UPDATE: USD 305 Superintendent’s Contract Not Renewed
In a move that surprised many people, at the conclusion of a lengthy executive session the Salina USD 305 Board of Education Tuesday night voted to non-renew Superintendent Bill Hall's contract. Among...
View ArticleSuspect Sought in Residential Theft
A house guest leaves a Salina home with over $4,000 worth of stolen items. Police are looking for a known suspect who was staying as a guest in a home in the 300 block of E. Bond until Tuesday....
View ArticleDriver Cited in 2 Car Crash
A man from Chapman was transported to the hospital with chest pains following a 2 car crash in downtown Salina. Police say 21-year-old Wesley Robertson was driving westbound on Ash Street Tuesday...
View ArticleHouse Passes Sales Exemption for Fencing Supplies
The Kansas House unanimously passed a sales tax exemption for supplies and services to repair or construct fencing for agricultural land. The bill passed Tuesday by the House is in response to fires...
View ArticleTools Stolen from Truck Bed
Salina Police are investigating after multiple hand tools were taken from a pickup bed with a hardcover. Police say owner Dustin Small told officers that sometime between February 18 and March 12,...
View ArticleKansas Suit Adds to Woes of Man at Center of Lottery Scam
A lawsuit by the state of Kansas accuses the man at the center of a multi-state lottery number-fixing scam of working with two others to redeem two bogus lottery tickets for $44,000. Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleTower Climber Hurt in Fall
A fall from a radio tower Wednesday morning sent a man to the hospital. The accident happened at the former Rocking M Radio facility at 641 W. Cloud Street. In February, three radio stations that were...
View ArticleMan Injured in Motorcycle Crash Dies
A Salina man who was hurt in a motorcycle crash a couple of weeks ago has died. Salina Police tell KSAL News that 60-year-old John Phil died from complications from injuries sustained in the crash....
View ArticleA “Dream Come True Kind of Day”
Students at a Salina middle school Wednesday experienced what one teacher described as a "dream come true kind of day." Radio Disney Country Star Tegan Marie made a stop at Salina South Middle School...
View ArticleMotion to Dismiss Part of Kansas State Title IX Case Denied
A federal judge has dismissed part of a Title IX lawsuit filed against Kansas State by two women who allege they were raped at off-campus fraternity houses. The court dismissed the claims of one former...
View ArticleCompany Trailer Stolen
A trailer owned by a janitorial supply company was stolen from a residential street. Salina Police report a 6-foot by 10-foot enclosed trailer owned by Sage Products, 732 N. 9th was stolen sometime...
View ArticleTV, English Bulldog Stolen
A couple returns to their motel room and discovers the door was left open by a burglar. Salina Police report Bradley and Dawn Holmes left their room at the Airliner Motel around 1am Thursday and...
View ArticleZoo Mourning Beloved Orangutan
Rolling Hills Zoo has lost a beloved member of their animal family. The zoo says Clyde, the 40 year old male Sumatran orangutan, passed away as he was being prepared for surgery Wednesday morning....
View Article305 Superintendent Hall to Stay Course
USD 305 Superintendent Bill Hall says he will stay the course and continue to lead Salina's schools, despite a 4-3 vote to non-renew his contract in two years. "I believe I owe it to this community to...
View ArticleKansas Senate Rejects top GOP Leader’s Proposed Spending Cut
The Kansas Senate has rejected a proposal from its top Republican leader to cut state spending by $105 million to help the state avoid a budget deficit on June 30. The vote Thursday was 33-7 against...
View Article3 Face more Federal Charges in Alleged Kansas Bomb Plot
Three Kansas men accused of plotting to attack Somali immigrants in the state are facing a second federal conspiracy count. A revised indictment returned Thursday in Wichita against Patrick Stein,...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas Reports 2 Percent Increase in Crimes
The University of Kansas says reported crimes increased 2 percent from 2015 to 2016, led by an increase in theft and criminal damage to property cases. Annual crime statistics from the university's...
View ArticleComic Con Event Coming to Salina
A first of its kind comic-inspired event is coming to Salina. Organizers are busy preparing the first ever Salina Comic Con. The event will feature comics, toys, cards (both sports and non‐sports)...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Hay Relief Headed South
Truckloads of hay from South Dakota farmers are headed south to states where ranchers have been devastated by wildfires. More than a dozen trucks loaded with hay bales left South Dakota Wednesday and...
View ArticleThreats Lead to Arrest of a Co-worker
A front porch disturbance at a Salina home leads to the arrest of a man found hiding on campus at Kansas Wesleyan University. Police officers were called to a home at 512 E. Kirwin Thursday evening...
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