11 years ago
A new survey of the nation's college freshmen shows that teenagers across the United States are spending much less time partying and socializing with friends during their last year of high school than their parents' generation did. The annual survey released Wednesday, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, also found that first-year college ...

11 years ago
A Dickinson County Community is getting rid of its police department. The Enterprise City Council voted this week to discontinue its small police department, and instead contract with the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement. The department consisted of an interim chief and two officers. Enterprise Mayor Larry Jantz tells KSAL News that final details ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is charged with perjury and identity theft for her role in stealing a pickup. An investigation that began with a traffic stop in September led to the arrest of 29-year-old Melanie J. Smith of Salina. According to Police Lt. Bill Cox, Smith was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped in September of ...

11 years ago
Southeast of Saline is in search of a new superintendent. According to the USD #306 Board of Education, Richard Proffitt is resigning as Superintendent of Schools, effective June 30th. He has accepted the superintendent’s position at USD #413 Chanute Public Schools. Proffitt is in his 4th year serving as the superintendent of schools at Southeast of Saline.  Prior ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary in the 2200 block of Linden. Police say someone entered an unlocked 2007 Dodge Caliber sometime between Monday night at 9:30pm and Tuesday morning at 7:20am and stole a hairdressing kit valued at $1,000. Officers say a wallet, checkbook, 2 credit cards and pack of cigarettes were also taken from ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman goes to the hospital after two women confront her in her car. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a 29-year-old female was treated at Salina Regional Health Center for a broken finger after an argument flashed into violence between acquaintances. Police arrested 31-year-old Michelle Richardson and 35-year-old Jeanine Richardson both of Salina, after ...

11 years ago
Twenty Kansas State University students are getting a boost with their undergraduate research projects as the inaugural recipients of research and travel grants from the university's Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry. "Kansas State University is looking toward the future and meeting our visionary 2025 plan to be a Top 50 public research university," said ...

11 years ago
A Topeka man will be sentenced May 11 after being found guilty of killing his mother at a home they shared in 2011. A Shawnee County jury on Tuesday found 40-year-old Jason Hachmeister guilty of the premeditated murder in the death of Sheila Hachmeister. Prosecutors say the victim was stabbed several times and strangled. Testimony during the ...

11 years ago
Cold and chances for snow return to Kansas Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, a cold front will push through the area  bringing gusty north wind, falling temperatures, and chances for snow. Snow will begin to drop south into North Central Kansas Wednesday morning and continue to push southeast into South Central and Southeast Kansas during ...

11 years ago
It's been a while, but there's a giant Powerball jackpot that's expected to have a prize of $317 million by Wednesday night's drawing. The total is a return to form for Powerball, which has been known along with Mega Millions for its record-breaking jackpots in recent years. But there's been something of a drought, with nearly ...

11 years ago
Non-dental volunteers are still needed at the upcoming Mission of Mercy free dental clinic in Salina. For the second time Salina has been chosen as the host city for a statewide free dental clinic. The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation will host the fourteenth Kansas Mission of Mercy free dental clinic on February 13th and 14th at the ...