7 years ago
A suspect is expected to survive after being injured in an officer-involved shooting in Wichita. Twenty-one-year-old Elijah Martinez allegedly shot at officers who responded to a disturbance at a business in the 700 block of North Gilda yesterday morning. Police returned fire and struck Martinez in the jaw. Martinez was arrested following a chase that ended with ...

7 years ago
Authorities are investigating after a truck and a train collided in Reno County. The crash took place yesterday afternoon near Partridge. The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital with injuries, but no one aboard the train was hurt.

7 years ago
A large crowd of New Year's Eve revelers are expected to turn out in the Kansas town known as the Little Apple for a ball-drop event modeled after the one in New York's Times Square. Manhattan is staging its annual New Year's Eve celebration in the Aggieville bar and entertainment district. Sunday's festivities include a fireworks ...

7 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy over the Christmas weekend. According to the agency, among other things, troopers issued over 1,100 citations and warnings, and assisted nearly 700 motorists. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 pm on Friday, December 22, through 11:59 pm on Monday, December 25. The Kansas Highway Patrol did not ...

7 years ago
Police are investigating purchases made with a stolen credit card. Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that sometime between October 24 and November 4, someone obtained access to a company credit card from Zimmerman Machinery located in Bridgeport, Kansas and used it to make multiple purchases at Menards, 805 Virginia in Salina. Police say eleven unauthorized purchases ...

7 years ago
Two runaway teens from Fort Riley were taken into custody by police officers in Salina. Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that a 14-year-old male and 13-year-old female were found December 23 at Bosselman's Truck Stop, 1944 N. 9th in possession of a stolen vehicle. The two allegedly drove off the northeast Kansas post in a stolen ...

7 years ago
A bogus $50 bill was passed at the Dollar General, 654 S. Broadway on December 24 and reported on December 26 to police after it was discovered in a bank deposit.

7 years ago
An argument that turned violent inside a central Salina home prompts a call to police early Wednesday morning. Police Captain Bill Cox tells KSAL News that officers arrested 58-year-old Larry A. Howerton after a disturbance at a home in the 400 block of W. Prescott that began around 2am. Police say Howerton struck a woman in the ...

7 years ago
Powerball and Mega Millions both rolled through Christmas weekend with no jackpot winners, setting the stage for even higher jackpots this week.  The Powerball jackpot is estimated at $337 million for Wednesday, with Mega Millions not far behind with a jackpot estimated at $306 million for Friday. Here are “fast facts” on these very popular ...

7 years ago
A Tennessee man was transported to the hospital in Salina late Tuesday night after rolling his truck and trailer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 56-year-old Eric Johnson from Burnsville, Tennessee, was driving a 2016 Mack truck pulling a trailer, headed west on Interstate 70. As he was exiting at Salina to Ohio Street he left ...

7 years ago
Members of the Kansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol are spending this week training. According to the agency, the Kansas Wing Training Group, a subordinate unit of the Kansas Wing, Civil Air Patrol, is hosting about Cadet and Senior Members for one week at Fort Riley as part of an annual training event that occurs ...