9 years ago
Douglas County authorities are still trying to identify a body found in a burning car last week near Clinton Lake. Authorities say deputies sent to the Rockhaven Campground near the lake last Tuesday on a report of a fire. They discovered the body inside the car when the fire was extinguished. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Douglas County ...

9 years ago
Due to a recent decline in influenza activity, Salina Regional Health Center announced today that it is lifting its visitor restrictions put in place February 13 to protect patients, visitors and employees from the spread of influenza. Visitors had been limited to immediate family members and clergy only. Infants and small children were discouraged from visiting. ...

9 years ago
A documentary film about the race ignited the dream for 26-year-old Thomas Rosenbloom. Moving to Alaska after graduating from college proved his true commitment to learning how to guide a team of sled dogs over 1,000 miles through the harsh Alaska landscape. "Last year he qualified by running shorter races and then this year he's the one ...

9 years ago
A Salina barber shop reports that their front window had been damaged between March 7th and 8th. Fades & Blades, 213 S. 5th Street, six foot by five foot front window had been hit causing the window to spider web. The barber shop says that the damage occurred between 10 P.M. and 1 P.M. between March 7th ...

9 years ago
The U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas, Tom Beall, is not among federal prosecutors who were asked to resign. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Beall will stay in office for the time being. Attorney General Jeff Sessions last week asked 46 prosecutors who were holdovers from the Obama administration to resign. Beall took over the job in April ...

9 years ago
Money and credit cards were stolen from a vehicle on March 8th. Kenny Hancock, 65, says that he was robbed of approximately $500 from his Jeep Grand Cherokee. Hancock believes that the money was taken from his vehicle while he was at the Salina YMCA, however, he didn’t realize that the cash and credit cards had been ...

9 years ago
A Salina juvenile has been arrested for breaking into a home, causing damage and stealing a Play Station 4. Johnathan Hulse, 16, of Salina, has been charged with burglary, criminal trespass and criminal damage to property. On March 10th, Jeff Cobb, reported that a Play Station 4 was stolen and a window and screen had been damaged ...

9 years ago
EaglePicher says it plans to bring 15 to 20 new jobs to its Pittsburg plant, continuing an expansion that began since the plant opened in 2007. The automated thermal battery production plant is owned by the city of Pittsburg and the company recently released its lease for another five years. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that since ...

9 years ago
Thieves grab four tires and leave a car up on blocks at a Salina auto lot. Police are investigating after someone stole a set of 16-inch chrome wheels and four Firestone tires off a 1999 Buick Regal on the lot at Hi-Co Motor Company located at 645 N. Santa Fe. Police say the theft occurred sometime between ...

9 years ago
A rollover crash sends a woman to the hospital early Sunday morning. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that 22-year-old Aaron Pohl of Wells, KS was driving a 2005 Subaru Impreza northbound on Old 81 Highway. Deputies say around 3:20am the car crossed over the center line, left the road and rolled. Pohl, who was buckled up was ...

9 years ago
The second in a series of 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, ...