7 years ago
A suspicious package has prompted the evacuation of the Salina Post Office Tuesday morning. The building has been evacuated, and the streets surrounding the facility have been closed. Police Captain Paul Forester told KSAL News at the scene that at around 9:30 in the morning a customer found a suspicious package which had been left in ...

7 years ago
Nationally recognized cut-paper artist Angie Pickman of Lawrence has been selected to design the 2018 Smoky Hill River Festival Print and the 2018 Festival T-shirt . A native of Atchison, Pickman combines the art of traditional paper cutting with collage to create intricately detailed works of art and animation that depict Midwestern subjects with warmth and ...

7 years ago
Kansas lawmakers will consider a plan to arm teachers. "The Safety Act" would make it easier for Kansas teachers to carry concealed guns if they undergo increased training, State Representative Blake Carpenter of Wichita, who co-sponsored the bill, says teachers wanting to carry concealed firearms would be required to pass the same firearms test taken by ...

7 years ago
A Salina man who was wanted on a warrant was arrested after violating a protective order. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 34-year-old Maurio Williams was taken into custody on Friday night after a woman's call to police for help. Police say the protection order was put in place in February after Williams allegedly used ...

7 years ago
A 15-year-old cadet from St. John's Military School was taken into police custody Sunday evening after a disturbance on the campus located at 110 W. Otis. Police say just before 9pm, two 15-year-old students got into an argument over a tub of Gatorade drink mix. The disagreement escalated with shoving and then one boy stabbed the other ...

7 years ago
An accident scene on Interstate-135 proved doubly dangerous on Saturday evening. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that while Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were working a two car crash near the Bridgeport exit, another crash happened in the passing lane around 9:40pm. Deputies say a 2008 Toyota Prius driven by 17-year-old Elyse Junk of Salina ...

7 years ago
Another person on the March list of Salina's Most Wanted has been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrest is Anthony Dean. He was wanted for numerous crimes including theft and trespassing. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina's Most Wanted goes online. The March list went online Saturday, ...

7 years ago
Police are investigating a possible case of retribution after shots were fired through a Salina apartment door Friday night. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that no one was injured after at least three bullets were fired through a woman's door in the 300 block of E. Crawford while she hid in a bedroom closet. The 31-year-old ...

7 years ago
Exhibitors are arriving to be a part of one of the biggest events of its kind in the Midwest.  Some of the Approximately 250 companies from around the United States who will be exhibiting their products at Tony’s Pizza Events Center and Saline County Livestock & Expo Center this week at the Mid America Farm ...

7 years ago
A suspected poacher was arrested by a couple of Kansas law enforcement agencies working together. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, during an overnight traffic stop Saturday in Douglas County a sheriff deputy observed blood coming out of the trunk of the car and a .22 caliber rifle in the passenger compartment. ...

7 years ago
A couple of people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 135 South of Salina late Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2006 Toyota Tundra pickup truck driven by 58-year-old Toby Dirks of Hutchinson and a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Jaime Aguilar-Guillen of Salina were both headed north ...