6 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions of a Salina man serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for 25 years in connection with the 2015 shooting death of a teenager. According to the high court, in a decision written by Justice Eric Rosen, justices affirmed 23-year-old Stephen Gentry's convictions in Saline County ...

6 years ago
Kansas State University is again earning national recognition as one of the top higher education institutions for diversity and inclusion. Insight Into Diversity magazine has awarded the university with the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, Award. K-State has received the award every year since 2014. The university is one of 94 higher education ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a couple of white males in connection to the theft of hundreds of wooden pallets. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that video surveillance from Tractor Supply Company, 3120 Riffel Drive captured two suspects loading 200 wooden pallets onto a white, Dodge flatbed pickup and driving away. The video from late ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in finding thieves who broke into the Tony's Pizza Events Center, dragged an ATM outside, and broke it open and stole the cash from inside. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. According to police, between September 16th at 6:20 PM to September ...

6 years ago
Two suspects are facing charges after they allegedly stole a life-sized cardboard cutout of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes from a Lawrence fast-food joint, and then fumbled their getaway. Police say it happened Monday when the pair ran into a local McDonald's, grabbed the display and bolted out the door. However, their well-crafted plan went ...

6 years ago
More than 1,500 museums across the U.S. - and 25 located in Kansas - will be participating in the Smithsonian Magazine's Museum Day Saturday. According to the Visit Abilene organization, Museum Day Saturday is an annual celebration of the institutions that tell the stories of our past and preserve our culture and heritage. This year's Museum Day ...

6 years ago
Dunkin' Donuts is coming to Salina to team up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina and Rocking M Media. The Trio will be hosting a Big Dunkin' Donuts Day to help raise funds to cover the cost of match in response to their recent Big recruitment campaign for new mentors. The Dunkin' Donuts truck will be ...

6 years ago
The Fall Apple Day Festival returns to Fort Riley on Saturday. The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival, which is free and open to the public, is the largest annual event at Fort Riley and serves as the military installation’s open house. Community members are invited to meet their Army through various attractions ...

6 years ago
An arrest has been made in connection with the April 29 shootings of the Rice County Sheriff and Undersheriff. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Wednesday 27-year-old Erin M. Baker was arrested at her residence at 517 E. 5th St., in Ellinwood. Baker was arrested for interference with a law enforcement officer, aggravated child ...

6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced more than $1.2 million from the Federal Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) grant program awarded to communities across Kansas. “It takes great courage to leave an abuser. Oftentimes, victims need to leave a dangerous situation quickly,” Kelly said. “We must do all we can to encourage women and men ...

6 years ago
A traveler from Colorado is heading home without his high-end bicycle after spending the night in Salina. Police say David Penhale, 74 of Snowmass spent the night at the Motel 6 located at 635 W. Diamond Drive on Sunday night. When he walked out to his car Monday morning, his 2017 Santa Cruz bike was gone. The ...