9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening an acquaintance with a knife, and then setting a house on fire. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that an officer on routine patrol in the 600 block of North 12th Street at 12:13 in the morning could see and smell smoke. He discovered a fire, ...

9 years ago
Robert Glenn is a math teacher at St. John’s Military School. In an effort to better accommodate the needs of his students, Glenn has taken an innovative, and effective approach to teaching by implementing what is known as a “flipped classroom.” Under the flipped model, Glenn’s lectures and homework course elements are reversed, with students ...

9 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck extreme northern Oklahoma late Monday and was widely felt throughout parts of Kansas. No injuries or damage were reported. The earthquake was centered near the town of Wakita, which is right on the state's border with Kansas and is about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City. The ...

9 years ago
Stepping up to lend a hand or sending a check to help a cause has been a hallmark of the Salina community for decades. Tuesday evening, Salinans will come together again to learn more about getting connected with the Salina Area United Way's Volunteer Hub. The Hub is the new version of the old, Volunteer Connection - ...

9 years ago
The Salina Police Department is warning citizens about phone scams after a man in his 60's was swindled out of $1,700. Police say the caller told the victim he had won $8.8 million plus a new Mercedes Benz in the 'Golden Nugget Cash Giveaway." Over the course of several days the caller convinced the man ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was injured in a single vehicle crash on Sunday. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that 67-year-old Edwin Anderes was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger and swerved off Soloman Road, briefly going airborne over a box culvert. Deputies say Anderes was injured and transported to the hospital in Salina to be treated for a ...

9 years ago
Relatives of Dwight D. Eisenhower have dropped their objections to the design of a long-planned memorial for the 34th president in Washington. The Eisenhower Memorial Commission announced Monday that Ike's relatives now support the memorial designed by esteemed architect Frank Gehry after negotiations "yielded a compromise on several design elements." Former Secretary of State James Baker ...

9 years ago
Police arrest a Salina man who was sought in connection to assaulting a female acquaintance in an east Salina home. Officers arrested 36-year-old Brian W. Luebbert on Friday after  he allegedly strangled a woman and threatened to kill her during a domestic dispute last week. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the woman who is in ...

9 years ago
Three teens are removed from a home after allegations of child abuse send a Saline County man to jail. Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 47-year-old Mark Alan Pettijohn was arrested on Saturday after deputies visited a home at 2608 N. Donmyer Road. A family member told authorities that a 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl had ...

9 years ago
A southern Kansas teacher is suing after she was terminated without due process. Janet Decker alleges breach of contract in a lawsuit filed last week in Sedgwick County. The suit says she was issued a notice in April that her contract with the Valley Center district wouldn't be renewed. The Valley Center school board later voted ...

9 years ago
Reno County authorities are investigating reports of inappropriate photos being circulated at Reno Valley Middle School and Nickerson High School. Sheriff Capt. Steve Lutz says authorities questioned students and confiscated phones at the schools. He said Friday the investigation is still open. Someone notified law enforcement about the problem Wednesday, and investigators spent Thursday interviewing students and ...