9 years ago
Sharing the gospel on the prairie was a wild proposition for Christian ministers - as communities popped up in the Sunflower state. One of the first cattle towns in Kansas was named after a fiery pastor who packed a Bible and a couple of pistols, "Baxter Springs was named after John Baxter who was a Baptist ...

9 years ago
A former office manager at a Salina business is now facing charges for embezzling over $8,600. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News an investigation that began in February of this year culminated in the arrest of 41-year-old Sarah T. Jones on Monday. Police say an internal audit at Tox-Eol Pest Management, 417 S. Clark raised concerns. The ...

9 years ago
Eat your heat out Georgia. Kansas might soon be known for a peach. Johnson County could soon be home to the world's heaviest peach. A peach that was picked at Tubby Fruits in south Johnson County on August 24th weighed more than 763 grams or about 1.7 pounds Officials say that the peach was weighed Monday at ...

9 years ago
A Saline County family is swindled out of $1,800 after trying to sell their daughter's drums online. According to Lt. Brent Melander with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a family in northwest Saline County listed a set of Ludwig drums for sale on a website for $400. On August 15, a potential buyer began texting the 14-year-old ...

9 years ago
An Ellsworth man was hurt in a single vehicle crash in rural Saline County early Tuesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Cory Hill was driving a Ford F 250 pickup truck, headed west on K140 Highway. He fell asleep, went off the road, and through a creek embankment area. Hill, who was buckled up, ...

9 years ago
There’s a lot of room in there to work, but I don’t see much to work on,” was how Whitney England described her first look under the hood of an electric car Monday at Salina Area Technical College. England and Kody Nimmo, both juniors at Smoky Valley High School and enrolled in Salina Tech’s Automotive Technology ...

9 years ago
Tweeting Trooper Ben Gardner experienced a close call Monday morning that prompted him to tweet about the state’s Move Over law. “I happened to go check on a vehicle that was broke down on the side of the road south of Salina,” Gardner said. “As I was exiting my patrol car walking up toward the driver’s ...

9 years ago
Grants are helping to bring more fresh food to the table for low income families in Salina. Beginning Tuesday August 30th, individuals who buy food with a Kansas Vision card can double their fresh fruit and vegetable purchase at the Farmers Market on Grand Avenue. "Through the generosity of The Greater Salina Community Foundation we have secured ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a motorized chair off a front porch in the 700 block of North 4th. Someone took the scooter which is valued at $2,200 sometime between 4pm and 9pm on Sunday. The hood and trunk on a 2004 Chevy Malibu that was parked at Casey's, 1100 E. Iron was damaged by ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is in jail after allegedly placing a knife to the throat of a woman he was arguing with. Police arrested 27-year-old Matthew Levin on Saturday after he left a party at the Berschel Apartments where witnesses told officers they heard a woman scream from the kitchen. Levin then left the scene in a cab. Police ...

9 years ago
A Saturday shed fire is being investigated as an arson. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that crews from Salina Fire were sent to 1111 North 7th on Saturday morning at 6:15am. Police say the fire destroyed the structure and contents which included a Craftsman push mower and clothing. There were no injuries. Total loss is estimated ...