7 years ago
The burglary of a shed in rural Saline County is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Between December 29, 2017 and January 1, 2018, unknown suspect(s) forced entry into a shed on a rural property located in the 4000 block of S. Lightville Road. A substantial amount of damage was done to the ...

7 years ago
The assault of a man inside a private club over the New Year's holiday prompts Salina Police to use a search warrant and make an arrest on Thursday. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, officers entered the Hell's Lovers Motorcycle Club located at 501 N. 5th at 3pm on Thursday and found over four pounds of marijuana, ...

7 years ago
Two Salina men were injured in a rollover crash early Friday morning on Interstate-70. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Daniel Westcott lost control of the 2006 Honda Element he was driving and rolled the vehicle multiple times about 3-miles east of Salina. Westcott and his passenger, Jase Martinez, 32, were both transported ...

7 years ago
Sears Holdings is closing over 100 more stores. Sears Holdings said Thursday that it will be closing 64 Kmart stores and 39 Sears outlets between March and April, with liquidation sales starting as soon as January 12th. The company declined to say how many employees will get pink slips, but indicated most are part-time workers. Sears has ...

7 years ago
Abilene, Kansas only needed five years to enter the Old West pantheon. Between 1867 and 1871, Texas cowboys drove longhorn cattle to Abilene on the Chisholm Trail-and the cattle trade attracted big names like Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin and Ben and Billy Thompson. They, and so many anonymous drovers and merchants made Abilene ...

7 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after he tried to make a fast food purchase with a fake $100 bill. Police say 27-year-old Eric Harris handed counterfeit cash to an employee at the counter of McDonald's, 701 S. Broadway on Wednesday evening just before 6pm. Harris then called police himself - because staff would not give him back ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary in the 4000 block of S. Lightville Road that occurred sometime between December 29 and January 3. Sheriff Roger Soldan says someone broke the lock off an outbuilding and stole 3 BB guns, a youth compound bow, outdoor game camera, various boxes of ammunition. Deputies say the thieves ...

7 years ago
The family of a Wichita boy whose body was found encased in concrete is planning to establish a charity to prevent similar situations. A GoFundMe page has been created to raise 25-thousand-dollars towards a non-profit called "Evan's Safe Haven." The charity is named for three-year-old Evan Brewer, whose body was found at his mother's Wichita home last ...

7 years ago
A welfare check on a man sleeping out in the cold turns into a trip to the hospital and then jail. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Village Inn Motel, 453 S. Broadway just after midnight on Wednesday and found 46-year-old Jason Girard sleeping outside the lobby. Girard was transported ...

7 years ago
A Salina couple is jailed on charges of child endangerment after they were found hiding from police in an apartment. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 31-year-old Robert Moreno and his wife 31-year-old Meaghan Moreno were taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon after Meaghan called police and said someone was hurt inside their apartment. Officers ...

7 years ago
The Trump administration is making moves against marijuana. The Justice Department will dump an Obama-era policy that eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws, moving back the federal policy that held U.S. attorneys back. The policy focused on states where marijuana has been legalized. Attorney General Jeff Sessions believes marijuana is a dangerous gateway drug. Sessions has argued ...