6 years ago
A Salina woman was taken into custody after she allegedly went on a violent tirade at a former boyfriend's apartment. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Miranda Craig was arrested on Monday afternoon after a concerned citizen called authorities after seeing Craig try to hit a man with her SUV in a parking ...

6 years ago
A Salina native has a national championship for the second time in three years. Clemson rolled past Alabama Monday night to become the new king of college football with a 44-16 win over the defending champions in the National Championship Game. Clemson's defense, under Salina native Brent Venables, smothered Alabama all night. The defense set the tone ...

6 years ago
Further falling prices at the gas pumps mean Kansas motorists continue to get good news when they fill up their tanks. According to AAA Kansas, at $1.93/gallon, the Sunflower State’s average gas price is now 31 cents lower than the national average and ninth cheapest in America. Kansas’ average gas price, which has fallen steadily for ...

6 years ago
Bethany College Criminal Justice students recently completed assisting Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy Class# 58 with their studies. According to the school, during the fall 2018 trooper academy, Bethany students assisted by providing role players to make the troopers’ training more realistic. The Bethany students helped with many scenarios, including: Robbery victim Intoxicated driver Complainant of damage ...

6 years ago
The search for a Salina man who was violating his parole ends in the backyard of an Indian Village home. Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 38-year-old Dromico Elam was told by a citizen who showed him a gun - to lie down on the ground. Salina Police had been searching for Elam on Sunday ...

6 years ago
The community will have an opportunity next week to meet candidates vying to be the next Salina USD 305 Superintendent of Schools. According to the school district, the application window has closed for superintendent applicants. After a team chaired by the Kansas Association of School Boards screens the applications, an applicant pool will be presented to ...

6 years ago
A Salina teen was sent to the juvenile detention center in Junction City after he allegedly drove a car without permission and then swiped a tree. According to Police Sergeant David Villanueva, officers took 17-year-old Justin T. Smith into custody on Sunday evening after he reportedly lost control of a 2002 Ford Fusion he was driving ...

6 years ago
A man who was reportedly knocking on doors and acting suspicious during the overnight hours on Sunday in a Salina neighborhood, was arrested after officers found him with a loaded 9mm pistol. Salina Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Richard Lee Burge was taken into custody after calls began streaming in from the ...

6 years ago
A Salina area man was flown to a Wichita hospital after being critically injured in a rollover crash on Saturday evening. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Craig McCombs was first transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center after he was ejected from a 1998 Chevy S-10 pickup truck that he ...

6 years ago
Project Open, a program of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, is partnering with Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus to provide business training workshops. According to the chamber the partnership affords interested entrepreneurs more consistent access, increased training options, and also extends the collective resources of one of the state’s largest public post-secondary institutions to support ...

6 years ago
Pat Roberts is retiring from the U.S. Senate at the end of his current term. Kansas' senior senator announced Friday that he will not seek another term in 2020. The 82-year-old Republican was first elected to the Senate in 1996 after serving 16 years in the U.S. House representing Kansas' First Congressional District.