6 years ago
A teenage boy was hurt in a four-wheeler crash Friday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 15-year-old Erik Finger of Russell was riding a Kawasaki four wheeler headed east in a ditch along a rural road.  The vehicle jumped a sewer entrance and became airborne. It one landed on its wheels in the ditch, ejecting ...

6 years ago
A stolen motorcycle is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, between Sunday October 21st at 6:00PM and Tuesday October 23rd at 6:00PM a red 2012 Honda 70cc motorcycle was stolen from a residence in the 1200 block of W. Farrelly Road. The dirt bike was parked outside, ...

6 years ago
A toothache is blamed for contributing to a single vehicle crash early Friday morning which blocked Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 50-year-old David Ngatia was driving a Freightliner semi, headed west on the interstate. He was distracted by a toothache, and he rested his chin on his hand. Ngatia drifted off the road onto ...

6 years ago
The Salina Post Office is gearing up for its busiest weeks of the year. The U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver nearly 15 billion pieces of mail and 900 million packages, for a total of nearly 16 billion cheerful deliveries this holiday season – the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. “The Postal Service is ready ...

6 years ago
A Kansas woman was killed and a Nebraska teen hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Thanksgiving Day. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 54-year-old Jamie Franch from Riley, Kansas was driving a car headed south on U.S. 24 Highway. She crossed the center line and collided head-on with an on-coming car. Franch was killed in the crash. ...

6 years ago
The smell of Thanksgiving food, and the sounds of fellowship and fun were in the air Thursday at Applebee's in Salina. The only thing on the menu was turkey, and all the trimmings. For over two decades the Salina Salvation Army has served a free community-wide Thanksgiving meal at the South Salina restaurant. People begin lining up ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody on Tuesday after his girlfriend told police about an argument that turned violent between the two last week. According to Sergeant Gary Hanus, officers arrested 22-year-old Darion Mitchell, Jr., after interviewing the female victim. Police say the woman had swelling and bruising on her face from the physical struggle that ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman was handed a citation to appear in municipal court after police officers reportedly found her smoking marijuana in the presence of seven children. Police Sergeant Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that officers were sent to an apartment in the 700 block of Fairdale on Tuesday afternoon around 5pm after a concerned citizen called ...

6 years ago
A Salina man who was wanted for threatening a business owner with a pocketknife has been taken into custody. Police arrested 37-year-old Randy L. Bartlett on Tuesday after he gave a false name to officers. Police say on Monday evening Bartlett allegedly approached the victim with a pocket knife and demanded his wallet as the man sat ...

6 years ago
A Salina man is behind bars on six charges of rape and one count of sodomy involving a girl under the age of fourteen. Police Sergeant Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that 41-year-old Phillip J. Garrett was taken into custody on Tuesday after investigators determined he had had sexual contact with the victim inside a south ...

6 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center and Geary Community Hospital entered into a period of discovery in August of 2017 in order to examine the potential of a long-term strategic partnership between the two hospitals. The due diligence was completed by Eide Bailly LLP, a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm. A consultant with Eide Bailly ...