5 years ago
An inmate has escaped from a Kansas Department of Correction work release facility. According to the agency, minimum-custody inmate Kyle Ingels was placed on escape status at approximately 6:48 p.m., Tuesday, after he walked away from the Wichita Work Release Facility. Ingels, a 32-year-old white male, left for work at 10:30 a.m. and was reported missing when ...

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For the sixth consecutive time Salina Area Technical College has been ranked among the top 150 community colleges nationwide. According to the school,  the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program has named Salina Area Technical College one of the top 150 community colleges across the nation, and eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for ...

5 years ago
A couple of Salina City Commissioners won reelection Tuesday night, and a former city finance manager will join them on the governing body. Salina Mayor Trent Davis and Commissioner Karl Ryan finished first and second in a six-persons race, each winning a four-year-term. Former Salina City Finance Manager Rod Franz finished third, winning a two-year-term. Salina USD ...

5 years ago
A Salina man wanted on a couple of outstanding felony warrants was taken into custody after running from police Monday night. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester an officer on patrol in the 800 block of Windsor Drive noticed a man riding a BMX bike without a light or rear reflector and attempted to pull him ...

5 years ago
A Salina man was hospitalized after an angry group beat him with a clothing rod in his apartment. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 26-year-old man answered his door Monday morning around 8am to find four people standing on his porch in the 100 block of E. Prescott. The group told him they ...

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A man who killed a dog belonging to a Salina family during an animal cruelty incident in Wichita has been sentenced. Back in December of last year a a 13-year-old Bichon-Maltese mix named Benji was killed. 20-year-old Cole Carter was driving in a neighborhood when he got out of his car and beat the small dog ...

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A woman from Mexico who was stopped in Kansas with 21 pounds of methamphetamine has admitted to federal drug trafficking charges. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister's Office, 30-year-old Maria Alonso-Espinoza pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The Kansas Highway Patrol stopped her car on Feb. 26, 2019, on Interstate 70 ...

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Kansans safely disposed of more than seven tons of unused and unwanted medicines during the recent National Drug Take-Back Day. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, Kansas law enforcement officers collected 14,096 pounds of medicines at 104 locations throughout the state during the event, according to a report from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Locally, in ...

5 years ago
The National Endowment for the Arts is awarding Salina Art Center a grant of $10,000 to support the Salina Biennial: Contemporary Art from the Mountain Plains Region, April 3-June14, 2020 “All Americans should have access to the arts,” said Mary Anne Carter, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. “Grants such as this one ...

5 years ago
It's Election Day Tuesday. Kansans are heading to the polls to vote for local offices and issues. Locally in Salina three people will be elected to the five seat Salina City Commission. Additionally, four people will be elected to the seven seat USD 305 Board of Education. Kansas voters on election day have the opportunity to change ...

5 years ago
An enclosed box trailer with a high-end mower inside was stolen from a Saline County property. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, sometime between October 29 and November 3, someone drove onto a property in the 4700 block of S. Old 81 Highway and hooked up the 12-foot by 6-foot trailer and drove off. Deputies say ...