4 years ago
Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Friday. Officer Jason Boyd of the Conway Springs Police Department was the graduating class president. The speaker for the ceremony was the chief of police for the Derby Police Department, Robert Lee. Troy Livingston, KLETC senior instructor of police, was the class coordinator ...

4 years ago
There are eleven new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,111 total cases with 35 cases currently active. There have been no deaths since March 22nd. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina ...

4 years ago
While the Saline County mask ordinance will end on Tuesday, a similar mask ordinance for the City of Salina will continue. Salina City Commissioners voted 2-2 Monday on an ordinance which would have repealed the mask ordinance. To pass, it would have taken a majority vote. Mayor Melissa Hodges and Commissioner Dr. Trent Davis both voted ...

4 years ago
A man missing from Pratt who was the subject of a statewide Silver Alert was found Monday deceased. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Pratt Police Department reported that 68-year-old Kenneth Gatlin was located deceased Monday afternoon. A landowner discovered him in rural Pratt County, northwest of Pratt. There was no indication of foul play, ...

4 years ago
Two men are under arrest in connection with a deadly shooting in Hutchinson. According to Hutchinson Police, 64-year-old Sandral Wade and 71-year-old Robert Lagrange were arrested and charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. A 42-year-old man and a 46-year-old man were found shot on Sunday morning in the 15-hundred-block of West 12th. The older victim ...

4 years ago
This high school sport begins with a safety class for the over 1,800 student athletes around Kansas. According to Chris Fritz, head coach for Southeast of Saline Trojans trapshooting team - students must complete their Hunter's Safety Course before they can begin the journey at shooting sporting clays. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/fritz-1.wav"][/audio]   As the Trojans begin their third competitive season, ...

4 years ago
Salina Police seize over a pound of methamphetamine when a driver is found passed out in a vehicle. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Kaleb Beaugh, 27, Salina, is arrested for numerous drug related offenses including possession of meth with the intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to distribute ...

4 years ago
Fifteen bales of hay are lost in a rural Saline County fire that quickly became out of control due to the wind. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Sheriff's deputies and Rural Fire District No. 2 responded to a field on fire at 3225 E. Lapsley Rd. at 1:50 p.m., Sunday. The fire destroyed ...

4 years ago
For the second time in three weeks, an ATV is stolen from a maintenance facility located in a Salina park. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that a green 450 Polaris ATV and a Stihl leaf blower are stolen from a maintenance shed in Bill Burke Park, 1501 E. Crawford St. Both items belong to the ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is under arrest for allegedly stealing a hearse and leaving it at the police department prior to his arrest. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 52-year-old Craig Gilbert, Salina, is arrested on numerous charges including felony theft, criminal trespassing and driving on an expired driver's license. Officers were called to Ryan ...

4 years ago
The Management Development Center at Fort Hays State University is offering three public workshops this spring. Each workshop is based on sound management theory and delivered in a practical, applied method that allows participants to begin using their newly learned skills as soon as they return to the workplace. The workshops, listed by date, are: Tuesday, April ...