12 years ago
A gift of $550,000 from Kansas State University alumna Mary Vanier will benefit the K-State Proud Student Opportunity Awards fund. K-State Proud is a student-led, nationally recognized fundraising campaign for the university. Guided by the leadership of the Student Foundation, the campaign encourages students to show their K-State pride through philanthropy. All student campaign donations establish ...

12 years ago
The Douglas County Sheriff says the shooting of a man on Highway 59 south of Lawrence apparently was not a random act of violence. Twenty-four-year-old Skylar Workman of Lawrence was shot Monday night as he drove on the highway. Investigators said in a news release Wednesday the shooting was likely not random violence but said they ...

12 years ago
The body of a Salina man is recovered from Milford Lake. According to the Geary County Sheriff's Office, the body of 65-year-old Stephen Edwards was recovered Wednesday. Authorities had been searching for Edwards since Sunday. He went into the water to retrieve a fishing pole and didn't resurface. Edwards was fishing with a grandson and friend ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism said officers pulled 17 stranded boats off the reservoirs during the holiday weekend. Capt. Dan Melson said Wednesday the boats either ran out of gas or had mechanical failures. He says the holiday generally is the first time every year people take out their boats, and many don't ...

12 years ago
The 2014 Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest begins on Friday afternoon, with the first clue being announced live in Oakdale Park, and on the radio. A hand-crafted art medallion will be hidden on public property somewhere in Salina. Clues will be released each morning, until the medallion is found. Clues can be heard on the ...

12 years ago
There were no injures when a Saline County road motor grader crashed According to Saline County, the accident happened on Wednesday on Fairchilds Road south of Water Well Road. The road grader left the road, rolling onto its side. Damage to the grader was minimal. Other than two windows needing replaced, there was no visible damage. No one ...

12 years ago
An automotive diagnostic tool is stolen from a pickup truck. Salina Police are investigating after someone removed a 2005 Mac Mentor Scan Tool from a truck that was parked in the 1000 block of East Elm. The owner told officers his 2000 Chevy pickup was left unlocked. Someone apparently entered the vehicle sometime between Monday at 9pm and ...

12 years ago
A check of inventory at a heavy equipment parts dealer reveals missing items. Salina Police were contacted by staff at Foley Equipment, 529 North Broadway, after a number of oil drums and batteries were not found in the warehouse. Police say someone removed four Caterpillar brand oil drums and twenty one Caterpillar brand batteries sometime between May ...

12 years ago
Game wardens were busy around Kansas over Memorial day weekend. Law enforcement officers with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism were positioned around the state over the Memorial Day holiday weekend to help thousands of outdoor enthusiasts safely enjoy the Sunflower State’s reservoirs. According to the agency, in addition to enforcing wildlife laws and ...

12 years ago
College students won't be the only ones learning on the Kansas State University Salina campus this summer. K-State Salina is again offering its Discover Programs in aviation, engineering technology and sports for kindergartners to eighth-graders. The programs began in 2007 as a way for the college to extend its academic offerings beyond the traditional classroom and inspire ...

12 years ago
An enhanced website and open house are part of efforts by the Kansas Department of Administration to increase public awareness of state surplus property available for purchase. The agency says in a news release that it launched the website in April to let the public shop online for items ranging from computers to office furniture, supplies ...