8 years ago
For the 27th consecutive year, the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association of Kansas (PMCA) graciously donated gasoline to the Kansas Highway Patrol to fill up patrol cars during the holidays. Through the Holiday Highways Safety Program, the PMCA donated vouchers for more than 50 tanks of fuel for troopers to use as they patrol ...

8 years ago
The City of Salina Public Works Department has published the results of a solid waste survey that was developed to determine the attitudes of residents towards current sanitation services and future options. The questionnaire was mailed to 15,055 households and provided online. A total of 2,867 households completed the postal survey, and 33 individuals completed the ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a vehicle was taken from outside of a business just outside of town. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the vehicle is a white 2000 Ford F150 Extended Cab that was parked outside of Crane Rental, 1100 W. Grand. The truck was taken sometime between Sunday, December ...

8 years ago
Salina Police made two arrests and a third is pending after a three suspects damaged an ATM and terminal at a Salina car wash. Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that both incidents happened in the overnight and early morning hours on Monday, December 18th and Tuesday, December 19th. The suspects caused damage at the Sunflower Bank corporate ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Department of Revenue's driver's license and ID services are up and running again. License and ID services were unavailable yesterday following a technical malfunction with imaging software. The issue prevented temporary paper credentials from printing. Services were restored later in the day. Story from Metro Source

8 years ago
Salina Police made two arrests after two female suspects led authorities on a pursuit; during which the passenger called in a fake shooting to divert authorities from the pursuit. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the pursuit started shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19th, when an officer recognized a 1998 Buick Century ...

8 years ago
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Council is relocating its Salina regional office to a more centralized location in Salina. The new location at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 302 S. Seventh St. will provide many benefits to Girl Scout members and staff. The previous office location closed on December 15 and will remain closed through ...

8 years ago
A former Manhattan City Attorney has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison in connection with child pornography crimes. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 55-year-old Bill Raymond was sentenced this week to 210 months in federal prison. Raymond, most recently of Andover, pleaded guilty to three counts of transporting child pornography and one count ...

8 years ago
A new person is taking over leadership of Cloud County Community College. According to the school, the Cloud County Community College Board of Trustees extended an offer to Dr. Mark Smith to become the institution’s seventh president. The board voted unanimously to hire Smith at Tuesday night’s meeting. He will begin work on February 1, 2017. Smith ...

8 years ago
The Riley County Police Department has concluded its investigation into a battery report involving members of the Manhattan High School football team. The agency has been investigating incidents which have been described as “birthday beatdowns” involving Manhattan High School football players. Two players were beaten by teammates in a hazing ritual. The incident occurred on school ...

8 years ago
Riley County Police are investigating an overnight drive-by shooting in Manhattan. Riley County Police early Wednesday morning are asking the public to avoid the 1500 block of Colorado street while officers investigate what is believed to be a drive-by shooting. Officers were called to the area for a report of shots fired at approximately 3:30 this morning. ...