7 years ago
High school students interested in law enforcement will have the opportunity this summer to see what law enforcement training and careers are like through the Cadet Law Enforcement Academy program. This is a special year for the program, with this being its 50th Anniversary. The Cadet Law program is hosted by the Patrol, and sponsored ...

7 years ago
A knock on the door awakens a man to a fire that destroyed over $90,000 worth of vehicles and tools he had stored in a Quonset hut near Smolan. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that 55-year-old Russell Jones was awakened around 8:30pm by a passerby who saw a fire inside his storage shed ...

7 years ago
There were no incidents Friday at Lakewood Middle School. And other than heightened security it was business as usual. There was a heightened police presence at the school following a threat found in a bathroom Thursday afternoon. Rumors swirled on social media, reporting that there was an "active intruder" and that there were more threats. Police ...

7 years ago
A shoplifting case is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Wednesday, February 7th, multiple items were stolen from Ulta Beauty at 2450 S. 9th Street. The business reported that between 1:30 p.m. and 1:44 p.m. three females took approximately $1000 worth of men’s cologne from the store without paying. ...

7 years ago
Renovation for a new Perkins Restaurant and Bakery are underway. According to the company, the new Perkins will be located near I-135 and W. Schilling Rd. at the building once occupied by Logan’s Roadhouse. This will be the 15th Perkins Restaurant & Bakery by Perkins franchisee CyHawk Hospitality, Inc. Vice President of Operations for CyHawk Hospitality, Matt ...

7 years ago
A candidate vying for the second congressional district seat in Kansas is getting pushback on social media for a controversial campaign promotion in which he is giving away the same make and model of gun that was used in this week's deadly school shooting in Florida.  . Marine veteran Tyler Tannahill is giving away an AR-15 ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was transported to the hospital in Abilene Thursday evening after his car rolled multiple times in a crash on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Duane Davis of Salina was driving a Dodge Neon headed east. He was driving approximately 65-70 mph in the outside lane when ...

7 years ago
Agents with the Dickinson County Sherrif’s Department Drug Enforcement Unit began an investigation this month into the distribution of marijuana to local residents in the Dickinson County area. As a result on Feb 15th a search warrant was executed for a residence located at 2191 Eden Road Lot 16 Red Bud Lake, and an arrest. Makayla ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after the homeowner discovered he was missing two handguns. Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that sometime between August 1 and August 31, of 2017 someone entered a home in the 1300 block of S. 9th Street and stole an Italian made .22 caliber semi automatic pistol and a ...

7 years ago
A two vehicle crash sends three people to the hospital with minor injuries. According to Lt. Michael Ascher with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a Dodge Caravan driven by 27-year-old Stephanie Hungate of Gypsum collided with a Ford Explorer driven by 51-year-old John McCluskey of Salina at the intersection of Old 81 and Water Well Road ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman was duped out of $2,000 by a man claiming to be an officer with the Saline County court system. Police Sergeant Brent Rupert tells KSAL News that a 26-year-old Salina woman was contacted on Tuesday by a person claiming to be 'Deputy Cook' with the Salina Police Department. The caller convinced the woman she ...