9 years ago
A Salina woman who was arrested for drug possession is now facing additional charges for drug trafficking after jail staff discovered meth in her bra. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 29-year-old Amy Jo Hall was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon for possession of a narcotic drug. Sheriff Soldan says that Hall would ...

9 years ago
Bethany College is no longer on probation. According to the school, it received official notification Monday that the board of directors of the Higher Learning Commission has removed the college from probation and reaffirmed the college’s accreditation. “This is day to celebrate! This outcome is the successful culmination of two years of diligent, smart work to correct ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of three ornate, steel gates from a cemetery northwest of Salina. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that back on June 30th, a maintenance crew at Shiloh Cemetery removed the gates off their posts and placed them inside the grounds. Last Friday the crew discovered someone had taken ...

9 years ago
Five suspected shoplifters are caught headed back to Wichita after hitting several Salina stores. On Friday, staff at Dillard's alerted police around 5pm after witnessing several women walk out of the store with items they did not pay for. Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office heard the description of the vehicle and stopped the 2004 Chevy ...

9 years ago
Some of the best known horses in the world are coming to perform in Salina. "Gala of the Royal Horses: Carousel of Dreams" will gallop into the Tony's Pizza Events Center. Follow a young girl and her fairy Godmother into an equine dreamland and experience the majesty, splendor, and amazement of the Gala of the Royal ...

9 years ago
State health officials are  concerned about a possible Measles exposures In Sedgwick county. A person with measles in Sedgwick County may have gotten the illness from someone in Butler County who had it a few weeks ago. The person with the disease in Sedgwick County may have exposed a number of people. The person is said to ...

9 years ago
Longtime Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder is planning to write a children's book. The Wichita Eagle reports that publisher Kraken Books says the 77-year-old Snyder is writing a children's book called "Take it from Me." Few other details about the book were released immediately. Snyder is preparing to coach his 26th season at Kansas State this fall. ...

9 years ago
Authorities say an Illinois pilot and his passenger have died after a World War II-era P-51 Mustang fighter crashed one day after it flew in a festival that celebrates famed aviator Amelia Earhart in her Kansas hometown. The happened Sunday in a field less than ten miles from the airport in Atchison. The crash killed the ...

9 years ago
A Kansas man has been ordered to spend more than 15 years in prison for abandoning his infant stepdaughter in an apartment complex trash compactor. The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/2v1p6mO) reports that 28-year-old Marquis Young was sentenced Friday in Douglas County. That's where he pleaded no contest in May to reduced charges of aggravated battery and child ...

9 years ago
A children's choir that routinely is requested to perform by world leaders will perform in Salina. The African Children's Choir will perform. The African Children's Choir melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices and lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved children's songs, traditional Spirituals and Gospel favorites. Concerts are ...

9 years ago
A book of interest to supporters and alumni of Kansas Wesleyan University goes on sale in Salina Monday. According to KWU, in celebration of their 130th anniversary, Jennifer Toelle has compiled a commemorative book, composed of photographs that take the reader from the late 1800s through today. “Kansas Wesleyan University, The Campus History Series,” is a ...