8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a business burglary. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that sometime between 5am and 6am Thursday morning, someone forced a window open and entered All Seasons Power Equipment at 821 N. Broadway. Police say thieves pried open the cash drawer and took $300 in cash. Total loss and damage is listed at $700. ...

8 years ago
An Autumn tornado that touched down without warning in rural Saline County has a couple of families picking up the pieces. The tornado, which touched down southeast of Salina, totally destroyed one home, badly damaged another, and tossed farm implements and machinery like toys as it destroyed a metal machine shed. Lisa McDowell's home, just off ...

8 years ago
An Autumn severe weather outbreak dropped tornadoes across Kansas Thursday afternoon, including  in Saline County. A tornado touched down southeast of Salina Thursday afternoon .It stayed on the ground for several miles, as it moved to the northeast. It did cause damage, to at least one home. It downed powerlines, damaged outbuildings, and flipped over a combine. Officials ...

8 years ago
A shed fire east of Salina kills a woman's chicks. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a heat lamp came in contact with some wood inside a shed located in the 9000 block of East Riordan and ignited. Janis Bishop told deputies that the young chickens may have jumped up and knocked the heat lamp down. Bishop ...

8 years ago
Fort Riley is planning a change-of-command ceremony as a new leader takes over for one who was fired last month. The Manhattan Mercury reports that Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin officially will take charge of the Big Red One at the Oct. 18 event on post. The Army announced Martin as the commanding general at Fort Riley ...

8 years ago
After several reported sightings of "creepy clowns" in Salina, and possible vandalism connected to the fad, the Salina Police Department released a statement on Thursday discouraging the public from taking part in clown related mischief. Police report vandalism discovered just after midnight Wednesday on the Eric Stein Stage in Oakdale Park caused $50 in damage to ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was treated for a gunshot wound at the hospital after exchanging gunfire with another man on the street Wednesday night. According to Captain Mike Sweeney 24-year-old Rachad Austin was transported to Salina Regional Health Center with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his upper torso. Police say he was standing on the front porch ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a Kansas State University student was treated for a knife wound and another student was arrested after a fight in a residence hall. The injured student has been released from a hospital. University police said the fight broke out early Wednesday at Marlatt Hall. Riley County police said the 20-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion ...

8 years ago
A Navy seaman's remains are returning to Kansas, 75 years after he was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Lewis Lowell Wagoner was 20 when he was declared missing after the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack that propelled the United States into World War II. Wagoner was aboard the USS Oklahoma when it and other ...

8 years ago
Salina emergency responder Keith Lindemann, a captain at the Salina Fire Department, is the featured blogger Thursday in a Kansas Department of Transportation road safety series. He is always on alert for distracted drivers when working along the roadways and knows just a few inches can be the difference between life and death. Here is ...

8 years ago
The venue has been changed for Thursday night's candidate forum in Salina. The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters sponsoring a Candidates Forum for Saline County Clerk candidates, Saline County Commission candidates, and State Legislative candidates from Saline County on Thursday. The candidate forum will be 6-9pm in the visit Salina Annex ...