10 years ago
Authorities are investigating the death of a Fort Riley soldier. According to the Army, a 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead on Tuesday of this week in Manhattan. Spc. Phillip Cruz-Medellin, a satellite communication systems operator-maintainer, was assigned to the 267th Signal Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade. “We are all greatly saddened ...

10 years ago
A gun was stolen from a Salina home. Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred in the 700 block of Fairdale sometime between November 10 and November 16. Police say someone broke a sliding glass door to enter the home and took a .40 caliber Hi-Point pistol valued at $180, plus $10 of .40 caliber ammunition. An ...

10 years ago
Two small earthquakes have shaken parts of north-central Kansas. The Hays Post reports that the 2.7- and 3.4-magnitude quakes struck Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey says both were centered about 25 miles southeast of Smith Center. Officials with the Osborne and Smith County Sheriff's Department said they didn't receive any calls about the quakes. Scientists say damage ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was served a notice to appear in municipal court after allegedly shooting a neighbor's dog Tuesday afternoon. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that Tommy Smith, 49 of 917 N. 13th was protecting his chickens from a dog owned by 56-year-old Benny Hancock. Police say the dog was on the loose and was trying ...

10 years ago
A 6-year-old Kansas boy has died from injuries sustained in a suspected drunken-driving crash that killed his mother and younger sister. The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the boy as Jaydon Allan Thompson, of Junction City, who died at a hospital. Kansas Highway Trooper Ben Gardner says 26-year-old Jessica Michelle Thompson had taken Jaydon and 5-year-old Leah Michelle ...

10 years ago
A short high-speed pursuit ends with a DUI arrest. Salina Police arrested 28-year-old Rodney Ponton early Thursday morning after he allegedly led officers on a chase that reached speeds of 70 mph near downtown and ended with a crash at Ohio and Riverside. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol noticed a vehicle ...

10 years ago
As the Harlem Globetrotters prepare to tip off their 2017 World Tour, which will make a stop in Salina, the iconic team took a timeout for Guinness World Records Day this week.  Only one year after setting seven official Guinness World Records titles, the Globetrotters broke a single-day total of nine records this year, including the ...

10 years ago
The unmanned aircraft systems program on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina is providing professionals one last opportunity in 2016 to obtain a remote pilot in command certification. In response to the Federal Aviation Administration's Part 107 rule instituted in August for commercial use of small UAS, Kansas State Polytechnic has been offering a ...

10 years ago
It's a sign of the season. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign begins Friday. Red kettles and bell ringers this year will initially be stationed at about a half-dozen locations around Salina. Beginning the Friday after Thanksgiving there will be over a dozen total locations. The Kettle Campaign is the organization's single largest fund raiser. It funds ...

10 years ago
A truck driver was hurt in a single vehicle crash near Salina early Wednesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 40-year-old Tilton Woodley from Aurora, Colorado, was driving a 2016 Freightliner, traveling east on the east bound Ohio on ramp to Interstate 70. For an unknown reason, the truck left the roadway to the south, went ...

10 years ago
The Salina Bicentennial Center is planning its first ever holiday food drive. According to the organization, the event will benefit the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank. When you make a donation of 1 non-perishable food item at the Salina Bicentennial Center Box Office, you’ll receive a discount on one of several shows/concerts. One item is required ...