Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Kansas State University ( often called K-State ) is a public university in Manhattan , Kansas , in the United States , although there is also a branch in Salina , Kansas .
Simplified: In 1991 , the former Kansas Technical Institute in Salina , Kansas was merged with Kansas State University by an act of the Kansas legislature . The College of Technology and Aviation is located at the Salina campus , and is commonly referred to as K-State Salina .