9 years ago
A Salina man is in jail after allegedly placing a knife to the throat of a woman he was arguing with. Police arrested 27-year-old Matthew Levin on Saturday after he left a party at the Berschel Apartments where witnesses told officers they heard a woman scream from the kitchen. Levin then left the scene in a cab. Police ...

9 years ago
A Saturday shed fire is being investigated as an arson. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that crews from Salina Fire were sent to 1111 North 7th on Saturday morning at 6:15am. Police say the fire destroyed the structure and contents which included a Craftsman push mower and clothing. There were no injuries. Total loss is estimated ...

9 years ago
Routine all night-access to Kansas State University's Hale Library has ended, with the building closing at midnight most nights to save money. Kansas State said in an email that its libraries lost nearly $1 million over the past two years from a drop in general funds and lower enrollment. The email says the funding reductions come ...

9 years ago
Two Salina truck thieves are arrested and the vehicle they allegedly stole was found in Colorado Springs. According to Lt. Mike Ascher with the Saline County Sheriff's, 18-year-old Dylan Vessey and 19-year-old Harold Metzger were booked into the Saline County Jail Friday on theft charges. Deputies were looking for someone who stole a 2008 Chevy Silverado that ...

9 years ago
A former Kansas State University football player is accused of taking part in a home invasion and homicide in Louisiana. Former K-State quarterback Daniel Sams was arrested on Saturday in connection with an August 12th home invasion and homicide in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The crime  left former McNeese State defensive back Aaron Javone Sam dead. Police say ...

9 years ago
The state is implementing a system that will make it easier to track the location or release of inmates in county jails. The Kansas Attorney General's Office says the system is called Victim Information and Notification Everyday, or VINE. It is already operating in 19 counties and is expected to be in use in the other ...

9 years ago
The Bethany College Music Department is partnering with a college alumnus to make opera readily accessible to audiences in central Kansas. “Humanity Sings: A Concert of Scenes & Choruses from Great Operas” will be performed on Sunday, September 11 at 7 p.m. at the Presser Hall Auditorium on the Bethany campus. The concert is a collaboration ...

9 years ago
Staff from Fort Hays State University's Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science will host seven free information sessions across the state this fall, including in Salina. Students and their parents will learn about KAMS, which provides students with 68 tuition-free credit hours, and visit with representatives. Four sessions will include an exclusive dinner with Dr. Roger ...

9 years ago
Data released this week shows U.S. driving is up 3.3 percent for the first six months of 2016. Travel on the state highway system in Kansas is even higher at 3.6 percent over where it was one year ago. Traveling through Kansas has been rising steadily the past few years, setting records in 2014 with 30.71 ...

9 years ago
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation is offering a new grant opportunity for 26 counties in Northwest Kansas. The Foundation is offering up to $20,000 per county in the Hansen service area for county clean-up initiatives. The grants are designed to assist with efforts to beautify communities for current residents and to help with recruitment of new ...

9 years ago
State and Riley County health officials are working to determine why more than a dozen Manhattan High School students became ill this week. Riley County health official Jennifer Green says the high school reported that the students had been sent home after reporting nausea and vomiting. Green says at least 16 students were sent home between Monday ...