1 year ago
A leader at Bennington State Bank has graduated from a state leadership program. According to the bank, Debra Adams, VP, Treasury Management Officer, graduated from the prestigious 2023 Leadership Kansas program in Topeka in October. Adams was honored with the 2023 Distinguished Leadership Award during the graduation ceremony. This esteemed award, selected by the Leadership Kansas Executive ...

1 year ago
An argument inside a Salina home escalates when a boy is threatened with a knife. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 49-year-old Manford M. Jackson was taken into custody on Monday night after he allegedly pulled a knife and threatened to "cut the body up," of a teenage boy in the house. Just after 6pm, ...

1 year ago
A Kansas high school was placed on lockdown after a student brought a pellet gun to school. Police say that Lawrence High School was lockdown after a 14-year-old student was reported to be in possession of a firearm. The student was not carrying the pellet gun when he reentered the school while it was locked down. Police later ...

1 year ago
A woman has been sentenced to prison for sex crimes with a child. A Harvey County judge sentenced 32-year-old Gabriaella Akin to life in prison without the possibility for parole for 50 years for aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The crimes involved a victim younger than 14 years old.

1 year ago
After a successful first year, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is extending its relationship with Great Plains Manufacturing and continuing the Great Plains Scholars Program. The campus will host two no-cost virtual information nights for interested students on Tuesday, Nov. 13, and Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. The Great Plains Scholars Program is a one-of-a-kind scholarship where ...

1 year ago
The Salina Salvation Army is in the process of enlisting holiday help. The agency is preparing for its busiest time of the year, and among other things the bell ringer application process is underway. The agency is working on plans for the upcoming holiday season. Seasonal programs include the free community Thanksgiving dinner, the Angel Tree, ...

1 year ago
Hundreds of bikers with big hearts will be on a mission roaring across the area over the next couple of weekends delivering toys. Motorcycle toy runs are scheduled in Abilene, and Salina. The 26th Annual Abilene Motorcycle Toy Run is this coming Sunday, November 12th. Riders will depart from the Lumber House True Value parking lot ...

1 year ago
The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went online Saturday, and by Monday three of them were caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the three arrests include: Devin Isaac Murrell Ethan Dkauth Runyan Saengphet Joey Soulivong The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The November list went ...

1 year ago
Erratic behavior displayed by a Salina man in his front yard prompts neighbors to call authorities. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 30-year-old Corey K. Burn was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon after officers were sent to the 200 block of North 10th Street. Police say Burn was acting erratically when cops arrived just ...

1 year ago
A passenger in an SUV was hurt and then transported to Salina Regional Health Center with serious head injuries after an early morning crash on Saturday. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that just after 2am, twenty-year-old Kasen Walsh was driving a 2008 Mercury Mariner eastbound on State Street and lost control after crossing the ...

1 year ago
A tip leads to the arrest of a Salina man who was attempting to send drugs into the Saline County Jail. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Maximilian Wilson was taken into custody on Friday after authorities discovered he and his wife conspired to traffic methamphetamine into the jail. According to Sheriff Soldan, Mr. Wilson allegedly ...