5 years ago
Multiple charges are pending in a case that involves a couple of stolen vehicles that stems over three states. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 70-year-old Michael Haith, Salina, drives and acquires vehicles for Conklin Cars. He parked a 2006 GMC Sierra pickup inside of a secured area of Conklin Car's lot, 2700 S. ...

5 years ago
Some tools and other items used in a home remodel are stolen from a break-in in rural Saline County. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan says that someone kicked in a backdoor on a residence at 629 N. Tressin Rd. between 5 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and stole numerous items. The home is currently vacant, but ...

5 years ago
UPDATE: The vehicle believed to be involved in a Wednesday evening hit and run in far west Saline County has been located, however, the person who was driving it has not yet been found or identified. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a silver Ford Mustang with dark racing stripes was found abandoned ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a couple of women who are suspected of working together to steal from several Walmart stores in Kansas including in Salina. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on May 17th between 7:10 and 7:55 AM, two females entered the ...

5 years ago
Organizers have put the brakes on an outdoor festival which was planned for this weekend. The Saline County Young Professionals group has postponed its Street Eats & Beats festival which was planned Saturday in Oakdale Park. Organizers say they were hoping it would be possible to continue with the event, but due to concerns in the ...

5 years ago
It's looking like the Kansas State Fair won't be happening this year after all. Fair authorities are preparing to recommend that Kansas join other regional states in skipping similar events this year. Plans to hold the annual event had centered on safety measures to minimize the potential spread of COVID-19. However, authorities decided current trends make it ...

5 years ago
If you will be spending time over the weekend at a Kansas lake, officials caution to be aware of the four warnings and nineteen watches due to toxic blue-green algae. The following health advisories have been issued: Warning: Peter Pan Pond, Lyon County MarionCountyLake, Marion County Rooks State Fishing Lake, Rooks County (new) Cheney Lake, Reno/Kingman/Sedgwick ...

5 years ago
July is "Lunch Across Kansas Month", and Salina is participating. According to USD 305, the month is dedicated to celebrating summer meal programs and the incredible work of those serving kids across the state. Each summer food service workers, volunteers, school districts, and nonprofits work tirelessly to feed Kansas kids through the Summer Food Service program. As COVID-19 school ...

5 years ago
The Salina Art Center welcomes Fidencio Fifield-Perez to a month-long artist residency, July 1-29, 2020, to create new work at the center’s Warehouse, followed by an exhibition, Birdwatchers, July 29-October 4 in the Art Center Galleries. The galleries will open to the public on July 22 and follow current COVID-19 city and state guidelines requiring ...

5 years ago
Parts of a field and a baler are destroyed in a south Saline County fire. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that authorities were sent to a field on fire in the 2800 block of W. Salemsborg Rd. shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Terry Lofdahl, a rural Smolan resident, was driving his tractor with a ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is in search for a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash near the Ellsworth/Saline county line. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash happened at 6:54 p.m. Wednesday at milepost 18 on K-140 Highway, just inside of the Saline County line with Ellsworth. Kyle Johnson, 27, ...