7 years ago
The Salina Police Department is among 41 law enforcement agencies  throughout the the state being honored with AAA Kansas Community Traffic Safety Awards for their 2018 work to keep roadways in their cities and counties safe through a variety of initiatives and programs. According to AAA, the awards have been presented annually since 2011 to community ...

7 years ago
Last August, a mother put her youngest son on a plane in New Jersey bound for Garden City Community College to play football in southwestern Kansas. Just 48 hours later, the 19-year-old was dead. The family knows how and when Braeden Bradforth died. But in the six months since he collapsed in a narrow alley after a grueling ...

7 years ago
Kansas State University graduates continue to set records for employment rates and salaries in a wide variety of careers across the globe. According to the university's annual post-graduation report, 96 percent of 2017-2018 graduates are employed or pursuing further education — a 1 percent increase from 2016-2017 graduates and a 2 percent increase from 2015-2016 graduates. ...

7 years ago
The first in a series of three legislative issue meetings with the Saline County legislative delegation will be held this Saturday. The event is 8:30-10am, at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Visit Salina Annex, 120 W. Ash. The meetings are designed to keep citizens informed on state legislative activity. Senator Randall Hardy, and Representatives Steven Johnson, ...

7 years ago
Another blast of winter will start another week in Kansas. After unseasonable cold on Monday snow is anticipated on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, below normal temperatures will continue today. Cold temperatures and a breezy north wind will support wind chills from around 5 below zero to 5 above this morning. Highs will range ...

7 years ago
The Payless ShoeSource store at the Central Mall in Salina is one of the 2,100 that will soon be out of the business. The company is shutting down all 21-hundred-stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Liquidation sales, including in Salina, began on Sunday. The company made the announcement on Friday, becoming the biggest closing by a ...

7 years ago
The City of Salina’s Public Works department along with the North Salina Community Development (NSCD) group will be holding a public meeting at the St. Johns Military Academy library from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on February 28, 2019. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the ongoing efforts of the NSCD group to improve the area ...

7 years ago
When the Salina Family YMCA hosts its  9th  annual "Tumble in the Jungle" gymnastics event in a couple of weeks there will be a unique competitor. According to the YMCA 60-year-old Sherrie Martin, a gymnast from Spokane, Washington, is set to compete in the Ladies Division. Martin's competitive gymnastics covers fifty years, with a 35-year break in ...

7 years ago
An event this week which helps an organization whose mission is to help the animals at Salina Animal Services is giving supporters an opportunity to take home some unique prizes. The Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter's Spay-ghetti & No-Balls Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser, which is this Thursday, has multiple raffle items. They include: 41" ...

7 years ago
A former Catholic Archbishop who was defrocked by Pope Francis on Saturday will continue to live in Kansas. According to the Catholic Diocese of Salina, on Saturday the Vatican announced that former Archbishop Theodore McCarrick has been dismissed from the clerical state. This type of dismissal is specifically known as laicization, a scenario in which a ...

7 years ago
With the air temperature struggling to reach 20 degrees the Salina Polar Plunge lived up to its name on Saturday. A group of hearty volunteers took an icy dip as a large group of well-wishes cheered them on. The Salina Polar Plunge event to help support Kansas Special Olympics was held at GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness ...