6 years ago
A high-clearance emergency vehicle rescues a driver and his dog who were stuck in mud and flood waters. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that just before 8am Tuesday morning, deputies were sent to the 3300 block of E. North Street after a driver got stuck in deep ruts in ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after a couple of windows were shattered on a truck. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 10pm on Sunday and 7:30am Monday, someone shattered the driver side windows on a 2011 Chevy Silverado pickup that was parked in the 2800 block of Melanie Lane. Officers ...

6 years ago
Transgender people in Kansas will be allowed to change the sex designations on their birth certificates. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has entered a consent judgment in a federal lawsuit that would allow people to legally change the gender in their birth records through a personal sworn statement. Residents would ...

6 years ago
The University of Kansas Medical Center has named Akinlolu O. Ojo, M.D., executive dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where he will oversee the Kansas City, Salina and Wichita campuses for the School of Medicine, effective August 26, 2019. “We are pleased that Dr. Akinlolu Ojo will join us to lead the three ...

6 years ago
An aviation company is planning to set up shop in Salina, bringing with it 50 jobs initially, and within three years up to 450 jobs. According to officials as the Salina Regional Airport, their largest hangar, Hangar 959, has been leased to 1 Vision Aviation. 1 Vision is currently headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, and is FAA ...

6 years ago
An aggravated burglary in the 1900 Block of Roberts results in approximately $7,000 total loss. Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department said: Sometime between 11:00 PM on the 21st and 6:00 AM on the 22nd someone broke into a home and stole multiple items including: A Asus laptop, PlayStation 3, A Hewlett-Packard Printer, an ...

6 years ago
A currently unknown suspect is responsible for multiple damaged vehicles. Salina Police Department Captain Paul Forrester told KSAL News: On the 22nd between 6:30 PM and 10:00 AM on the 23rd  someone allegedly slashed the rear tires and broke the rear windshield of a 2007 Ford Mustang causing $900 in damages. The car was parked in a ...

6 years ago
A 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee was broken into after a couple from Minneapolis came to Salina for a walk on the levee. Police Captain Paul Forrester told KSAL News: Yesterday between 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Mr. & Mrs. Goossen (70 & 68) left their Jeep Grand Cherokee in the Salina Soccer Field's parking lot. The couple ...

6 years ago
Last night a young mom and her 2 year-old son were stranded on Magnolia. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News: Last night at approximately 8:50 PM a young mother was driving in the 9000 block of E. Magnolia. The 27 year-old from Salina attempted to drive though high water when her car stalled and she became ...

6 years ago
A man attempting to drive through water over Simpson road became stranded. Sheriff Roger Soldan of the Saline County Sheriff's Office told KSAL News: At 7:30 this morning a man tried to drive through a flooded part of Simpson Rd. when his vehicle slid off the road. Rural Fire District #5 was able to rescue the ...

6 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan warns against driving over flooded roads. "Turn Around, Don't Drown" Due to heavy rains many roads have been heavily damaged and many still have large amounts of water flowing over them. On Friday night at 5:00 a 60-year-old man from Gypsum ignored the road signs warning against traveling down Donmyer Rd.(Image ...