7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a man from Hays was beaten and then had his car stolen by the assailants at a Salina motel. Capt. Paul Forrester says that the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 22 between 2:20-6:20 P.M. at the Red Carpet Inn at 222 E. Diamond Dr. The 69-year-old victim, Larry Long of Hays was ...

7 years ago
Authorities in eastern Kansas' say a 56-year-old man drowned after his car was swept away by floodwaters caused by thunderstorms that pummeled the region. The Miami County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday that the body of Robert Dean Schoenhals of Pleasanton was found about 2 1/2 hours after the accident. Authorities say a deputy ...

7 years ago
Authorities have identified the human remains found at a lake near downtown Kansas City, Kansas, as those of a missing man. The Kansas City Star reports that the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office says the remains of 61-year-old William Boyd Jr. were found on Aug. 11 at Big Eleven Lake. The sheriff's office says it is still ...

7 years ago
The Salina USD 305 school district is saving over a half million dollars by refinancing bonds. According to the district, the school board Tuesday night approved refinancing bonds that will save the school district $533,419. “As good stewards of the community’s tax support to have quality facilities for our students, we are pleased to refinance bonds ...

7 years ago
Federal prosecutors say a Filipino woman has pleaded guilty in Kansas to stealing nearly $100,000 from a U.S. Naval base in Japan. The prosecutors announced Monday that Cynthia Lopez Creseni pleaded guilty Friday to theft of public money. She stole $99,068 from the Morale Welfare and Recreation Center at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. At the ...

7 years ago
In a 4-1 decision, the Saline County Board of Commissioners approved reclassifying the County Appraiser’s position to grade 27, step 3.  County Appraiser Sean Robertson will move from pay grade 26, step 3 to pay grade 27, step 3. Commissioner Jim Weese said that the pay reflected the “fair market”, adding Saline County has “a good ...

7 years ago
Saline County Commissioners have been looking at the current firework laws, and are considering changes.  Emergency Management Director Hannah Stambaugh and Planning and Zoning Director David Neal returned to the commission Tuesday with specific proposed changes to the wording of county statutes related to the sale and discharge of fireworks. Stambaugh reported that most of the ...

7 years ago
The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked Salina Area Technical College fifth in the nation among two-year colleges for its graduation rate – moving up from ninth in 2016. The Chronicle’s annual Almanac, a compendium of statistics about higher education in the United States, is published each August. Among those statistics is what portion of a college’s ...

7 years ago
A customer's truck was broken into at a Salina truck repair shop. Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred sometime between August 14 and 15 at The Truck Center, located at 2552 N. 9th Street. Police say multiple items were stolen from inside a 2000 Peterbilt truck owned by Reicks Way Trucking of Kearny, Nebraska ...

7 years ago
Five men from Illinois were taken into custody after a traffic stop on Interstate-70 early Monday morning. A deputy with the Saline County Sheriff's Office pulled over a vehicle near the Hedville exit on I-70 at about 1:15am Monday. The deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the car and a search of the ...

7 years ago
A woman accused of trying to hit her husband and four other people with her car was found at her church and arrested on Monday. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Jessica Isaac was taken into custody for allegedly trying to run down three adults and 1-year-old twins in a stroller who ...