11 years ago
A smell of suspected natural gas prompts a brief evacuation of a Salina elementary school Thursday. According to USD 305, at approximately 12:20 Heusner Elementary was evacuated because of a natural gas smell. Students and staff were evacuated and the fire department and gas company were immediately contacted. Heusner students were moved to Sunrise Presbyterian Church ...

11 years ago
A bomb threat prompted a brief evacuation of the Salina Kmart store early Thursday afternoon. Salina Police Lt. Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that a threat was made over the phone during the noon hour. He says a male with a Middle Eastern accent demanded that money be placed on a downloadable green dot card. He ...

11 years ago
A man pleads guilty in a Salina federal drug trafficking case. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, 23-year-old Jon Reed Woodbridge pleaded guilty to one count of using a telephone with texting capabilities in furtherance of drug trafficking. In his plea, Woodbridge admitted that on Feb. 7, 2013, he used telephone texting technology to facilitate trafficking ...

11 years ago
Computers and a camera are taken from a Salina residence. Police are investigating the theft of several laptops and a high end camera from a home in the 900 block of S. Marymount. Police say some guests had come over to the house and that someone allegedly removed a Toshiba laptop computer, an Apple laptop computer plus ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a number of hand tools are stolen. Police say a homeowner left his overhead garage door open on his attached garage in the 2700 block of Highland on Tuesday evening. Somone apparently entered the building sometime between 6:30pm Tuesday and 6:15am Wednesday morning and stole the top toolbox on a rolling Craftsman ...

11 years ago
The students at Grace E. Stewart Elementary School had something to celebrate Wednesday afternoon as the school opened its very own bank, called BANK STEWART, in cooperation with BANK VI, Salina. “BANK STEWART is designed to teach kids about the value of saving money,” shared BANK VI President and CEO, Tom Wilbur. “Saving money revolves around ...

11 years ago
A Salina organization is among those receiving grants from Governor Sam Brownback's office that help victims of domestic violence. The grants going to 22 groups total more than $1 million. The governor's office says that the grants come from federal funds and are designed to ensure that victims can receive free services around the clock. The ...

11 years ago
Flags are flying at half-staff Thursday in honor of a fallen Kansas soldier. Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down on Thursday, Nov. 14, in honor of Sergeant First Class Forrest W. Robertson. The funeral service for Robertson is set for 11 a.m. Thursday with burial, ...

11 years ago
A former Kansas teacher will spend 15 weekends in jail for having sexual relations with a 17-year-old male student. 28-year-old Amber Stroda will also serve three years of probation under the sentence she received Wednesday in Dickinson County District Court. Stroda taught third grade at Solomon Elementary School and was also a dance team sponsor at ...

11 years ago
Kansas State Board of Education members are weighing the options and cost of changing how students are tested each year. Deputy Education Commissioner Brad Neuenswander recommended to the board on Wednesday that Kansas use a blended testing system, including tests developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. Kansas is part of that group, which is developing tests ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman is hoping to win a $500,000 dog park for the community. Heather Stanek and her dog Athens are one of 14 finalists in the Beneful Dream Dog Park Contest. For the fourth year in a row the company is awarding a $500,000 Dream Dog Park makeover, creating an incredible place to play in the ...