5 years ago
A suspect in a triple murder in Harvey County will avoid the death penalty. Prosecutors announced yesterday that 39-year-old Jereme Nelson pleaded guilty to intentional second-degree murder, reckless second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary. Nelson had been charged with capital murder in the 2016 deaths of 33-year-old Travis Street, 37-year-old Angela Graevs and 52-year-old Richard Prouty ...

5 years ago
A bench-clearing brawl marks the end of the Sunflower Showdown between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University men's basketball teams. The fight began in the closing seconds of the Jayhawks' 81-to-60 victory over the Wildcats last night at Allen Fieldhouse. Both benches emptied and punches were thrown after KU's Silvio DeSousa blocked a shot ...

5 years ago
The Salina Art Center is ready to "Paint the Town Red".  It will host its annual fundraiser gala "Paint the Town Red" at the end of the month. According to the organization, they will be making a special announcement about 2020 programming at the event. Guests are invited to ignite the night and enjoy a red carpet ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting which occurred Tuesday morning along Highway 96 in Rush County. According to the agency, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Dollar General store in Dighton was robbed at gunpoint. A Ness County Sheriff’s deputy observed a blue Dodge Ram pickup matching the description of the vehicle ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect who damaged a couple of side mirrors on vehicles during the overnight hours on Monday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the Kwik Shop at 1727 W. Crawford after a white male punched the mirror on a Krispy Kreme Doughnut van. Police say ...

5 years ago
Authorities are investigating the theft of a skid steer bucket and looking for the person who damaged the loader while taking it off the machine. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, sometime between Saturday at 10pm and Sunday at 9:30am someone entered a property in the 9400 block of E. Humbargar Road and drove a ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are gathering evidence in a neighborhood near Ohio and Iron after a report of shots fired. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to Stapler Avenue to investigate. Police say no one was injured and more information will be made available at the Wednesday morning police briefing.

5 years ago
The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went online back on January 4th. As of this week nineteen of them have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests are: Linton, Patricia, Faye McMurray, Kacie, Kay-Lyn, Shannon Miller, Sarah, Marie The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s most wanted ...

5 years ago
A Great Bend woman is facing charges after a police chase the went through three counties. The chase stated early yesterday morning in Barton County when 23-year-old Shaina Kiester fled from a deputy. Kiester led deputies on a 30-mile chase through Barton, Pawnee and Rush counties that ended when authorities boxed her car in west of the ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is suggesting an online sales tax for Kansas residents as part of her proposed state budget. Kelly says the tax would generate about 50-million-dollars in revenue for the state and level the playing field between local stores and online retailers. Money collected through the tax would pay for education and road maintenance. In addition, ...

5 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is gearing up to celebrate Kansas’159th birthday. Hundreds of grade school children are participating in special activities at the Smoky Hill Museum throughout the week next week. The children, all third-graders, will learn what life was like for pioneers back in 1861, when Kansas became the 34th state. Activities include shelling and ...