7 years ago
An elderly man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at his caretaker. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 700 block of Park Street on Thursday night around 8pm after 87-year-old Roy Pierce allegedly pointed a a handgun at a couple of women. Police say Pierce and Denise Johnson ...

7 years ago
Two cadets from St. John's Military School were taken into police custody on Wednesday after an alleged sexual assault on the Salina campus. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a 16-year-old student and 15-year-old student were arrested after officers interviewed a male victim at the hospital. Police say the victim, who is also a SJMS student ...

7 years ago
Millions of dollars in tax credits go unclaimed each year because people don't know they are eligible. You can help those individuals by volunteering through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sponsored by the Salina Area United Way. VITA volunteers help people apply for Earned Income Tax Credits and other eligible tax credits. The ...

7 years ago
There's a new website in town. Kansas Rides, which can be found online at www.ksrides.org, was created to support the efforts of public transportation agencies across the state to provide more information to current and prospective customers about service options. Transit services across rural Kansas are provided by a multitude of local providers. It is necessary ...

7 years ago
Three soldiers from Fort Riley are accused of federal weapons crimes. An indictment unsealed Thursday alleges three Kansas residents lied on forms they filled out to purchase firearms, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. All three defendants were soldiers stationed at Fort Riley. Johny Perez, 26, Junction City, Kan., is charged with six counts of making false statements ...

7 years ago
A retired highway patrol trooper was charged Thursday with lying to the FBI during an investigation into illegal gambling in Wichita, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Michael Frederiksen, 52, Derby, Kan., is charged with two counts of making false statements to FBI investigators. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Wichita alleges that in 2014, ...

7 years ago
Two Wichita police officers and a gambling operator tried to out an undercover investigator at a poker game, a federal indictment unsealed Thursday alleges. Three men are charged with obstructing a criminal investigation, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Bruce Mackey, 45, Goddard, Kan., a Wichita police officer, Michael Zajkowski, 50, Wichita, Kan., who is no longer ...

7 years ago
Kansas State University Football Coach Bill Snyder’s 22-year-old grandson has died in Manhattan. Riley County Police Department spokeswoman Hali Rowland said Thursday morning that Matthew Snyder was found dead in a home in Manhattan Wednesday afternoon. No cause of death was immediately released, but it was not considered to be suspicious. Mathew was the son of Sean and ...

7 years ago
Some of the biggest hip hop stars of the 90's are coming to Salina. The "I Love the 90’s Tour", including Vanilla Ice, Coolio, Tone Loc, Rob Base, & Young MC is coming to the Tony's Pizza Events Center. According to the venue, following early sold out shows and mounting demand from fans, the "I Love ...

7 years ago
The Earl Bane Foundation has awarded Smoky Hills Public Television with a grant for the station’s Literacy Leadership program. The $5,000 grant will provide books to children in Head Start in Saline County and support children’s programming. “We greatly appreciate the generosity of the Earl Bane Foundation in support of our educational mission,” said Dawn Gabel, Smoky Hills Public Television General Manager. Smoky ...

7 years ago
An investigation into drug activity at a South Central Kansas high school has ended with multiple  arrests, including five students. According to the Newton Police Department, five  juveniles and two adults were arrested Wednesday morning as part of a Harvey County Drug Task Force investigation into drug activity at Newton High School. One other suspect in the case ...