7 years ago
In the days following the announcement that a long-time Salina school is closing many have asked what it would take to keep it open. Citing among other things declining enrollment, litigation, and what it termed as " negatively biased and misleading portrayals by some media outlets", last week St. John’s Military School  announced it will close ...

7 years ago
Actor, comedian, writer, producer, director and retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Rob Riggle was in Salina Tuesday.  Riggle was the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Meeting. As a University of Kansas Alum, Riggle has a close connection to the Sunflower State. While at KU Riggle attained his pilot's license, ...

7 years ago
A man wanted for a sexual assault in Hays is under arrest. Authorities apprehended 23-year-old Tre Carrasco this week in Aurora, Colorado. Carrasco is accused of raping a 19-year-old woman near the Fort Hays State University Campus on February 3rd, just two days after he was released from jail. He faces two counts of rape and two ...

7 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is proposing a change in the state's sex offender sentencing laws. The "Wichita Eagle" reports that Schmidt unveiled a proposal yesterday that would block a judge from reducing an offender's sentence even if a victim younger than 14-years-old is found to be an aggressor in the incident. The proposed bill comes after ...

7 years ago
Butler County Community College is upgrading security on campus. More than 400 cameras are being installed, and police say it will allow them to monitor nearly the entire campus except for dorms, bathrooms and locker rooms. All doors at the college will have key card access, which will allow police to close down the campus during an ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary northwest of Salina. According to Lt. Sean Kochanowski sometime Monday between 6pm and 9pm, someone entered a home in the 600 block of Tressin Road and removed numerous items. Deputies say a couple of leather jackets were stolen as well as a 9mm Walther PPK pistol, a ...

7 years ago
Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus implemented a new initiative to engage and welcome students to the Polytechnic family: the Kansas State Polytechnic Scholarship Patrol. Inspired by the Publisher's Clearinghouse model, a crew of enrollment management and marketing team members traveled across the state of Kansas, surprising scholarship winners at their home and work. The patrol awarded ...

7 years ago
A woman who was missing from Andover was found safe in Salina. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News 23-year-old Madison Jones went missing from Andover back on February 1st. Last contact with her was made on February 9th. Madison's cell phone last pinged in the Salina area. She was last seen in the S. 10th Street ...

7 years ago
A crowd of over 150 people experienced a real storm fury in Salina Monday evening.  National Weather Service Meteorologists Chance Hayes and Robb Lawson were in town to present the "Storm Fury On The Plains 2019" spring severe weather safety and spotter class. Hayes handled the main part of the presentation. He used multi-media to teach ...

7 years ago
Have you ever watched a meteor shooting across the sky and wondered where they ended up? Have you ever found a rock you were confident was a meteor but needed it evaluated by a professional? “Treasures from space: meteorites and a famous Kansan that hunted them”, will be the the Smoky Hills Audubon Society's February 21st ...

7 years ago
The driver of a stolen vehicle from Hutchinson was arrested in Salina on Friday. Police took 56-year-old Ronald Pierson into custody after a digital license plate reader pinged inside the police cruiser - alerting the officer to a reported stolen pickup truck. The owner told authorities that Pierson did not have permission to drive the ...