8 years ago
Local law enforcement recently joined agencies from six states across the area in a high visibility speed enforcement effort.  From September 23-September 25, approximately eight Saline County Sheriff’s Deputies participated in the area’s first Regional Speed Enforcement Campaign, spearheaded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the State Highway Safety Offices.  Officers from ...

8 years ago
Native American mascots are popular among Kansas high schools even as a national debate brews over whether they should be eliminated. The Manhattan Mercury analyzed a list of all the high school mascots in Kansas. Fourteen schools have the mascot name "Indians," making that the fourth most popular in the state. One of those schools is in ...

8 years ago
Before 1939, criminals could disappear across county lines in Kansas, leaving a cold trail for police to follow. "Before the creation of the KBI, law enforcement jurisdiction generally ended at the city limits or at the county line," said Larry Welch, former Director at the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Welch joined in on the KSAL Morning News ...

8 years ago
A Fort Riley soldier who had been missing for several days has been located. Pvt. Solomon Yoseph Grice, a fire control repairer with 101st Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., went missing Oct. 2. He was found by local law authorities in Nevada Oct. 4th. Grice was being sought to ensure his ...

8 years ago
A Saline County Jail inmate is facing additional charges after police connect him to a theft and forgery case involving a car. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Sergio Granado is charged with selling a car he did not own. Police say Granado borrowed a 1990 Cadillac DeVille from 24-year-old Callan Dodge of Salina, then ...

8 years ago
A 63-year-old Wichita man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading no contest in the stabbing death of his wife. The Wichita Eagle reports that Larry Andres was sentenced Tuesday in Sedgwick County District Court for first-degree premeditated murder in the death of Marilyn Andres. Under a plea agreement, he will be eligible for ...

8 years ago
Over $9,500 in antiques were stolen from a Salina storage unit. Police report sometime between September 5th and September 29th, someone cut the lock off a storage unit at 671 S. 2nd and removed numerous antiques and collectibles. Furniture, mirrors, Oriental rugs, Fiestaware and oil lamps were just some of the items that were removed. Total loss is ...

8 years ago
An elderly Salina woman falls victim to a telephone scam. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that late last month, a woman in her 80's was told by a man on the phone that she had won a new BMW automobile through the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. A couple of different people then convinced the woman ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a workshop burglary. Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that thieves stole numerous pieces of high-end welding equipment from a farmstead located in the 7600 block of East North Street. Owner Greg Martin told deputies he entered the shed to grab one of his air compressors and noticed it was ...

8 years ago
A suspicious man is accused of offering foot massages to female students at Wichita State University. University police ordered Thomas Jonas to leave the campus last week after he allegedly approached two students claiming to be studying massage therapy and asked if he could massage their feet. Wichita State officials have been contacted by an Oregon campus ...

8 years ago
An axe-wielding suspect is under arrest in Emporia. David E. Rutledge allegedly sent threatening messages and then showed up at the victim's home on with an axe on Monday night. Police say they spotted Rutledge driving, and began to chase him. During the chase, Rutledge returned to the victim's home and threw the axe from his vehicle ...