7 years ago
A former corrections officer of the Anderson County Jail was arrested by Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents Monday. According to the KBI, 27-year-old Lexington J. Laiter was arrested at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Monday at his residence in Garnett. Laiter was arrested for 11 counts of unlawful sexual relations and two counts of attempted unlawful sexual relations. ...

7 years ago
Riley County Police have concluded that a hate crime which was reported last week was a hoax. Last week on Wednesday officers with the Riley County Police Department were called to the 2200 block of Claflin Road in Manhattan regarding a parked vehicle in an area apartment complex that had been defaced with racist graffiti and ...

7 years ago
A bar fight ends with four arrests at a Salina night club. According to Captain Paul Forrester, officers were sent to Big Nose Kate's 117 N. Santa Fe early Sunday morning after a disturbance inside the pub grew violent. Captain Forrester says 24-year-old Paige Nelson of Hillsboro, became combative as officers tried to handcuff her. Her friend, 22-year-old ...

7 years ago
A teenage driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after the car she was driving missed a turn and hit a porch. Police cited 16-year-old Melissa Harrington of Salina on Saturday evening for reckless driving after she missed a turn from Ringneck Crossing onto Cedar Creek and hit a house at 3373 Cedar Creek ...

7 years ago
A suspect's hairdo helps police identify and arrest him for allegedly stealing a car from a Salina dealership. According to Captain Paul Forrester, 18-year-old Nathan Demick's man bun hairstyle helped an officer spot him and take him into custody on Saturday for allegedly stealing a 2011 Ford Mustang from Long McArthur Ford, 3450 S. 9th on ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a suspect who broke into a car at the YMCA and then used stolen credit cards to make thousands of dollars in purchases in Salina and Lindsborg. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Saturday afternoon the suspect smashed the glass on a 2017 BMW X5 and stole a 52-year-old ...

7 years ago
A Salina business and a national organization whose mission is to keep children safe are teaming up for an event. This coming weekend Long McArthur and Operation Kidsafe are working together to present a regional child safety day. Operation Kidsafe is a child safety organization based in Illinois.  It provides free child safety kits to families. Operation ...

7 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Mike Henke and his workshop entitled “The New Keys to Retaining Employees” on Wednesday, December 6th, 2018, from 8-10am. This learning workshop will be help at the Chamber’s Visit Salina Annex, 120 W. Ash. Henke’s presentation will focus on how to retain employees long term, and how ...

7 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will present “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 16–18 in Fitzpatrick Auditorium, Sams Hall of Fine Arts. Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitor” was the first opera commissioned especially for television. The opera tells the story of a ...

7 years ago
Police say an argument inside a car played a role in a crash that happened around 9:05am Sunday morning. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a known suspect and a 32-year-old woman from Hutchinson were having a disagreement as the two traveled in the 700 block of S. 5th. The victim told officers at the ...

7 years ago
Bethany College has received a $21.2 million USDA low interest loan under the Community Facilities Direct Loan Program. Senator Jerry Moran made the announcement at a weekend media conference According to the college, with the loan Bethany will be able to purchase New Hall from Crossland Construction, pay off long-term, higher-interest-rate debt, and save more than ...