6 years ago
An attempted traffic stop leads to drug charges for a Salina man. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol Sunday evening attempted to pull over a driver who was operating a 1998 Honda Accord with an illegal tag in the 600 block of S. 11th Street. The driver sped away and jumped ...

6 years ago
Vandals pushed over a Haws handicap water fountain that is located in Kenwood Park. Police say sometime between 3:30pm Friday and 6:40am Saturday, somebody pushed over the fountain breaking the pipes which caused water to gush out. Loss is listed at $2,000.   An enclosed work trailer owned by Gates Flooring was stolen from a job site ...

6 years ago
A neighborhood dispute at a Salina trailer park leads to the arrest of a 29-year-old man. Officers took Joshua Hiers into custody on Sunday evening after two men had an argument outside a home in the 900 block of N. 13th Street. The disagreement escalated when Hiers allegedly grabbed a coping saw and swung it at the ...

6 years ago
A female victim was forced to drive to her north Salina residence and hand over her purse and money to an ex-boyfriend. Salina Police arrested 36-year-old Andrece Poole on Friday morning after he allegedly beat the 36-year-old woman inside a room at the Ambassy Motel located at 217 S. Broadway. Police say Poole and the victim had ...

6 years ago
An argument leads to the arrest of a Salina man accused of attempting to strangle a woman. According to Police Sergeant Jim Feldman, officers took 24-year-old Rodney Rubon Jr., into custody on Sunday morning after an altercation at a house in the 600 block of Ash Street. Police allege an argument between the acquaintances escalated into violence ...

6 years ago
A task force formed to study and recommend ways to reduce the incidence of youth suicide will meet this week in Salina. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's Office, the group formed by the Tower Mental Health Foundation and Attorney General Schmidt will meet on Thursday. Schmidt and the Tower Foundation’s chairman, Dr. Walt Menninger, announced ...

6 years ago
One person is dead following a series of shootings in Finney County. Authorities say one person died Saturday night when someone opened fire at a vehicle on West Highway 50, between Third Street and Campus Drive. A suspect was later taken into custody. Two people were later injured in a second shooting on West Jones Street, ...

6 years ago
Free lunches for children in Salina who are out of school end this week. The summer lunch program will conclude on Friday. Things to know about the summer lunch program: Lunches will be served through July 20 from 12:00 -12:30 p.m. FREE meals are for all children ages one through eighteen. Adults are welcome to eat ...

6 years ago
The latest class of Kansas Highway Patrol recruits have started their training in Salina. According to the agency, on Wednesday KHP Class #58 reported to the training academy in Salina for the first day of training. Throughout their time at the training academy in Salina, recruits will go through classroom and practical training. They will learn accident ...

6 years ago
A "Special K" installed on the Kansas State University Campus in Salina could soon become a landmark. According to the school, a few weeks before her last day as CEO and dean, Verna Fitzsimmons unveiled a new addition to the school that she hopes students, faculty and staff will use to capture some of their campus ...

7 years ago
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer made a stop in Salina on Saturday. The Governor was touring the area with Kansas Farm Bureau President Rich Felts, making multiple stops. Colyer is currently campaigning to keep the job he inherited earlier this year. He became Governor  when Sam Brownback resigned to become President Donald Trump's Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious ...