2 years ago
The leader of a Salina bank is being recognized. First Bank Kansas is celebrating Kent Buer, President and CEO, for 25 years with the organization. According to the bank, Buer was raised on a farm near Norway in Republic County, KS. With two older brothers, he realized he would need to find a different career path ...

2 years ago
A man is dead following a drowning in Neosho County. Emergency crews were called to the Neosho River near 207th and Grady on Saturday evening after a 21-year-old international student from Fiji was swimming with friends when he jumped off the dam, became caught in the current and drowned. The victim's body was later recovered.

2 years ago
A vehicle involved in a deadly crash is registered to missing Peabody, Kansas, Interim City Clerk Jonathan Clayton. The Harvey County Sheriff's Office was called to a field near U.S. Highway 50 and I-135 yesterday after a crashed vehicle was found with a man's body inside. Investigators suspect that the vehicle was driven off the road ...

2 years ago
After a third consecutive day of extreme heat to begin the week, weather that is much more fall-like could be on the horizon. According to the National Weather Service, Monday will be another hot day across the Sunflower State Sunday, with a heat index up to 110 degrees. A heat advisory is in effect for much ...

2 years ago
Damage from severe weather prompted officials Sunday morning to cancel the second day of a two-day air show at a Kansas military base. According to McConnell Airforce Base, the Sunday portion of the Frontiers in Flight Airshow has been cancelled. A slow-moving storm brought wind gusts in excess of 50mph to the McConnell flightline. Because of damage ...

2 years ago
City of Salina and Saline County officials merged to meet with a consultant and the public, to address ways to best-utilize space in downtown Salina. Consultants and landscape architects from the Kansas City, Topeka and other areas across the state are developing a plan in regard to multiple government-owned space that is not being utilized. The ...

2 years ago
"Make it, bake it, raise it and grow it," is the slogan Salina Downtown Inc. uses for the Farm and Art Farmers Market every Saturday. Vendors are in the heart of the farmers market season, and are happy to serve customers. Market manager, Jessica Kanudson says the local vendors are "not under a 3rd party" and ...

2 years ago
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, Fili Creative will be unveiling the short film “Unboxed” at an upcoming networking and lunch event. According to the organization, “Unboxed” began as an idea created by Tim Burns, Fili Creative’s production assistant. When summer interns, Seth and Isaac Garretson, came on board from May to July of 2024, their ...

2 years ago
Two pastors and a chaplain rallied a congregation to share memories of Jesse Wray, and honor his life by seeking to change their own. Roughly 100 gathered Aug. 10 in the St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church sanctuary and let loose an array of emotions as they struggled to make sense of the loss. The 25-year-old died during ...

2 years ago
Kansas has secured federal matching grants for 11 infrastructure projects, including projects in Abilene and Ellsworth.  Along with the 11 projects approved, eight others were rejected Officials in Dodge City secured a $14.2 million federal matching grant to improve water treatment and support releases into the Arkansas River streambed to assist with recharging wells linked to ...

2 years ago
Dangerous summer heat will impact much of Kansas through the weekend. A heat advisory is in effect both Saturday and Sunday for nearly the entire state, stretching from the Hays area east all the way into Missouri. According to the National Weather Service, Saturday and Sunday afternoon and into the early evening, the heat index in ...