12 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a known suspect after a rental car is reported stolen. Management at Enterprise Rent a Car, 1605 W. Crawford, contacted police after a rental agreement was broken. Police say a 2013 Nissan Altima, valued at $25,000 was rented on September 24th, but not returned to the lot in Salina by October 28th. Enterprise ...

12 years ago
The Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation awards four Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants. The grants are for projects occurring in the calendar year beginning January 1, 2014. The projects supported by these grants range in artistic media from filmmaking to ceramics. The dollars awarded will enable grantees to enter into a course of study, promote their work, ...

12 years ago
Vandals scratch paint on a pickup truck. Officers were called to the 300 block of W. Ellsworth on Tuesday morning, after the owner of a Ford pickup called SPD. Police say sometime between Monday night at 11pm and Tuesday morning around 8:30am, someone used an unknown object to scratch the paint on driver's side of a truck ...

12 years ago
A Salina man is facing DUI charges after a one vehicle crash. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, after a call from a concerned citizen, deputies were actively looking for an alleged drunk driver Tuesday night who left a home in Brookville with his family on board around 9pm. Moments later a deputy came upon a pickup truck ...

12 years ago
Staff from U.S. Senator Jerry Moran's office will be in Salina to take questions and help with problems. According to the Senator's office, a staff member will be in Salina to hold open office hours next week on Wednesday. Individuals who are experiencing difficulties with Social Security, Medicare, veterans’ affairs or have other concerns regarding federal ...

12 years ago
The Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita might someday be named for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Wichita city council members agreed on Tuesday to create an advisory committee to study renaming the city's airport. The council received petitions last month suggesting that the airport be named after Eisenhower, who grew up in Abilene. The city's director of airports, Victor ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Wichita tow truck driver died when he was hit by a vehicle that then fled the scene. The patrol says 39-year-old Christopher Burton-Scott was hit Tuesday evening just west of Stafford. He was securing a tour bus to his tow truck at the time. The patrol is asking anyone with information ...

12 years ago
Kansas officials are preparing to issue new revenue projections to guide legislators and Governor Sam Brownback in making budget decisions. Forecasters are scheduled to meet Wednesday to revise earlier projections for the current fiscal year. From July through October, tax collections were $27 million less than anticipated. The forecasters also plan to issue the first official revenue ...

12 years ago
Secretary of State Kris Kobach is embroiled in a legal dispute over which court should hear a challenge to a Kansas law requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls. Kobach's office moved successfully to have the lawsuit transferred from state court to federal court. Kobach says the lawsuit raises federal voting law issues. But Wichita ...

12 years ago
As the clock ticked down on Salina Sacred Heart High School's football season Tuesday night, it was also ticking down on the life of Martin Stadium. The Knight's 27 - 20 loss to Phillipsburg ended their season, and also marked an end to the stadium, which will be torn down to make way for a ...

12 years ago
A lawsuit challenging a Kansas law requiring voters to present a photo ID when casting a ballot has been moved from state to federal court. The suit was filed in June by Wichita attorney Jim Lawing on behalf of two Overbrook residents who are challenging the constitutionality of the 2011 changes in the Kansas voting laws. Secretary ...