6 years ago
Alleged threatening text messages land a Salina woman in jail. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Krastal Gerleman was arrested on Thursday evening after an argument escalated in central Salina. Police say she brought one of the couple's children over to visit at a home in the 100 block of Ellsworth and an argument ...

6 years ago
Friday morning marked the end of an era in Salina. Hundreds of alumni came back for the final roll call at St. John's Military School, where the cadets have their final day of classes before the school officially closes. Since 1887, St. John's Military has been a staple in north Salina providing young men with the opportunity ...

6 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo will soon have a new family in its collection of animals. According to the zoo, a new lion pride will soon be moving in. This pride is coming from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago on the recommendation of the African Lion Species Survival Plan (SSP), a collaborative effort among Association of Zoos & ...

6 years ago
Graduation supplies are popular items around the Salina area. Beginning this weekend, and again next weekend, multiple schools are hosting commencement ceremonies for graduating seniors. This Saturday seniors at Salina Area Technical College, at the Kansas State University Polytechnic campus, and at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina will all graduate. Seniors at Ell-Saline High School graduate ...

6 years ago
The Saline County Clerk's Office is stepping up efforts to engage voters. A county-wide mailing containing information about the upcoming election in November has been sent. It also includes an advanced ballot application that can be completed and returned. According to Saline County Clerk Jamie Allen, this is the first year that Saline County has sent out ...

6 years ago
Seniors in Saline County will benefit from new grant funding. According to the county, the Saline County Department of Senior Services was awarded a $10,000 grant by Salina Regional Health Center’s Community Health Investment Program (CHIP) Grant. The Department of Senior Services is a vibrant, busy place that enables older adults to live active and independent lives ...

6 years ago
A Kansas college is mourning the deaths of two student-athletes. Two Kansas college athletes are dead following a traffic accident in eastern Texas. Local authorities say Jacobi Scott and Shelvin Keller were killed in a collision between their vehicle and a semi tractor-trailer around 6 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 59 near the town of Marshall. Both men ...

6 years ago
UPDATE: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 9- K-State Police have updated the public on the shooting situation which happened on the K-State campus in Manhattan on Thursday morning. The school has released the following statement: "The Kansas State University Police Department has concluded the primary investigation of shots that were fired around 11 a.m. at the KSU Foundation Building ...

6 years ago
For the 27th year in a row Salina letter carriers will join in a nationwide effort to help “Stamp Out Hunger”. On Saturday carriers will collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters. Nearly 1,500 letter carrier branches in all 50 states, ...

6 years ago
A portion of the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan temporarily shut down due to reports of shots fired on Thursday morning. Students received text alerts from the school shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday advising them of reports of shots fired at the K-State Foundation building at the intersection of Kimball and Dennison. The public ...

6 years ago
Salina police officers responded to a welfare check and arrested a man for drug paraphernalia, tattooing without a license and several other charges. Salina Police Captain Paul Forester told KSAL News: Wednesday night officers were dispatched to a home in the 3000 of Cedar Creek to conduct a welfare check. They were informed there was a 3-year-old ...