5 years ago
A Junction City High School athletic trainer accused of sexual exploitation of a child can no longer pursue his trade. According to a spokesperson, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts announced Thursday that it had "indefinitely suspended" the license of 29-year-old Brandon M. Martino. Local police arrested Martino in late January after he allegedly sent sexually ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected thief who was caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on June 23rd officers took a report which indicated a theft occurred at West Crawford Laundry, 1515 W Crawford, in Salina. The victim reported ...

5 years ago
A Salina motorcycle rider is in critical condition following a crash with a car on Thursday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 54-year-old Chris Martin was taken to Salina Regional Health Center before being transferred to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita following the accident. Police say Martin was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle west ...

5 years ago
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks game wardens will be on heightened alert for those boating under the influence during Operation Dry Wate July 2 - 4. Operation Dry Water is part of a national effort to reduce accidents and fatalities related to boating under the influence. While it is a year-round campaign, an increase ...

5 years ago
Salina Area Technical College will look a lot different in just a few weeks. The college has formally taken ownership of its campus land and buildings from the Salina School District, effective July 1. When the college became independent of the school district in 2009, the campus and its buildings remained the property of the district. ...

5 years ago
"I got a rock!" So joked Dr. Stefanie Milam '02 upon learning that she would now share her name with asteroid 40706 (1999 RO240). The space rock is now christened asteroid 40706 Milam, and a full view of its orbital pattern can be seen here. "This asteroid was initially discovered on Sept. 11, 1999, my 18th ...

5 years ago
The pond at Salina’s Jerry Ivey Park is among 10 bodies of water in Kansas now under a public health warning. Additionally, another 12 are under a watch. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment in conjunction with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism has issued public health advisories for four Kansas lakes and ...

5 years ago
Area law enforcement continues to search for a male suspect who was involved in a road rage incident where shots were fired and a high speed chase ended with the suspect eluding police on Tuesday. A female passenger was caught a short time later on the nature trails in Lakewood Park. The Saline County Sheriff's Office ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after a homeowner was awakened by his security unit to find a man in his backyard in the 900 block of Seneca. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester the man was alerted to an intruder on Wednesday around 3:50am. He watched the suspect leave the property and ...

5 years ago
A call about a stolen car leads to a couple of drug related arrests. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 45-year-old Jeremy Stahlman was taken into custody after he was allegedly found in the driver seat of a stolen Chevy Impala with methamphetamine on Wednesday afternoon. Police say about 11:30am - the owner of ...

5 years ago
A driver was killed and two teenage passengers were hurt when a mini-van was hit by a semi along Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the van was headed west in the right lane. As it went to cross the median at a crossover it was struck on the driver's side ...