9 years ago
Things are back to normal at Salina Central High School. According to USD 305, based on an investigation and under advisement from law enforcement, a heightened security status is no longer required. On Wednesday school will go back to normal operating procedures. Regular safety and security precautions will continue as usual. All events scheduled at Central HS ...

9 years ago
A female student says Kansas State University's failure to investigate the rape of another woman allowed the same alleged assailant to sexually assault her. The accusations were in court documents filed Monday seeking to add Crystal Stroup to a lawsuit against the university by Sara Weckhorst. The Associated Press typically does not name alleged rape victims, but ...

9 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo has a new member of their animal family, a baby giraffe. The zoo announced earlier this fall that Zuri, a 6-year-old giraffe, was in the later stages of pregnancy. The gestation period for giraffes can last up to 15 months, so the baby giraffe was expected to arrive in late November or early ...

9 years ago
A man from Concordia was transported to the hospital in Salina with facial injuries after leading police on a chase Sunday afternoon. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol clocked a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Jacob Deckert speeding in the 600 block of E. Iron on Sunday at about 4:30pm. Police say Deckert ...

9 years ago
A California man is jailed on a charge of trespassing. Terry Banks, 43 of Beverly Hills was taken into custody on Saturday after staff at the Holiday Inn Express, 755 W. Diamond Drive caught a man taking a shower in a vacant room and called police. Banks was arrested in the parking lot of a nearby gas ...

9 years ago
Legendary rock group Kansas is coming to Salina. Kansas is heading out on a Leftoverture 40th anniversary tour to showcases two hours of their classic music including hit songs, deep cuts, and new songs from their new album, The Prelude Implicit. As part of the tour, for the first time the group will perform their hit ...

9 years ago
Richard Rogers, a decorated war veteran who served in both chambers of the Kansas Legislature before spending 40 years as a federal judge, has died. He was 94. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Rogers died Friday evening at a Topeka care center. Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego confirmed he died of natural causes. Rogers was born Dec. 29, ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested on Saturday after leading police on a chase that reached speeds of 80 mph. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol Saturday around 1:45am attempted to stop a driver who was driving a vehicle with one broken headlight in the 300 block of Charles. Police say 28-year-old Justin ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a Sunday morning burglary at the YMCA. Police say sometime between 4am and 4:39am Sunday, someone shattered a 6 x 11-foot window and entered the facility. Once inside they kicked open and pried open several doors. Staff reported nothing has been found missing. Damage is estimated at $3,200.

9 years ago
A deputy hit a deer while on patrol over the weekend. Sheriff-elect Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Deputy Jay Rector was northbound on K143 in his patrol unit Saturday just before 11pm and was struck by a deer. The 2013 Ford truck had damage to the right front end and some minor hood damage. The deer was ...

9 years ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office worked multiple crashes over the holiday weekend. Sheriff-elect Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 17-year-old Desiree Guebara of Salina was injured on Thanksgiving Day, after she lost control of a 2004 Chevy Impala sedan on K140 and State Street. Deputies say she became distracted while driving, left the roadeway and ...