6 years ago
Salina Police officers were called to the 200 block of W. Minneapolis early Friday morning after neighbors reported hearing shots fired. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, someone fired three bullets into an unoccupied SUV around 2:15am Friday and then left the scene. The 1999 Dodge Durango, was hit by bullets in the driver side door, right passenger ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the circumstances leading up to how a 4-year-old boy got a loaded handgun and fired it inside his home. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that no one was hurt after the boy reportedly fired one shot with a semiautomatic pistol into a chair at a house located in the 300 ...

6 years ago
A cabin at a Central Kansas camp was destroyed by a fire early Friday morning. According to Barton County Community College, Trail’s End Lodge, a small hunting lodge at Camp Aldrich, caught fire early Friday morning. The Camp Ranger noticed the flames when he stepped outside to start his day at about 5 a.m. The Claflin Fire ...

6 years ago
Earlier this week, Greg Gibson was reminded of his one-year anniversary of having his tumor removed from his leg. Now, he's poised to make up for lost time on the football field. After numerous chemotherapy treatments, the Salina Central senior linebacker is ready for his return after winning his battle with osteosarcoma, or cancer of the bone. In ...

6 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he will recuse himself from the vote tally process.   [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Kobach-Audio.mp3"][/audio]   Kobach is the current frontrunner in the Republican primary for Kansas governor. The latest figures have him about 100 votes ahead of Governor Jeff Colyer. Source: MetroSource News

6 years ago
The theft of tools from a construction trailer is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. In the overnight hours of July 25-26, 2018, unknown suspects broke into a construction trailer that was on a job site in the 1200 block of S. Cunningham Rd, which is located east of Salina. The suspects cut ...

6 years ago
The discovery of a body has prompted a murder investigation in Junction City. According to the Junction City Police Department, at about 01:48 in the morning on Thursday officers responded to the area of 713 W. 11th St. in reference to shots fired.  Upon arrival first responders located 21-year-old Darian White of Junction City deceased in ...

6 years ago
Free screenings for skin and prostate cancer will be held next week. According to Salina Regional Health Center, screenings will be available from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center. Appointments for the event are required and can be made by calling (785) 452-4848. Space is limited. Skin cancer is the ...

6 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is among 150 agencies mobilizing for the Labor Day Weekend driving period. According to the agency, citizens are warned that during the period, Aug. 16 through Labor Day, Sept. 3, they will join 150 other local and state police agencies across Kansas in a crackdown aimed at removing drunk and other ...

6 years ago
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's lead over Gov. Jeff Colyer in the Republican primary has been cut in half. Because of an election day clerical error, the lead is now 91 votes instead of 191. Election officials discovered the mistake in the listing of Thomas County's results in the state's tally of votes. The final, unofficial ...

6 years ago
A national animal rights organization has responded to a local Saline County incident. Earlier this week a truck hauling cattle crashed in rural Saline County. On Tuesday afternoon a semi hauling 65 head of cattle crashed in a ditch southeast of Salina. As the driver reached  for something a couple of wheels dropped off the road, ...