10 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known female suspect who allegedly stole a purse. Police say the woman walked into a home in the 1400 block of Kingston around midnight on Tuesday and removed a purse from where a small group of people had gathered inside. The purse and contents are valued at $70. ...

10 years ago
Kansas game wardens are looking for a poacher who shot and killed a bald eagle at an area lake. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, game wardens are seeking the public's help. The say that an adult bald eagle was shot and killed below Marion Reservoir's dam sometime Wednesday morning. Bald eagles,the ...

10 years ago
A teacher from Salina and one from Solomon are among 32 first-year educators from around Kansas being honored. The teachers recipients of the 2015 Kansas Horizon Award, which recognizes exemplary first-year educators. The Kansas Horizon Award program, which is sponsored by the Kansas State Deoartment of Education, allows all school districts in the state an opportunity ...

10 years ago
The University Daily Kansan is going digital with fewer print editions and more content online. The University of Kansas' student newspaper announced Wednesday that it will move to just two printed issues per week, rather than four, starting this fall. The Kansan has seen its web traffic increase over the past several years, while print circulation has ...

10 years ago
A new survey of the nation's college freshmen shows that teenagers across the United States are spending much less time partying and socializing with friends during their last year of high school than their parents' generation did. The annual survey released Wednesday, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, also found that first-year college ...

10 years ago
A Dickinson County Community is getting rid of its police department. The Enterprise City Council voted this week to discontinue its small police department, and instead contract with the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement. The department consisted of an interim chief and two officers. Enterprise Mayor Larry Jantz tells KSAL News that final details ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman is charged with perjury and identity theft for her role in stealing a pickup. An investigation that began with a traffic stop in September led to the arrest of 29-year-old Melanie J. Smith of Salina. According to Police Lt. Bill Cox, Smith was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped in September of ...

10 years ago
Southeast of Saline is in search of a new superintendent. According to the USD #306 Board of Education, Richard Proffitt is resigning as Superintendent of Schools, effective June 30th. He has accepted the superintendent’s position at USD #413 Chanute Public Schools. Proffitt is in his 4th year serving as the superintendent of schools at Southeast of Saline.  Prior ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary in the 2200 block of Linden. Police say someone entered an unlocked 2007 Dodge Caliber sometime between Monday night at 9:30pm and Tuesday morning at 7:20am and stole a hairdressing kit valued at $1,000. Officers say a wallet, checkbook, 2 credit cards and pack of cigarettes were also taken from ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman goes to the hospital after two women confront her in her car. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a 29-year-old female was treated at Salina Regional Health Center for a broken finger after an argument flashed into violence between acquaintances. Police arrested 31-year-old Michelle Richardson and 35-year-old Jeanine Richardson both of Salina, after ...

10 years ago
Twenty Kansas State University students are getting a boost with their undergraduate research projects as the inaugural recipients of research and travel grants from the university's Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry. "Kansas State University is looking toward the future and meeting our visionary 2025 plan to be a Top 50 public research university," said ...