6 years ago
A trial in an animal cruelty case involving multiple cows and horses seized from a rural Saline County property enters its third day on Friday. Saline County Sheriff Deputy James Akin spent much of the day the testifying on Thursday.  Akin was the first officer on scene back in April of 2018 to investigate a complaint ...

6 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is among the seven zoos in Kansas accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums which are working together to evaluate the ornate box turtle population across the state in eight counties.  The ornate box turtle is the state reptile of Kansas. According to Rolling Hills, turtles are the most threatened group of ...

6 years ago
Unknown suspects allegedly climbed through a window to steal from a 27-year-old Salina man. According to Captain Paul Forrester of the Salina Police Department: Bradly Cox lives in the 1300 block of Gypsum Ave. When he arrived home from work he noticed his door was unlocked, when he entered his home he noticed the window to ...

6 years ago
An unknown suspect caused $1,000 of damage at the Roselawn Cemetery on E. Crawford. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester told KSAL: Sometime between May 14th at 7:00 PM and May 15th at 6:00 AM someone spray painted over two 4'x 4' signs at the entrance of the cemetery. The damage is estimated to cost approximately $1,000 The incident ...

6 years ago
A Wichita woman faces multiple charges after a deputy noticed the expired 60 day registration on her SUV. Captain James Hughes of the Saline County Sheriff's office told KSAL: At 1:55 AM on the 16th a deputy noticed a white Chevrolet Tracker with an expired 60 day tag. The SUV was going south on I-135 between Mentor ...

6 years ago
Recent widespread spring rains hasn’t dampened the outdoor spirit at Kansas state parks, although there will be impacts to some park facilities in eastern Kansas. However, many state parks in the western portion of the state were mostly unaffected by the rainy weather and are open and ready to welcome visitors. They include Wilson, Meade, ...

6 years ago
Sunflower Bank has made  a contribution to education in Salina. According to the bank, this year Sunflower Bank and First National 1870 are giving $83,046 in donations from the ABC Program to support education in their local communities, which includes $10,065 to schools and students in Salina. Since its start in 2001, the ABC Program has ...

6 years ago
A group of seniors at Salina USD 305 High Schools are being recognized for being literate in multiple languages. According to the district, eight 12th grade students have been recognized for their literacy in more than one language by the Kansas State Department of Education. Graduates received a “Seal of Biliteracy” certificate and the recognition has ...

6 years ago
A trial in an animal cruelty case involving multiple animals seized from a couple of rural Saline County properties is underway. Opening statements and testimony began Wednesday afternoon in Saline County District Court. The case dates back to April, when authorities executed search warrants for a pasture located southeast of Salina at Lapsley Road and Woodward Road ...

6 years ago
A speeding ticket turns into jail time for a man driving through Kansas. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, 24-year-old Dakota Rogers was clocked driving 89-mph in a 75-mph speed zone on Interstate-70 near the North 9th Street exit. Police say the officer then followed Rogers' 2012 Honda Civic into the parking lot at the ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after someone vandalized a new sculpture in downtown. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime Saturday between 1pm and 9:30pm, someone broke two pieces off a metal spiral corkscrew sculpture that was on a pedestal located at 7th and Iron across from the Smoky Hill Museum. Local ...