11 years ago
Salina Police will be joining 150 law enforcement agencies across Kansas in the coming weeks to strictly enforce seat belt laws. Police Lt. Russ Lamer tells KSAL News that beginning  Monday May 19th through Sunday June 1st, officers will be specifically looking for occupants who are not properly buckled up in vehicles. "Several officers will be out ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is jailed on theft and forgery charges. Police arrested 24-year-old Lynnea Cook on Wednesday, after she allegedly removed a personal check from the home of Melvin Von Fang back on March 16th. Police say the two are acquaintances and the woman cashed the check for $589 at Speedy Cash at 1220 W. Crawford that ...

11 years ago
A vehicle is stolen from an auto shop after being repaired. Salina Police are looking for a car that was stolen yesterday from the lot at Bill's Truck and Auto Repair located at 615 Bishop. Police say someone entered the business Wednesday morning and took the keys from inside that belong to a blue, 2002 Chrysler 300 ...

11 years ago
Severe thunderstorm wind is blamed for a crash Wednesday evening that injured a man and temporarily closed Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Freightliner semi pulling an empty trailer was headed east on I 70. As it was going over a hill a gust of wind caught the trailer, causing it to flip ...

11 years ago
Severe weather rolled through Central Kansas Wednesday evening, bringing with it large hail and damaging strong wind. The heaviest storms rolled through portions of McPherson and Dickinson Counties. The most significant damage was reported in McPherson County. Emergency management reported that there were multiple power lines down in the county, roof damage, and an overturned train west ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is seeking information related to the weekend death of a pedestrian in Cloud County. According to the agency, on Saturday the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a call of an injured female on the west shoulder of US-81 highway at Vale Road, north of Concordia. The victim was located and later transported by ...

11 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated five counties of south-central Kansas as disaster areas because of production losses caused by drought. Senator Jerry Moran said Wednesday the agency has declared Butler, Kingman, Reno, Sedgwick and Harvey counties as primary disaster areas. The designation lets farmers and ranchers seek federal assistance.  The declaration also makes producers in ...

11 years ago
While still cleaning up at a Wednesday morning house fire, firefighters early in the afternoon were called to another fire. Salina Fire Marshall Roger Williams tells KSAL News that crews were called at around 2:30 to the report of a house on fire at the corner of West Woodland and North 13th Street. There was heavy ...

11 years ago
As the digital wave continues to wash into every area of life, staff at the Salina Public Library have embraced new technology and kept a human touch in helping patrons gain knowledge. Library Director Joe McKenzie tells KSAL News that one- on -one help is just part of their day, "A lot of our techs are ...

11 years ago
A man that was critically burned while trying to save two dogs from a house fire Wednesday in Salina has died. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 49-year-old Darrell Pattillo died at a Wichita hospital. Salina Fire Marshall Roger Williams tells KSAL News that crews were called to the report of a fire at ...

11 years ago
Authorities say an inmate's death at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth is being investigated as an apparent homicide. Forty-eight-year-old Jeremy Nemerov died Monday night at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. Prison spokesman Treavor Kroger says was found unresponsive in his cell on April 24, the day after he arrived at the prison. An ...