5 years ago
One person was shot Wednesday evening in the parking lot of the mall in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, at approximately 5:18 p.m dispatch eceived a report of shots fired in the parking lot outside of Dillard’s at the Manhattan Town Center. When officers arrived on scene, they identified a 20-year-old female and a ...

5 years ago
There are 8 new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,069 total cases with 23 currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have one patient ...

5 years ago
An Ellsworth County man is facing federal charges for allegedly tampering with a public water supply. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard, 22-year-old Wyatt Travnichek is charged with one count of tampering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access. The indictment alleges that on or ...

5 years ago
Salina USD 305 middle and high school  are returning back onsite full-time in person to the classroom beginning Thursday. According to the district, now is a good time to make this change since community numbers have greatly improved. April 1st is the beginning of 4th quarter, a predetermined break in students’ schedules, which is a good ...

5 years ago
A criminal on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted was arrested by the Salina Police Department SWAT Team during the noon hour Wednesday. According to the agency, the SWAT team arrested Andre Jerome Satterfield at 12:15 PM while inside a home at 212 Indiana. The SWAT Team was utilized due to Satterfield’s history of violence, who ...

5 years ago
Prohibition and the Kansas connection will be the focus of the upcoming First Thursday presentation of the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina. Dr. Isaias McCaffery will host a free Zoom event "Foam on the Range" April, 1 at 5:30pm to look at how Kansas was on the forefront of the temperance movement that eventually led to ...

5 years ago
No one is hurt, however, some damage is done to an apartment property after gun shots are fired in north Salina. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 10 spent .40 caliber shell casings are found in the alley behind an apartment complex located in the 500 block of State St. Officers were sent to ...

5 years ago
A teenager was struck and killed by a semi in Jewell County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Gabriel Rupp of Hays was loading traffic control equipment into a trailer on U.S. Highway 36 Road Tuesday morning when he was struck. The semi came to a stop in a ditch after the crash, and Rupp ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department for Children and Families and Saint Francis Ministries have agreed to amend their case management provider agreement. According to the DCF, ST. Francis will repay to the state more than $9 million in unspent grant funds. “I want to thank Saint Francis leadership for working closely with my DCF team to guarantee that unspent ...

5 years ago
Saline County has vaccinated more than 13,000 people against COVID-19. According to the Saline County Health Department, the Saline County Community Health Partners are actively registering and scheduling everyone age 16-years-old and older to be vaccinated. If you or your teen would like to be vaccinated against COVID-19, please register for your appointment today. Vaccinate Saline County ...

5 years ago
A group of Salina USD 305  students have been recognized for their entrepreneurship. According the school district, to the benefit of USD 305 students, Salina’s Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) fluidly adapted to COVID-19 constraints. As in past years, YEC presented students with hands-on experience thinking entrepreneurially. In place of an in-person “Shark Tank” experience this year, students completed ...