3 years ago
A popular treasure hunt type event in the days leading up to the Smoky Hill River Festival is back. The 2023 Festival Medallion Quest begins Wednesday. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the Festival Medallion Quest marks the official countdown to the Smoky Hill River Festival. Beginning in 2009, the Medallion Quest began bringing the community ...

3 years ago
A couple of organizations are teaming up in a life-saving effort to make sure automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are available where they may be needed. An AED is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It's a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart's rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical ...

3 years ago
A Gypsum woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash south of Salina on Monday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 60-year-old Lisa Broshar was driving a 1999 Dodge Durango headed east on K 4 Highway. The SUV left the road and drove into the south ditch. The driver over-corrected to the left, which caused the vehicle ...

3 years ago
The Hutchinson Public School District is closing Lincoln Elementary. School board members approved the closure during a special meeting yesterday. The closure comes as the district faces a teacher shortage. Under the plan, Lincoln and McCandless elementaries will combine boundaries this fall.

3 years ago
A suspect is accused of vandalizing nearly 20 businesses in downtown Kingman. Authorities say 37-year-old Carl Sowers caused damage to 19 shop fronts early Saturday morning during a vandalism spree. Officials say some of the businesses suffered damage to windows and merchandise during the incident.

3 years ago
Kansas is no longer among the handful of states that has yet to legalize fentanyl test strips. Fentanyl test strips have been decriminalized in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174 last week, a bipartisan bill that decriminalizes fentanyl test strips. According to the Governor's office, Decriminalizing test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was cited for failure to yield after a car versus motorcycle accident last Friday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells News that Joshua Rubino was driving southbound on Montrose Street and came to a full stop in his Ford Fusion at the Crawford intersection. Police say he then proceeded south - but did not see ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary at a property northwest of Salina. Authorities say sometime between May 5 and May 13, someone forced a door open on a home in the 7000 block of W. Colt Road and removed numerous items including a coin and bill collection worth over $1,000. A 1940's era ...

3 years ago
A small earthquake was recorded in Marion County. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 2.5 quake struck about eight-and-a-half miles southeast of Lincolnville on Saturday evening. There have been no reports of damage or injuries connected to the seismic activity.

3 years ago
Two people are injured following a plane crash in Gardner. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that a small plane crashed on Saturday afternoon at the Gardner Municipal Airport. The pilot was hospitalized, and officials say the passenger suffered minor injuries. The plane crash is under investigation.

3 years ago
A Salina music store is getting ready to restring a lot of guitars in a recycling effort.  SM Hanson Music in Salina began recycling guitar and orchestra strings in 2019, and has an event planned this weekend. According to the story, metal and nylon strings are separated by type and the metal is smelted down into ...