7 years ago
A new superintendent will soon take over leadership of the USD 306 Southeast of Saline School District. According to USD 306, their board of education met in a special meeting Monday night to formally hire Mr. Roger Stumpf as the next Superintendent for Southeast of Saline Public Schools. Stumpf , currently a building principal for SES, brings ...

7 years ago
The school finance debate is continuing in Topeka. The Kansas Legislature is expected to resume discussions on school funding after they return from a break this week. Lawmakers have two months to approve a new school funding formula before a Kansas Supreme Court deadline takes effect April 30th. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last October lawmakers are not ...

7 years ago
Justin Holton did not set out to live a life of selfless heroism, but as with so many true leaders, a commitment to serving others just came naturally. Today Holton works as a critical care flight paramedic and for Vanderbilt LifeFlight, a critical care air medical transport service in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a position ...

7 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina teen who went missing late last week. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News that 14-year-old Damion Smith went missing this past Friday, February 23rd. He was last seen when a family member dropped him off at school. There have been possible sightings in the area of the Chapel ...

7 years ago
A Monday night officer involved fatal shooting in Wamego is under investigation. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Monday night shortly after 6:00, the Wamego Police Department requested KBI assistance to respond to and investigate a shooting. Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday, law enforcement officers responded to the report of an ...

7 years ago
A Fort Riley teenager has been arrested in connection with a school threat. According to Fort Riley, a 14-year-old Fort Riley boy is being held in juvenile detention with no bond until a hearing March 1 in Geary County District Court. The teen was arrested Friday for allegedly making a verbal threat against the Freshman Success Academy ...

7 years ago
Salina Central High School ended the day Monday under heightened security after a threat was found in a bathroom. The district sent out the following e-mail to parents, informing of threatening graffiti found in a bathroom: “Dear Mustang Family, With the concerns across the country about school safety please know that the safety of our students and staff ...

7 years ago
A unique new mural at the Central Mall in Salina is inspired by 1990's era graffiti, and 1990's era hip-hop music. Tony’s Pizza Events Center has added a new feature at the Central Mall for the I Love the 90’s Tour coming to Salina on March 31st. The graffiti inspired mural was painted by local Salina ...

7 years ago
One of the stars of the former CBS award-winning drama "The Good Wife" is coming to Salina.  Alan Cumming is coming to perform his "Legal Immigrant" show at the Stiefel Theatre on Friday, May 11th. According to the venue, Alan Cumming was described by Time Magazine as one of the most fun people in show business, ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman was taken into custody Sunday night after allegedly hitting her boyfriend in the head with a tire iron. Police arrested 31-year-old Sierra Nicole Hern in connection to an assault earlier in the day. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers went to the hospital around 5:30am to interview 33-year-old Jason Buster. He told ...

7 years ago
A Salina man who allegedly hit a tree with his truck, spit on a nurse and punched a police officer in the shoulder was arrested on Friday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 51-year-old Mark Sprout is facing numerous charges in connection to an incident that began around 4:30pm when Sprout allegedly drove through ...