in excess of 75-thousand-dollars from each defendant. Valenzuela died during a procedure at Tiny Teeth Pediatric Dentistry ...

5 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Deputies will mobilize later this week as Labor Day Weekend approaches in an effort to crack down on drunk drivers. According to the agency, drivers are advised that during the period of Friday, August 20th, through Labor Day, September 6th, they will join other local and state law enforcement agencies across the state ...