2 years ago
Flags across Kansas will fly at half-staff on Sunday to honor a fallen firefighter. Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags throughout Kansas be flown at half-staff from sunup to sundown on Sunday, in recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day and to honor Division Chief Martin Smith of the Dearing Fire Department in Montgomery County. “Our first ...

2 years ago
A Colorado man was transported to a hospital in Kansas after a mechanical failure caused him to crash a motor home on Interstate 70 late Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a motor home was headed east on  I 70 when it lost brakes and power steering. The RV took Exit 107, crossed K ...

2 years ago
Students from around the state and region will gather at a new facility on the Eisenhower Presidential Library campus designed for IKEducation programs. Senator J.R. Claeys secured funding for a matching grant of $5 Million directed to the Eisenhower Foundation for the $14 Million education facility and $1 Million in program support. According to the Senator's office, ...

2 years ago
Kansas Gas Service has filed an application with the Kansas Corporation Commission requesting a net increase in base rates of $58.1 million. If approved, the average monthly residential bill will increase by approximately $6.71 (10.41%) for customers who use less natural gas and $9.48 (8.25%) for those who use more natural gas. The requested increase would ...

2 years ago
The Choose Saline County app, which many people use to save money while shopping locally, is ending at the end of May According to Saline County, Thursday morning they received news that Colu, the app development company behind the Choose Saline County app, has been acquired by another technology firm and will discontinue the app June ...

2 years ago
A student from Salina is among seven seniors from the Fort Hays State University’s Department of Applied Business Studies honored as outstanding students for 2024. According to FHSU, Jaycee Cunningham is among the students who were honored. The Outstanding Student Award recognizes a graduating senior who has demonstrated exceptional academic performance, leadership, and overall excellence in their ...

2 years ago
The founder and leader of a Salina non-profit that helps children and their families in the fight against cancer will be on national TV this month. In April, Heidi Feyerherm-Smith was announced as the winner of Wichita TV station KSN's 2024 Remarkable Women initiative. Heidi is the founder and executive director of the Love, Chloe Foundation, ...

2 years ago
An woman who escaped the horrors of Nazi, Germany, and eventually settled in Ellsworth after she became a refugee when her family farm in Germany was invaded during World War II will tell her story in Salina. Seventy-five years after the end of WWII, 95-year-old Mildred Schindler Janzen finally decided to tell her story. Mildred 's memoir, ...

2 years ago
An arrest was made of a Salina man living at a facility for those who have intellectual and developmental disabilities following a false fire alarm and potential death threat. Wednesday evening at 7:27 authorities responded to a criminal threat call at the ResCare multi-unit home for the mentally handicapped in the 1200 block of North 4th ...

2 years ago
The first phase of a new multi-family housing in Salina is about to begin. According to the City of Salina, this new development will provide much needed housing options for residents and contribute to the continued growth of the community. “We are thrilled to begin construction on this exciting project,” said Jeremy Hurt, lead contact for Salina ...

2 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center has been recognized with an “A” rating for hospital safety. The rating comes from The Leapfrog Group – a national nonprofit watchdog. According to the hospital, Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and ...