7 years ago
Two workers are dead following an incident at a Wichita grain elevator. The victims were working at Gavilon Grain near 55th and South Hoover Road shortly after 2:00 yesterday afternoon when they became trapped in a bin under several feet of grain. Dozens of rescue personnel responded to the scene and the men's bodies were pulled from ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a man came home from work to find that many of his belongings had been stolen from his apartment. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the burglary occurred sometime between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Chapel Ridge apartments, 2363 Chapel Ridge on Tuesday, Jan. 2. The occupant, 51-year-old ...

7 years ago
Gallery seating tickets are now available to see the man who built the Kansas City Royals into World Series champions. Senior Vice President-Baseball Operations/General Manager Dayton Moore will be the featured speaker  at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting later this month. According to the chamber, the cost of the gallery ...

7 years ago
A Nashville recording artist will headline the first Friday Night Live of 2018 in Downtown Salina this week. Jake Gill  will perform at a newly opened downtown restaurant. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, this Friday programming kicks off with First Friday visual arts events downtown at Peaceful Body Wellness Retreat, 120 N. Santa Fe, with ...

7 years ago
Authorities have captured a woman who escaped custody from a K-9 patrol unit while in handcuffs Monday evening. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies captured 29-year-old Sierra Machnicki of Salina in rural McPherson County.  She had arrested and placed into the front seat of a Saline County Sheriff's Ford Explorer on Monday ...

7 years ago
Police are looking for four known suspects after a scuffle at a Salina bar. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 24-year-old Collin Wood of Manhattan was taken to Salina Regional Health Center with cuts on his face after being punched in the parking lot behind Big Nose Kate's at 117 N. Santa Fe. Police say an ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was transported to the hospital after having bones in his face broken at a private club early Friday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 28-year-old Joseph Gunderson called police Friday around 4:30am from the former bar known as Throwbacks at 501 N. 5th to report illegal activity he had witnessed ...

7 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy over the Christmas weekend. According to the agency, among other things, troopers issued over 1,200 citations and warnings, and assisted over 900 motorists. Troopers worked one fatal crash over the holiday weekend. The fatal crash was in Sheridan County. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 pm on ...

7 years ago
Authorities are looking for a truck thief. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that the owner of a 2008 Chevy Silverado told deputies that he left his keys on the floormat of the vehicle while it was parked in the 800 block of N. Fairchilds Road. The truck which is valued at $14,000 was stolen sometime between ...

7 years ago
A couple of teens were injured after a crash in a stolen SUV. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, a 17-year-old male and 16-year-old male were taken to Salina Regional Health Center for injuries they sustained in an accident Friday night around 9:15pm following a high speed pursuit with police. The chase began after an officer ...

7 years ago
A domestic dispute that began on the drive home from a shopping trip ends with the arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 32-year-old Blaine M. Area is now facing multiple charges including aggravated domestic battery after he allegedly hit and threatened his girlfriend Monday evening. Police say while he was ...