8 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Deputies will be out in force late Friday night into early Saturday, specifically looking for drunk drivers. According to the agency, deputies will participate in a DUI Task Force in an effort to decrease the amount of intoxicated drivers on the street. Deputies on patrol will look for people driving too slowly, crossing ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a business burglary after an officer on patrol nearly missed catching two thieves in the act early Wednesday morning. Captain Paul Forrester says an officer was driving in the area of Kraft Manor around 12:50am and heard an alarm sound at a nearby business. Moments later the officer found a window shattered at ...

8 years ago
Police have identified a man who remains in critical condition at Salina Regional Health Center after being ejected off his motorcycle in a Sunday evening accident. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 50-year-old Rodney Larson suffered severe injuries after his 2015 Honda motorcycle collided with a 2004 Toyota Highlander driven by 68-year-old Joann Hamilton, also ...

8 years ago
The Central Mall in Salina is going through a management change, and the facility will no longer have a local manager. The manager position is changing, and will be based in California. According to the facility, this last week after many long phone calls and decisions, California based ownership Central Mall Realty Holding, LLC has made ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating a sexual assault at a Manhattan bar. Riley County police say a 24-year-old woman was raped by two men Saturday in the bathroom of O'Malley's bar on Moro Street. The woman was using the restroom when two unknown white males entered the room and raped her. We are asking for anyone who went to ...

8 years ago
Salina USD 305 has honored three teachers. According to the district, Jonathan Eshnaur is the 2018 USD 305 Master Teacher, Jessica Steele is the 2018 USD 305 Elementary Horizon Teacher, and Shelby Dinkel is the 2018 USD 305 Secondary Horizon Teacher. Members of NEA-Salina selected Jonathan Eshnaur as the USD 305 Master Teacher. Jonathan has taught for ...

8 years ago
An active shooter class is being planned in Salina. It’s something nobody likes to think about: A mass shooting. The danger, though probably remote, does exist. In Sutherland Springs, Texas, last November a gunman killed 25 people during a worship service. In an effort to be prepared, First Presbyterian Church of Salina has scheduled an active- shooter ...

8 years ago
A new superintendent will soon take over leadership of the USD 306 Southeast of Saline School District. According to USD 306, their board of education met in a special meeting Monday night to formally hire Mr. Roger Stumpf as the next Superintendent for Southeast of Saline Public Schools. Stumpf , currently a building principal for SES, brings ...

8 years ago
The school finance debate is continuing in Topeka. The Kansas Legislature is expected to resume discussions on school funding after they return from a break this week. Lawmakers have two months to approve a new school funding formula before a Kansas Supreme Court deadline takes effect April 30th. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last October lawmakers are not ...

8 years ago
Justin Holton did not set out to live a life of selfless heroism, but as with so many true leaders, a commitment to serving others just came naturally. Today Holton works as a critical care flight paramedic and for Vanderbilt LifeFlight, a critical care air medical transport service in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a position ...

8 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina teen who went missing late last week. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News that 14-year-old Damion Smith went missing this past Friday, February 23rd. He was last seen when a family member dropped him off at school. There have been possible sightings in the area of the Chapel ...