8 years ago
A Salina man has claimed a $10,000 lottery prize. According to the Kansas Lottery, Curtis Allman of Salina made the trip to Topeka this week to claim his $10,000 prize he won playing the $20 Kansas Lucky Diamonds instant scratch game. It may not have been a top prize winner in the Lucky Diamonds game, but ...

8 years ago
A new Bishop will be ordained and installed  this week as the 12th bishop of the Salina Catholic Diocese. Bishop-elect Jerry Vincke will be ordained and installed on Wednesday at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina. The ordination of a bishop happens within the context of a Mass. Following the reading of sacred scripture, the ordination begins. ...

8 years ago
An independent running for Kansas governor is facing a challenge. A lawyer for the Kansas Democratic Party has filed an objection saying more than six-thousand signatures used to help secure Greg Orman's place on the November ballot should be thrown out because several petition circulators were allegedly not qualified under state law. The objection was filed ...

8 years ago
Salina's Kenwood Cove water park let the dogs out Monday evening. Or to be more accurate, let the dogs in for one final swim After closing for the season over the weekend, the water park opened Monday evening for one final swim, the annual "Pooch Plunge". The event proved popular, with a large crowd of people enjoying ...

8 years ago
A large crowd gathered Monday afternoon to support embattled Salina Animal Services Manager Vanessa Cowie. Over 50 people gathered at the Salina City County Building at 3:30 in the afternoon prior to the regularly scheduled Salina City Commission Meeting displaying signs and chanting in support of the suspended manager of the Salina Animal Shelter. Cowie was abruptly ...

8 years ago
Two men were killed on a gravel road in rural Dickinson County after the golf cart they were in - reportedly turned in front of an oncoming pickup truck. According to Dickinson County Undersheriff James Swisher, 28-year-old Lucas Hicks of Herington and 26-year-old Casey Schardein of Hope were traveling southbound on Rain Road near Herington on ...

8 years ago
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation is working to help communities or qualified organizations in NW Kansas advance community projects by providing an upper level college intern. Qualified organizations must have a 501c3 designation or the equivalent. Communities or organizations first identify a community improvement project such as downtown revitalization planning; community website, calendar or marketing; park or ...

8 years ago
A suspected dogfighting ring is busted in northeast Kansas. Authorities seized 45 dogs and arrested one man Thursday morning in Bendena. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the dogs lived in deplorable conditions and some of them had scars and injuries commonly seen in dogfighting. Twenty-eight-year-old Colton Albright was booked on 42 counts of dogfighting as well as ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a golf cart from the Salina Country Club. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime between 7pm Thursday and 9am Friday, someone stole a RXV-EZ-Go electric golf cart from the course located at 2101 E. Country Club Road. Police say staff discovered the cart, which is green in color ...

8 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation announces that the application process has begun for two categories of the Horizons Grants Program. The Organizational Project Grants, along with the Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants, are now open for application, with a deadline of November 1, 2018. These grants support artistic growth through Salina’s cultural and nonprofit organizations ...

8 years ago
Solid gate counts, steady advanced Button sales, new Art Installations and great entertainment were among takeaways of this year’s Smoky Hill River Festival, held June 7-10 in Oakdale Park. Here’s a recap from Salina Arts and Humanities: OVER THE RIVER: The Festival 2018 estimated gate count was 56,784 compared to 67, 381 for 2017, 56,351 for 2016 ...