4 years ago
The latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online back on May 1st, and since then a dozen of them have now been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrest is Alexandria Marie Bussart. She was wanted for burglary, theft, and drug crimes. Those on the May list are wanted for crimes which ...

4 years ago
Kroger stores, including Dillons grocery stores, are lifting their masking requirement. According to Kroger, Based on the CDC’s science-based guidance and the input from associates, they are updating their mask policy. Starting May 20, fully vaccinated customers and most fully vaccinated associates no longer need to wear a mask in facilities, including stores, distribution centers, plants, ...

4 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a trailer, which was later recovered abandoned with items stolen from it. Sometime between 545pm on Monday and and 730am on Tuesday a trailer was stolen from the 100 block of South 5th Street. Officers met with employees of Restore.   They were informed the business had a trailer used to store ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a theft from a trailer. An enclosed trailer used for self-employment jobs was parked in the parking lot behind 118 W. Iron.  It was secured with a padlock. Sometime between 11pm on Monday and 630am on Monday someone cut the lock off the trailer and stole multiple items. Missing items include: 1 black ...

4 years ago
Authorities are looking for thieves who stole numerous heavy equipment tools from a rural property. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between May 8 and the 17th, someone stole a 22-foot, PJ brand trailer, valued at $4,900 that was parked in the 7900 block S. Whitmore Road. Deputies say they also loaded up ...

4 years ago
A teacher from Salina South High School is one of three educators who will be recognized with the 2021 Wolfe Family Teaching Award from the University of Kansas this graduation season. According to KU, nominations are submitted by KU seniors. Students from any major can nominate their former teachers, and the winners can be high school ...

4 years ago
A sheriff deputy in NW Kansas is recovering after narrowly avoiding a head-on crash. According to the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, on Monday a deputy had a black GMC Envoy SUV enter his lane on Highway 9. The Deputy avoided a head on collision by entering the north ditch causing extensive damage to his patrol vehicle. The ...

4 years ago
Kansas officials are urging Governor Laura Kelly to end the state's $300 dollar weekly COVID-19 unemployment benefit. U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall, and U.S. Representatives Ron Estes, Jake LaTurner, and Tracey Mann on Monday are calling on her to help get Kansans back to work by halting the increased federal unemployment benefits. Senator Jerry Moran ...

4 years ago
A pilot was injured when a helicopter used for agricultural aerial spraying crashed in southwest Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened as the helicopter was spraying a field in rural Grant County, south of Lakin. The helicopter struck a power line, became unstable, and crashed in a wheat field. The pilot of the helicopter ...

4 years ago
The chaplain at a Kansas college has lost his position after he disclosed he engaged in “inappropriate conduct” with a female student. According to Benedictine College, in April Fr. Simon Baker self-disclosed to St. Benedict’s Abbey leadership that he had engaged in inappropriate conduct with an adult, female student at the College. Following his disclosure, the Abbey ...

4 years ago
An inmate at a Kansas prison has died. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, 36-year-old Christopher J. Walton died at the El Dorado Correctional Facility on Monday. The cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy. Preliminary assessment indicates the death was not related to COVID-19. Per protocol, when a resident dies in the ...