5 years ago
A Salina woman suffers a minor injury in a single vehicle crash that ended in a restaurant's parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that 19-year-old Allie Hecker, Salina, was driving her 2000 Mitsubishi Galant in the 1700 block of W. Crawford St. when her vehicle struck the north curb of the roadway. This caused the ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is recovering in a Wichita hospital after the bicycle he was riding is struck by a motorcycle. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash happened at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of W. Crawford St. and Hancock St. A 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by 20-year-old Kyle Grace, Salina, ...

5 years ago
Anyone in Kansas who attends or travels to gatherings of 500 people of more will need to quarantine for two weeks. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment amended its quarantine list on Tuesday. According to the agency, the state of Florida has been removed from the list while attendance at mass gatherings greater than 500 ...

5 years ago
Advances in science have helped the Saline County Sheriff’s Office identify a woman who was found deceased in a Saline County creek 34-years-ago. Over the years she was known as "Miss Molly" as law enforcement worked the case. At a media conference Tuesday afternoon Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said "Miss Molly" has been identified as ...

5 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today celebrated the success of this year’s third KANSASWORKS Statewide Virtual Job Fair, which involved 189 employers and 1,182 jobseekers. “COVID-19 has presented major challenges for workforce services in our state, but we must continue to do all we can to help people find employment opportunities,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “These virtual ...

5 years ago
A work crew returns to a Salina home they were remodeling and discovered that their tools had been stolen. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that numerous power tools and hand tools were taken from a home in the 600 block of Pheasant Circle. Police say a DeWalt table saw, nail guns, DeWalt drill and impact ...

5 years ago
Authorities are investigating a rash of damage to property cases that could be related. Police say sometime between midnight Friday and 9:20am someone shattered a glass window at the AT&T building, 137 S. 7th Street. Damage is listed at $1,200. Another nearby business was also vandalized during the same time frame. Police say a window on ...

5 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody Monday night after authorities allegedly found methamphetamine and marijuana in his SUV. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Terrence Szczepaniak is facing multiple drug charges after being stopped on Interstate 70 for speeding. Around 10pm a deputy on patrol clocked the 2010 Ford Explorer traveling ...

5 years ago
Ventilation issues will keep the Natatorium at Kansas State University closed through the fall 2020 semester and the university will begin plans to close the aging facility permanently within three years. The on-campus indoor swimming facility was closed in March when K-State went to limited operations status. The decision to keep the Natatorium closed for the ...

5 years ago
The Salina Public Library is adding limited building hours for the public to access in-person services. According to the library, the new hours will begin Wednesday. The hours will be will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Masks must be properly worn, visits should be limited to 30 minutes and entrance will be through the north ...

5 years ago
There are 12 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 389 cases, with 99 of them currently active.  There are 285 people who have recovered, and 5 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 4 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. According to the Kansas Department ...