6 years ago
A large crowd gathered in Salina Wednesday afternoon to watch a historic Union Pacific locomotive chug into town. Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 has been touring the Union Pacific system throughout 2019 to commemorate the transcontinental railroad's 150th anniversary. This week the journey has been taking it through Kansas. Wednesday afternoon in ...

6 years ago
Volunteers will be greeting you at all three Dillon’s stores in Salina on Friday and Saturday – to help shoppers fill a bag for those in need. Chad Young, Executive Director of the Salina Rescue Mission tells KSAL News that the 20th Annual Dr. Temple Food Drive is a easy way to pitch in. “Our volunteers will ...

6 years ago
A two-car crash in north Salina sends multiple people to the hospital with minor injuries. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash occurred at 5 p.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of 5th St. and Harsh Ave. A 2012 Dodge Journey, being driven by Gerald White, 40, Salina, crashed in to the driver's ...

6 years ago
A van stolen from a residence in north Salina is ultimately found in a trailer park earlier this morning. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to 921 N. 8th St. on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to the report of a stolen vehicle. Another resident at the home left at 3:15 p.m. When ...

6 years ago
A Salina man is facing numerous drug-related charges after a police K-9 helped find drugs inside of a vehicle. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that an officer on patrol observed Marquis Richardson operating a Ford F-150 truck at 11th St. and Harsh Ave. at 3:15 p.m., Tuesday. The officer knew that Richardson had a suspended licence ...

6 years ago
The small, rolling vehicle looks a bit like something out of a science fiction film as it moves slowly across a barren patch of land on Kansas State University’s North Agronomy Farm. It rolls on treads similar to an Army tank, but the complicated array of attachments suggests something else. The machine, which measures 2 feet tall ...

6 years ago
An elderly man who is traveling from Iowa to Arizona might be lost and missing somewhere in Kansas. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, a Silver Alert has been issued for 90-year-old James Lewis Larson. Larson last seen in Lawrence on November 13th in a maroon 2017 Ford Edge 4-door hatchback bearing Iowa license plate ASG ...

6 years ago
A crash east of Salina claims the life of a Salina man. Saline County Sheriff's Deputies worked the scene which was in the 1800 block of E. Highway 40. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash happened at 3:54 p.m.  on Tuesday when a 2002 Ford Explorer was driving westbound. The SUV changed lanes to ...

6 years ago
A convicted felon who was arrested with firearms and drugs after fleeing from Salina police will spend 20 years in federal prison. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister's office, 42-year-old Jason Briscoe of Minneapolis was convicted during a jury trial in May on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (count one), one count ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after a department store's staff recognized the thief at the return counter. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Blake Carter was arrested on Monday after loss prevention personnel at Target saw him trying to get a cash refund for an item he allegedly stole two days ...

6 years ago
Tyson Foods is getting ready to reopen its Holcomb plant. An August 9th fire at the plant damaged an important area containing hydraulic and electrical systems. Repair crews have spent the last three months replacing the plant's roof, piping and pumps and installing new wiring and electrical equipment. The plant will start receiving cattle during the first ...