Salina Crime Stoppers 4-15-16
Between March 28th and 29th a theft was committed at Hillcrest Apartments, 2140 E Crawford. The maintenance office was entered and an air conditioner vacuum pump, air conditioner recovery tank,...
View ArticleFive Arrested in Drug Investigation
The I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force seized a large amount of methamphetamine and made five arrests after searching two houses in Salina on Thursday. According to Task Force Commander Lt. Bill Cox, more...
View ArticleBullet Hits Car in Garage
Salina Police are investigating after a small bullet hole was discovered in a garage door. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that sometime between 8am Tuesday morning and 4:30pm Thursday afternoon,...
View ArticleDamage to Property
A Salina man was arrested after an officer on patrol allegedly witnessed him damaging a stucco wall in the Elmore Center. Police say that 47-year-old Scott Smalley was ramming a Salina Journal news...
View ArticleSalina Police Log 4-15-16
Police report a burglary from a unit at City Wide Storage, 440 N. Ohio sometime between the first of February and April 12th. The owner told officers there was no sign of force and numerous furniture...
View ArticleOpen House on Salina Campus
K-State Polytechnic's Open House on Saturday is promicing not only a glimpse of how high-tech is being used in the classroom - but a high-five from Willie the Wildcat. "This is your chance to see all...
View ArticleGuilty Verdict in Teen Murder Case
A Salina man has been found guilty of 1st degree murder in connection with the shooting death last May of a Salina South High School student. A jury late Friday afternoon found 19-year-old Stephen...
View ArticleSt. John’s Military School Facing New Lawsuit
A Tennessee father has sued a Kansas military school alleging its failure to adequately supervise cadets led to the sexual assault of his 12-year-old son by another student. The lawsuit, filed Friday...
View ArticleKansas Faces Questions About Future of State Mental Hospital
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas hopes to bring one of its mental hospitals back in line with federal standards by July so the state doesn't keep losing up to $1 million a month in federal funds. But...
View ArticleGovernor Brownback Has New Plan to End KC-Area Business Raiding
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has a new proposal designed to end his state's ongoing battle with Missouri to lure businesses across the border in the Kansas City area. But the proposal...
View ArticleKansas Wesleyan Optimistic About Nursing Accreditation
SALINA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Wesleyan University President Matt Thompson says he is optimistic the school's nursing program will regain accreditation this fall. Wesleyan withdrew its accreditation from...
View ArticleTech mapping spells trouble for Kansas home
An 82-year-old Kansas woman never knew why strangers kept calling or showing up at a property she owns in rural Kansas. But she gained some clarity recently when Fusion.net published a story about a...
View ArticleKansas AG says school funding law fixes constitutional flaws
Attorney General Derek Schmidt says a law signed by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback last week satisfies the state's constitutional duty to provide equitable funding to public schools. The Topeka...
View ArticleHigh School Student Killed in Crash
The North Central Kansas community of Beloit is mourning the death of a high school student who was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in rural Mitchell County. According to the...
View ArticleGoogle to Experiment With Technology For Citywide Wi-Fi
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City leaders have given Google permission to put antennas on light poles in parts of the city to test new technology that could lead to citywide wireless Internet access....
View ArticleJustice’s Fundraising Arm: ‘Politicized’ Bid to Purge Court
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas Supreme Court justice's fundraising arm is pursuing donations by arguing an "unprecedented politicized effort" is underway to deny justices retention over school finance...
View ArticleTechnology The Wildcat Way in Salina
The newly named K-State Polytechnic campus in Salina opened its doors to the public Saturday, and invited one and all to an open house. Hundreds of prospective students and their families were joined...
View ArticleRepublican Delegates Selected in Salina
Kansas Republicans from the 1st District met in Salina Saturday to select three of the 2,472 Republican delegates who will be attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, this...
View ArticleAuction of salvaged items from Kansas Statehouse in May
History buffs and those with fond memories the Kansas Statehouse will be able to own a piece of the building. The state is planning to auction off thousands of items salvaged from the renovated Kansas...
View ArticleKansas Forest Service deals with fires, budget constraints
The Kansas Forest Service has faced budget constraints as it works to deal with wildfires like the largest in the state's history last month. Larry Biles, director of the Kansas Forest Service, told...
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