7 years ago
A new person is taking over leadership of Cloud County Community College. According to the school, the Cloud County Community College Board of Trustees extended an offer to Dr. Mark Smith to become the institution’s seventh president. The board voted unanimously to hire Smith at Tuesday night’s meeting. He will begin work on February 1, 2017. Smith ...

7 years ago
The Riley County Police Department has concluded its investigation into a battery report involving members of the Manhattan High School football team. The agency has been investigating incidents which have been described as “birthday beatdowns” involving Manhattan High School football players. Two players were beaten by teammates in a hazing ritual. The incident occurred on school ...

7 years ago
Riley County Police are investigating an overnight drive-by shooting in Manhattan. Riley County Police early Wednesday morning are asking the public to avoid the 1500 block of Colorado street while officers investigate what is believed to be a drive-by shooting. Officers were called to the area for a report of shots fired at approximately 3:30 this morning. ...

7 years ago
A three-block portion of Downtown Salina looked a little more festive Tuesday evening. Bright colored winter scarves were wrapped around trees and poles, stretching from Mulberry to Ash Streets. The scarves were not decorations. They were gifts for those who might be trying to fight off the cold. Each scarf had a small note attached to it, ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the discovery of a couple of counterfeit $50 bills found in bank deposits this week. Police say staff at Bennington State Bank on South Ohio found a fake $50 bill in a deposit from The Scheme Restaurant, 123 N. 7th. Staff at First Bank Kansas on W. Crawford also detected a bogus ...

7 years ago
The Ellsworth Police Department is asking the public's assistance after an armed robbery at a business. The robbery happened on Monday, December 18, shortly before 5 p.m. at the Seitz Drug Store, 206 N. Douglas Ave. in Ellsworth, Kan. The suspect left the scene before police could arrive, with an unknown amount of a controlled narcotic. Authorities ...

7 years ago
A cow that had walked through an electrified wire on a stubble field caused a non-injury car accident on Monday evening. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that Glen Deines, 67 of Smolan was driving his four-door sedan westbound on W. Water Well Road Monday evening just before 6pm when a black cow entered ...

7 years ago
The search of a camper in north Salina leads to a couple of drug related arrests. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, on Monday around 9am, officers used a search warrant to enter a camper at 1026 N. 12th Street and arrested 56-year-old Gregory Wolfe and 46-year-old Michelle Hirsch. Police found 5.8 grams of methamphetamine packaged for ...

7 years ago
Family and friends are trying to find a Salina man who is a wheelchair user. Kansas Missing and Unsolved tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Alex LaRussa has been missing since December 8th. His family last heard from him at 4:00 in the morning on that date. LaRussa, whose left leg is amputated above his knee, is a ...

7 years ago
Authorities are investigating the weekend death of a Fort Riley Soldier. According to the Army, a 1st Infantry Division Soldier was found dead in his residence in Junction City on Saturday. Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Johnson, an artillery mechanic with Battery F, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Inf. Div., was ...

7 years ago
Kansas Lottery players may want to add Mega Millions and Powerball tickets to their holiday shopping list for a chance to receive an early present worth multi-millions.  The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight’s drawing is a whopping $223 million, with a cash option of $141.7 million. A huge Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing is an ...