7 years ago
A Salina man was arrested on his ex girlfriend's front lawn after falling through her ceiling with a knife. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Tyler Berkamp was taken into custody late Thursday night after officers were called back a second time to a home in the 700 block of Cherokee. Police allege that ...

7 years ago
Salina Area Technical College on Friday inducted nine students into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society. To qualify for membership in the National Technical Honor Society, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA, be nominated by an instructor, submit an essay about their community service activities and why they should be inducted, and ...

7 years ago
Commercial flights in and out of Salina are temporarily halted. Great Lakes Airlines, the air carrier which serves Salina, suspended flights earlier this week. Great Lakes was forced to cease flight operations by its creditors. The situation is only temporary. A new carrier was already scheduled to take over the service in April. SkyWest and United are still on ...

7 years ago
A two vehicle crash sends a Salina woman to the hospital with neck pain. Police report 68-year-old Peggy Belk was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center on Wednesday afternoon after her Toyota RAV4 was hit from behind by a Toyota Camry driven by 22-year-Jesse Weis of Salina. Police say both were southbound in the 900 ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services is seeking emergency power to take over operations for more than a dozen nursing homes across the state. The request comes after New Jersey-based Skyline Health Care told state officials it will be unable to make upcoming payroll. Mission Health Care has agreed to oversee the operation of the ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman who was wanted on a warrant was wrestled into custody after allegedly biting a police officer. Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that concerned neighbors called authorities regarding a woman who was yelling and screaming on the street in the 700 block of S. 5th Wednesday afternoon around 3:45pm. Officers located 27-year-old Yolanda Cathey ...

7 years ago
Kansas public schools are one step closer to seeing an increase in state funding. A plan offered by Republican lawmakers calls for phasing in a 500-million-dollar funding increase over five years. A House committee advanced the proposal last night. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last fall that schools are inadequately funded and they set an April 30th deadline ...

7 years ago
The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is expanding its professional pilot students' career options through a new collaboration with regional carrier Piedmont Airlines. Kansas State Polytechnic is now a partner in Piedmont Airlines' cadet program, which offers tuition reimbursement and employment opportunities to select students who have earned their certified flight instructor rating. Piedmont Airlines, a ...

7 years ago
A woman has been arrested in connection with a suspicious package that prompted the evacuation of the Salina Post Office and the shutdown of several square blocks of streets in the downtown area. According to Salina Police, on Tuesday officers were dispatched to the United States Postal Service facility at 211 E. Ash in regard to ...

7 years ago
An Assaria man attending the Mid-America Farm Expo lost his wallet resulting in fraudulent use of his credit card from inside of the wallet. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 23-year-old Adrian Teasley of Assaria was attending the farm show when he lost his wallet containing cash and credit cards on Monday, March 26. Someone ...

7 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are debating a proposal to make it easier for teachers to carry concealed firearms in the classroom. A public hearing on the measure took place yesterday morning in Topeka. The bill would require teachers to undergo extra weapons training and prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to school districts who allow teachers to carry concealed ...