1 year ago
A Salina man is facing a slew of traffic violations and drug charges after allegedly leading law enforcement on a high speed pursuit through miles of city streets. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 35-year-old Mathew J. Leach was taken into custody on Sunday night around 9pm after a chase that began in ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are investigating a case in which a woman's purse was stolen, and then her financial cards were used to make thousands of dollars of purchases. Police say two Hispanic males who were caught on camera stealing a woman’s purse at Panera Bread on S. 9th  street. Unknown persons then made $8,000 in gift card purchases ...

1 year ago
A Salina woman was arrested Friday after the next door neighbor caught her damaging his surveillance cameras in the 700 block of Smoky Hill Drive. Police Lt. Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 60-year-old Erin Branting was taken to jail on multiple charges including criminal damage to property after the homeowner next door pulled up to ...

1 year ago
A Salina woman was not seriously hurt when she crashed her car into a house. Police say the 88-year old Salina woman hit the gas instead of the brake pedal in her 2011 Hyundai Elantra, destroying the deck attached to a home in the 1600 block of W. Republic. The woman suffered minor injuries and and was ...

1 year ago
A homeless man got his wish after he told police officers he wanted to go to jail, Police say on Sunday evening after officers responded to the Starbucks Coffee shop on S. Santa Fe. Forty-year-old Abraham Tinsley pointed to the rock he used to break the 6-foot by 5-foot window around 5:30pm. The damage is estimated at ...

1 year ago
A weekend fire destroys a workshop in Bavaria. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan reports that on Sunday afternoon around 12:15pm, 59-year-old Tim Brady discovered a small fire burning in the corner of a detached shop at his home in the 100 block of N. Main in Bavaria. He quickly drove a vehicle out of the shop and ...

1 year ago
An ongoing argument between neighbors who reside in a duplex boils over into a stabbing on the front porch. Lt. Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Xavier Valle was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon after two men got into a physical altercation regarding noise level complaints in the 1200 block of S. Santa Fe. Police ...

1 year ago
Kansas Wesleyan University opened its doors of "Coyote Village" for the pubic the school's first newly constructed student housing in nearly 60 years. The project, known as Coyote Village, consists of a series of small homes which will house five students apiece. The homes are two-story structures. They contain kitchenettes, laundry and other accommodations to help ...

1 year ago
The Salina Chorale is preparing its holiday concert. Under the direction of William Tuzicka and accompanied by Sue Will, the chorale presents its 2023 “Carols of Christmas,” 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 118 N. 9th St. in Salina. According to the Chorale, it is their "delight to celebrate the season performing together ...

1 year ago
Gas prices in Kansas are continuing to fall. According to Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular is $2.80. That marks a six-cent drop over the past week and a 34-cent decline over the past month. In Salina, a gallon of regular gasoline is running about $2.69.

1 year ago
Hospice of Dickinson County is sponsoring its annual “Remember Me Tree,” to honor the memory of loved ones during the holiday season. It is on display in the lobby of Memorial Hospital, 511 NE. 10th Street, in Abilene through the end of December. Anyone may place an angel or cross on the tree to honor or ...