8 years ago
Clarke Sanders has been re-elected Chairman of the Saline County  Republican Central Committee.  Sanders defeated David D’Albini at the party’s reorganizational meeting held Thursday night. Joyce Dial was re-elected as Vice-Chair.  Secretary Susan Blackshere and Treasurer Linda Reynolds did not seek re-election to their offices.  Vickie Nichols was chosen as the new Secretary and Judy Plankenhorn ...

8 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has earned numerous recognitions in recent years, including the Chronicle of Higher Education placing the college in the top 1 percent nationally for its graduation rate and the Aspen Institute consistently ranking it among the top 10 percent of two-year colleges nationwide. But the most important recognition was announced Friday: Salina Tech ...

8 years ago
Musical gear was stolen from a couple of storage sheds. Police say sometime between midnight and 9am on Thursday, someone broke into two buildings in the 1200 block of Andrew Street and took two guitars, a guitar amplifier and a 32-inch Vizio TV. Loss is listed at $1,050.

8 years ago
Police arrested a Salina man on charges of rape and domestic battery. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to Salina Regional Health Center on November 7, after a woman told staff she had been raped. Police issued a warrant last week, and arrested 46-year-old Marshall J. Matthews on Thursday in connection to ...

8 years ago
Sometime between July 2, 2016 and October 23, 2016, unknown suspect(s) forced entry to a residence located in the 700 block of Hawkes in Gypsum, Kansas. The following items were reported stolen: A Maytag, front loading washer/dryer set, red in color; A 42” Vizio flat screen TV; A Chicago Bears commemorative clock; Two refrigerator doors from ...

8 years ago
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo to be CIA director. That's according to a Trump transition official. Pompeo is a conservative Republican and a fierce critic of President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. Trump is beginning to fill out his governing team, and the transition official says Trump will make the Pompeo announcement on ...

8 years ago
Kansas' state universities are proposing raising housing and dining rates starting next year. The Kansas Board of Regents received the proposed rates from the six state universities Wednesday. The largest rate increase would be at the University of Kansas, with a 4.9 percent. Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University and ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a thief. Police say that on November 11th between 4pm and 5pm, a door window was broken to gain entry to a vehicle parked at Planet Fitness at 2012 S. Ohio. A purse was taken from the car, along with a wedding ring and band. Credit ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating the death of a Fort Riley soldier. According to the Army, a 1st Infantry Division soldier was found dead on Tuesday of this week in Manhattan. Spc. Phillip Cruz-Medellin, a satellite communication systems operator-maintainer, was assigned to the 267th Signal Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade. “We are all greatly saddened ...

8 years ago
A gun was stolen from a Salina home. Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred in the 700 block of Fairdale sometime between November 10 and November 16. Police say someone broke a sliding glass door to enter the home and took a .40 caliber Hi-Point pistol valued at $180, plus $10 of .40 caliber ammunition. An ...

8 years ago
Two small earthquakes have shaken parts of north-central Kansas. The Hays Post reports that the 2.7- and 3.4-magnitude quakes struck Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey says both were centered about 25 miles southeast of Smith Center. Officials with the Osborne and Smith County Sheriff's Department said they didn't receive any calls about the quakes. Scientists say damage ...