8 years ago
The Central Mall in Salina is going through a management change, and the facility will no longer have a local manager. The manager position is changing, and will be based in California. According to the facility, this last week after many long phone calls and decisions, California based ownership Central Mall Realty Holding, LLC has made ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating a sexual assault at a Manhattan bar. Riley County police say a 24-year-old woman was raped by two men Saturday in the bathroom of O'Malley's bar on Moro Street. The woman was using the restroom when two unknown white males entered the room and raped her. We are asking for anyone who went to ...

8 years ago
Salina USD 305 has honored three teachers. According to the district, Jonathan Eshnaur is the 2018 USD 305 Master Teacher, Jessica Steele is the 2018 USD 305 Elementary Horizon Teacher, and Shelby Dinkel is the 2018 USD 305 Secondary Horizon Teacher. Members of NEA-Salina selected Jonathan Eshnaur as the USD 305 Master Teacher. Jonathan has taught for ...

8 years ago
An active shooter class is being planned in Salina. It’s something nobody likes to think about: A mass shooting. The danger, though probably remote, does exist. In Sutherland Springs, Texas, last November a gunman killed 25 people during a worship service. In an effort to be prepared, First Presbyterian Church of Salina has scheduled an active- shooter ...

8 years ago
A new superintendent will soon take over leadership of the USD 306 Southeast of Saline School District. According to USD 306, their board of education met in a special meeting Monday night to formally hire Mr. Roger Stumpf as the next Superintendent for Southeast of Saline Public Schools. Stumpf , currently a building principal for SES, brings ...

8 years ago
The school finance debate is continuing in Topeka. The Kansas Legislature is expected to resume discussions on school funding after they return from a break this week. Lawmakers have two months to approve a new school funding formula before a Kansas Supreme Court deadline takes effect April 30th. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last October lawmakers are not ...

8 years ago
Justin Holton did not set out to live a life of selfless heroism, but as with so many true leaders, a commitment to serving others just came naturally. Today Holton works as a critical care flight paramedic and for Vanderbilt LifeFlight, a critical care air medical transport service in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a position ...

8 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina teen who went missing late last week. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News that 14-year-old Damion Smith went missing this past Friday, February 23rd. He was last seen when a family member dropped him off at school. There have been possible sightings in the area of the Chapel ...

8 years ago
A Monday night officer involved fatal shooting in Wamego is under investigation. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Monday night shortly after 6:00, the Wamego Police Department requested KBI assistance to respond to and investigate a shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday, law enforcement officers responded to the report of an ...

8 years ago
A Fort Riley teenager has been arrested in connection with a school threat. According to Fort Riley, a 14-year-old Fort Riley boy is being held in juvenile detention with no bond until a hearing March 1 in Geary County District Court. The teen was arrested Friday for allegedly making a verbal threat against the Freshman Success Academy ...

8 years ago
Salina Central High School ended the day Monday under heightened security after a threat was found in a bathroom. The district sent out the following e-mail to parents, informing of threatening graffiti found in a bathroom: “Dear Mustang Family, With the concerns across the country about school safety please know that the safety of our students and staff ...