9 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody following an investigation into threats he made with a knife. Wednesday, Salina Police arrested 56-year-old Russell Disney on charges that include use of a deadly weapon and aggravated assault. Police allege back on June 12th, Disney leaned in through a car's window with a knife and threatened three adults in ...

9 years ago
Police arrested a shoplifter who allegedly crammed over 1,700 items in her bags at a Salina store. Tyler L. Capps, 21 of Salina was taken into custody on Wednesday evening around 6pm after staff at Hobby Lobby, 2450 S. 9th observed her stuffing jewelry, crafts and wearable art items into her bags. All the merchandise, which is ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was killed in a single vehicle fiery crash Thursday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 58-year-old Larry L. Nelson was killed when the 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander he was driving hit a bridge pillar and burst into flames. The crash happened on Interstate 135 at the Magnolia Street overpass. Trooper Ben Gardner told KSAL ...

9 years ago
A fisherman finds a gun and now the Saline County Sheriff's Office is looking for the owner. Undersheriff Roger Soldan is hoping the owner of a 9mm Glock, Model 19 handgun will stop by his office to verify the serial number of a gun found on the Smoky Hill River bank on Wednesday. Deputies recovered the gun ...

9 years ago
Free summer lunches will continue in Salina through most of July. Salina USD 305's free summer lunch program will continue through July 22nd. The free lunches are for all children ages one through eighteen and adults are welcome to eat for $3.75. There are no income requirements, fee or registration required to receive meals. This program ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol has released preliminary data from its Independence Day holiday weekend activity. The reporting period for the 2016 holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 4, 2016. During that timeframe, the Patrol worked two fatal crashes, neither of which was DUI-related, one in ...

9 years ago
Thirty six area students have spent the past month living in River City - preparing to bring the fictional Iowa town to life during the stage production of "The Music Man Junior" at Salina Community Theatre. "They work their little hienies off for 4 weeks and then they put up a show," said Shannon Garretson, Education ...

9 years ago
Salina Police terminated a car chase after reaching speeds of 93-mph on I-135 Tuesday. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that around 11am on Tuesday, an officer on patrol attempted to make a traffic stop in the 1700 block of Osborn for a traffic violation. Police say the white, 2003 Ford Escape pulled over and a white ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court is turning its attention to whether the state is spending enough money overall on its schools. The justices issued a brief order Wednesday setting oral arguments on that issue for Sept. 21. The court wants the parties to also address at that time a lower panel's remedial orders and any changes it should ...

9 years ago
Two women who are suing Kansas State University for refusing to investigate complaints that they were raped off-campus are getting support from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Education say in a court brief that the university is incorrect in its conclusion that it isn't responsible for what happens at ...

9 years ago
A Kansas woman is dead after a state trooper who was responding to an accident lost control of his patrol car and slammed into her vehicle. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports 24-year-old trooper Dillon Keller of Dodge City was eastbound on U.S. 50 near Spearville at 7:07 a.m. Tuesday when a truck pulled onto the highway ...