11 years ago
A planned community cleanup event in Salina on Saturday will not be deterred by the weather. According to the Volunteer Connection, Saturday morning’s weather may be ‘iffy,’ but Spring Spruce-Up activities are certain to take place, regardless of the weather. Depending on the amount of rain received and resulting environmental conditions, some of the outdoor projects may still ...

11 years ago
A Washburn University fraternity has been suspended by its national leadership after sexually vulgar text messages between its members were discovered. Phi Delta Theta International said early Thursday it suspended the Washburn chapter as it investigates the messages. University spokesman Patrick Early says the Office of Student Life was interviewing fraternity members. Jessica Barraclough, the director of student ...

11 years ago
A group of motivated Salinans gathered Thursday to rally, and kick-off the 2015 Project Salina effort. Project Salina is an annual drive to collect food for the hungry. It unites multiple businesses and organizations in an effort to collect food for five agencies that serve meals, or distribute food, throughout the year. The agencies include Ashby ...

11 years ago
Police were called after a disturbance at Wal-Mart. Officers arrested 36-year-old Elijah Gragg of McPherson on Wednesday afternoon, after he allegedly attacked a store greeter. Police say 63-year-old Roger Bennett of Salina was working as a greeter on Wednesday at 4:30pm, and noticed Gragg lying inside the store's entry way in the cart storage area. Gragg suddenly attacked ...

11 years ago
A woman calls Salina Police after two men leave her hurt and shaken at her boyfriend's home. Captain Chris Trocheck tells KSAL News that a 25-year-old woman had just dropped off her boyfriend at work at 1am and returned to his home in the  600 block of South 2nd, when two men dressed in dark clothes ...

11 years ago
Improper disposal of smoking materials has been determined to be the cause of a fire that caused extensive damage to a Salina truck stop facility. According to the Salina Fire Department, cigarettes being discarded near a storage shed containing flammable liquid are the cause of the fire. The shed caught fire, and despite employee efforts to fight ...

11 years ago
The city of Topeka is offering 100 new bicycles for anyone to use for short-term recreation or commuting in the state's first public ride-sharing program. The Topeka Metro Bikes program started rolling Wednesday afternoon after a ceremony on the Washburn University campus. The bikes, equipped with a basket, GPS and lock, can be found at 10 stations ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after breaking into a sand company's lock box. Wednesday morning at about 11:30am, Saline County Sheriff's Deputies were called to Alsop Sand on Water Well Road after a man stopped in and said he wanted some asphalt shavings loaded into his truck. The employee left the office area to operate the loader ...

11 years ago
Seven Fort Hays State University students were arrested Wednesday as part of a months-long drug investigation. According to a release from the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, the investigation lasted five months. The seven students are accused of being responsible for the distribution of marijuana, cocaine, prescription pills, LSD, and Mollies. The sheriff’s office did released the names ...

11 years ago
Dance schools and dancers from around the area will be uniting for a common cause this weekend in Salina. "Dancers For Pediatric Cancer" will be held this Sunday afternoon . Some of the best dancers and groups will be performing. Grade school aged dancers, high school dancers, college dancers, and  adult dancers will all be a ...

11 years ago
A group of students at both Salina Central and Salina South High Schools received a real-life lesson on Wednesday at the first ever Reality U for both schools. The class was a simulation, designed to show the students how they will have to make financial decisions later in life to live within their means. Reality U ...