6 years ago
Salina Police provided more details Friday regarding a stolen car that was destroyed by fire this week. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Shana Clevenger of Salina reported her 2011 Ford Edge stolen just before 6am on June 24. The vehicle was recovered later that evening around 9:30pm. Police say seventeen days later, Clevenger reported the ...

6 years ago
KU's Eleanor Gardner got bit by the fossil bug before she could read. Her quest to know more about dinosaurs began with a picture book while she was curled up on her mom's lap, "I remember a pop-up book with dinosaur skeletons that I loved," she said. "I just couldn't get enough of it!" Now the Outreach and ...

6 years ago
Not something you see every day. Tuesday morning, motorists got a surprise when a malfunctioning toll machine on the Kansas Turnpike near Mulvane and the Kansas Star Casino started spitting out coins. Instead of asking for money, the machine was handing out money. Then, to add insult to injury, a Kansas Turnpike Authority employee apparently sent ...

6 years ago
A Salina organization is getting ready for a major move. Next week Ashby house will begin to expand, by literally moving a house located behind Taco John's at 300 S. 5th and relocating it to the corner of 8th and Walnut, next to the original shelter. It's part of the "Move that House" project.The new shelter ...

6 years ago
A pond at a Salina park remains under a public health warning. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Jerry Ivey Pond is among six bodies of water across the state under public health warnings due to toxic blue-green algae. The agency says along with the six lakes and ponds which are under ...

6 years ago
Seven Salina convenience stores have been shutdown, and seized by the State of Kansas. The Rod's Total convenience stores and gas pumps were seized by the Kansas Department of Revenue. Signs on the stores and the pumps indicate the property has been seized for non-payment of taxes and is now in possession of the State of ...

6 years ago
A Salina man faces a 'Battery of A Law Enforcement Officer' charge after a physical altercation on Wednesday morning. Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department told KSAL News: At 8:45 AM on Wednesday a Salina Police Officer noticed Carlos Fabela Jr. (26) on the east side of Casey's on E. Iron St. The officer was aware ...

6 years ago
A chase starting in Salina through Ottawa county leads to arrest. According to Sheriff Roger Soldan of the Saline County Sheriff's Office: A deputy went to the Red Carpet Inn at 222 E Diamond Dr. at 10:52 AM on Wednesday morning. The deputy noticed Lance Smith (33) sitting in a white 2010 Ford F-150. Smith has an ...

6 years ago
A potentially stolen car was found abandoned and on fire early this morning. Roger Soldan - Saline County Sheriff, told KSAL News: This morning around 5:15, a deputy on patrol came across a car on fire in the 5000 block S. Centennial.  The crispy 2011 Ford Edge was formerly maroon/burgundy. Rural Fire District #6 responded and were ...

6 years ago
A record number of mosquitoes are found in Reno County. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says last month, its crews trapped the most mosquitoes ever found since the state began studying the insects. Health officials say they are working to get permission from cities in Reno County before they can spray for the bugs. Recent ...

6 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is challenging the governor's welfare policy. The "Wichita Eagle" reports that Schmidt is giving Governor Laura Kelly until tomorrow to drop the plan or he will go to court to seek a judge's opinion on if the proposal is legal. The governor's plan calls for allowing some adults without children to get ...