2 years ago
A tip from the Wichita Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of a Salina man in connection with alleged child pornography crimes. Salina Police say 37-year-old Lucas Phelps, who was suspected of trading child pornography online, was taken into custody during a traffic stop. Following the stop a search warrant was ...

2 years ago
A Salina man who led local law enforcement on a multi-county high speed pursuit is being sought after he slipped put of a handcuff and escaped from custody. Captain Jim Hughes from the Saline County Sheriff's Office says they are seeking 37-year-old Steven Moss. According to Hughes, a series of events began late Wednesday night with an ...

2 years ago
Kansas congressmen are trying to use a federal tool to strike down the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened or endangered, saying protecting the birds would have negative consequences for Kansas’ economy. Federal wildlife officials registered the lesser prairie chicken as threatened in Kansas and endangered in their habitat in the southwest United States in ...

2 years ago
As 2022 comes to a close, a year-end gift to the Salina Area Technical College will provide tax benefits to you and support Salina Tech’s mission and students. According to the school, a contribution provides hardworking students with an excellent education. “I chose Salina Tech Machine Manufacturing Technology because I wanted to get into the skilled trades. We’re learning to design and ...

2 years ago
A driver misses a curve and snaps a power pole on Riverside Drive early Christmas morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 26-year-old driver's car jumped a curb in the 700 block of Riverside and smashed into an Evergy power pole. Police say the 2016 Chevy Malibu was towed from the scene with ...

2 years ago
Shots fired from a truck lead to the arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a witness saw a Hispanic man point a gun out the window of his pickup and fire into the air as he rolled through the 2400 block S. 9th in the early morning hours of ...

2 years ago
Education deans at public universities in Kansas working on solutions to a K-12 teacher shortage want to dramatically expand over three years state financial aid for college students in education programs and to implement a partnership to uniformly compensate student teachers. The task force appointed by the Kansas Board of Regents has also been working to ...

2 years ago
Kansas is looking for a new state fire marshal. Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that Kansas State Fire Marshal Doug Jorgensen will retire next month. Jorgensen, who has served as state fire marshal for the past 11 years, will stay on temporarily as Deputy Fire Marshal to help his successor transition into the job.

2 years ago
A family friendly event will allow Salina to ring in New Year's Eve early on December 31st. The annual Noon Year’s Eve event is scheduled at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. According to Salina Parks and Recreation, they are ringing in 2023 with their Annual Noon Year's Eve Party from 11am until 1pm. Noon Year’s Eve is ...

2 years ago
Icy conditions on Christmas night led to numerous slide-offs and a few injury accidents around Saline County. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 33-year-old woman from Enterprise was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after her 2003 Jeep Wrangler slid off Interstate-70 and hit a tree near mile post 261. Deputies say Carla ...

2 years ago
A donation is helping to fuel Kansas Highway Patrol vehicles keeping Kansa roads and highways safe. According to the agency, for the 32nd consecutive year, Fuel True – Independent Energy & Convenience, previously known as Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association of Kansas (PMCA), graciously donated gasoline to the Kansas Highway Patrol to fuel patrol cars during ...