6 years ago
The July list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The June list generated a dozen arrests. The July list looks a little different. In an attempt to clear up numerous outstanding warrants, an expanded list of 48 people is online. Those on the ...

6 years ago
Fireworks are suspected to be the cause of a juvenile's death in western Kansas. According to the Colby Police Department, Thursday evening at around 7:30 first responders were to sent to the report of a juvenile who was severely injured possibly due to a firework. The juvenile was transported to a hospital, where he died. The Kansas State ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a couple of possible suspects after a woman confronted two burglars in her home on Thursday evening. Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that a 23-year-old female got a good look at a man and woman that broke into her home in the 300 block of N. Oakdale on Thursday night ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after allegedly directing criminal threats toward his wife. According to Police Captain Gary Hanus, officers were sent to the 500 block of Saturn on Thursday morning at 11:30am after an argument escalated inside a house. Police arrested 58-year-old Rosendo Garcia on a charge of criminal threat in connection to the ...

6 years ago
A box of smoldering fireworks debris left in a garage sparked a fire that destroyed a home in Smolan. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that no one was injured after a late night fire Thursday at 201 S. Front Street. The owner, 60-year-old Mayo Morgan told deputies he had gathered debris left behind from ...

6 years ago
A vehicle burglary from the parking lot of a fitness facility followed by an attempt to charge thousands of dollars to credit cards taken during the burglary are this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on June 28th, 2019, between 5:30-6:30 PM, a vehicle was burglarized in the parking lot ...

6 years ago
Salina is among four cities where a new driver alert system is being tested. The Kansas Department of Transportation has teamed up with its counterparts in Missouri to initiate a pilot program in four Kansas metropolitan areas that alerts drivers when motorist assist vehicles are nearby. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, drivers in Kansas City, ...

6 years ago
A cloudy, cool, damp morning which gave way to sunshine and humidity in the afternoon, did not deter a large crowd from gathering in Salina to celebrate Independence Day. It started with a patriotic set of songs with the Salina Municipal Band, and it ended with a spectacular fireworks display. In between, Bill Fekas prepared 5,000 ...

6 years ago
Storms rolling across Kansas dropped heavy rain in some areas. Several inches of rain fell in some areas. The heaviest rain was recorded in the Gypsum area, where 8.5 inches was recorded 4 south / southeast of the Saline County Community. According to Saline County Emergency Management, the torrential rainfall has flooded some roads. They do not ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has established a website which allows law enforcement agencies to submit asset forfeiture reports, and ensures asset forfeiture information is publicly available, in accordance with the revised state asset forfeiture law which took effect this week. Civil asset forfeiture is a procedure that authorizes law enforcement agencies to seize property and ...

6 years ago
A farm implement was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon just east of Salina. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a fire crew from Rural Fire District #5 was sent to the area of Holmes Road and Crawford after black smoke was seen billowing into the sky around 2:10pm. Deputies say Marvin Reinert was using a John ...