7 months ago
Two Republicans leading the Kansas task force developing a new public education finance formula expressed frustration that superintendents were being recruited to join a prospective lawsuit amid speculation the reform process would result in elimination of districts with fewer than 100 students. Wichita GOP Sen. Renee Erickson and Rep. Susan Estes, who serve as chair and ...

7 months ago
A new truck has been added to the fleet at the Salina Fire Department. According to the agency, Friday afternoon, Engine 1 officially went into service. It is the sixth of seven new fire apparatus ordered back in February 2024. It’s now responding out of Fire House 1 on Elm Street, serving the North side of ...

7 months ago
Sadness and alarm accompanying the execution-style shooting of Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Conroy O’Brien on May 24, 1978, was matched by despair and shock of state law enforcement leaders when informed of the decision to parole murderer Jimmie Nelms. Kansas Highway Patrol Col. Erik Smith, Attorney General Kris Kobach and Sage Hill, president of the Kansas ...

7 months ago
A couple of arrests in Kansas are among 205 child sexual abuse offenders caught in a nationwide crackdown dubbed "Operation Restore Justice". According to the FBI, In the District of Kansas, two individuals were arrested and charged with federal crimes, including: Christopher Davis, 39, of Wellington was indicted on four counts of distribution of child pornography ...

7 months ago
As the school year winds down, summer at Salina Public Library is just getting started. The library is launching a season full of reading, learning, and celebration with programs designed to engage the community and promote literacy for all ages. At the heart of this year’s initiative is an exciting goal: to read 20,000 books as a ...

7 months ago
Two people were injured in a fire that destroyed a home northeast of Salina Thursday evening. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Thursday evening at about 5:40 deputies and Rural Fire Districts 5, 7, and 2 responded to a working house fire in the 1500 block of N Marymount Rd.  A 75-year-old female resident received ...

7 months ago
A unique aircraft which is used for zero-gravity scientific experiments, movie, television and entertainment shoots, and even flights for the public, is basing its operations in Salina for about the next three weeks and could potentially make Salina its permanent home. Zero-G is a company that offers commercial zero-gravity flights  for research purposes, and to to the ...

7 months ago
It was a party of sorts at the Salina Post Office on Friday - Meridian Media's Hannah Holt was on hand to pass out donuts, hotdogs and the blue bags designed to hold food donations. It's a heavy lift coming up this Saturday for area letter carriers - and they're happy to do it as they ...

7 months ago
Salina Police are seeking the public's help in locating a vehicle possibly involved in a damage to property incident.  The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Wednesday, April 30th, at about 11:30 AM, a subject reported a white vehicle was driving east in the 900 block of E. ...

7 months ago
No one was seriously hurt when a small airplane clipped the top of a car which was driving on a highway near the Reno County community of Nickerson. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  a Chevrolet Impala was headed north on  K 14 Highway. An Air Tractor AT-301 fixed wing single-engine aircraft was leaving a private ...

7 months ago
State and local Catholic leaders are reacting to the election of the first American Pope. The Salina Catholic Diocese posted online “During his Urbi et Orbi blessing, Pope Leo XIV emphasized being bridge builders, spreading the peace and light of Christ in our world. Join us in praying for the Church and the new Holy Father!” Bishop ...