6 years ago
For the 40th year in a row the City of Salina is planning a Mayor’s Christmas Party. According to the city, this free holiday event is sponsored by the Salina Parks & Recreation Department. Featured activities include: Cat in the Hat with Jammin’ Randy (courtesy of Smoky Hills Public Television) Holiday dancers Treat bags Prizes Crafts ...

6 years ago
Salina police have made an arrest in connection with a Saturday murder. Police say at approximately 4:26 PM on Saturday Salina Fire Department EMS and Salina Police Officers were dispatched to a residence located at 1100 North 10th Street for a medical emergency.  Upon arrival, responders found 52-year-old Phillip R. Grubbs Jr. deceased.  Mr. Grubbs was a resident at ...

6 years ago
SANTA’S STASH FOR CHRISTMAS CASH Santa’s Stash For Christmas Cash with Central Mall Salina and First Bank Kansas We’ve got the cash, so come get your stash! Santa dropped off his stash with us, so we will bring the box around the area, and every time it goes out, you can guess how much is in the ...

6 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is planning a holiday open house. According to the museum, there will be festive fun for the entire family. Planned activities include 50s Christmas music, crafts, prizes, refreshments, and a visit from Pioneer Prairie Santa. The free event is billed as "a heartland holiday with fun for the whole family". The Museum Store will ...

6 years ago
The Salina Chorale is planning special holiday performance. According to the organization, the chorale, under the direction of William Tuzicka and accompanied by Sue Will, presents “Carols of Christmas 2019,” at 5 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 1st at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina. The live sound of the chorus in this high ceiling setting rivals that ...

6 years ago
Many people will head to the stores this weekend for the start of the holiday shopping season, and while lottery tickets make great stocking stuffers, the Kansas Lottery is reminding people that you must be 18 years of age or older to play. This holiday season, the Kansas Lottery, in partnership with the National Council of ...

6 years ago
Four children were killed in a single vehicle crash in northern Kansas Thanksgiving morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at around 11:30 Thursday morning Republic County Dispatch requested KHP assistance with a vehicle which had left the road and went into a pond. First responders discovered an adult male and an injured female. In additional, four ...

6 years ago
Salinans gobbled down Thanksgiving dinner, then headed out to gobble up Thanksgiving shopping savings. Some waited in long lines to save big on things like televisions, video game systems, and other high end electronics. The holiday shopping season is officially underway.  Thanksgiving Day, rather than the day afterward, has become the start of the holiday shopping ...

6 years ago
The smell of Thanksgiving food, and the sounds of fellowship and fun were in the air Thursday at Applebee's in Salina. The only thing on the menu was turkey, and all the trimmings. For over two decades the Salina Salvation Army has served a free community-wide Thanksgiving meal at the South Salina restaurant. People begin lining up ...

6 years ago
A large grass fire is forcing residents in a Kansas county to evacuate. The fire broke out last night south of Longton in Elk County. Residents were being evacuated, and the Elk Valley School District says their campus was being used as a shelter for at least 60 people who were forced from their homes. The cause of ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a 9mm handgun from a truck that was parked at the hospital. According to Captain Paul Forrester, Darren Norbert of Salina was receiving medical treatment at Salina Regional Health Center Tuesday evening around 6pm. When he walked out an hour later to his locked pickup he discovered his Glock 19 ...