7 years ago
Gene Bicknell’s name is all over the campus of Pittsburg State University, his alma mater. It’s on a sports complex. The arts center is simply known as the “Bicknell,” after the homegrown entrepreneur. But while he’s beloved as a civic booster in Pittsburg, the former businessman is far less endeared to tax officials in Topeka, from ...

7 years ago
More than one-thousand people have signed a petition against a decision by a Prairie Village Catholic school to exclude a student based on their parents' sexual orientation. St. Ann Catholic Church pastor Father Craig Maxim wrote that he consulted with the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, after a same sex couple recently tried to enroll their ...

7 years ago
Bethany College students are shown during their recent CPR certification. "Students in the criminal justice program's defensive tactics course are becoming certified in CPR and other emergency medical procedures such as operating an AED and applying a tourniquet. Other studies in the class include learning verbal de-escalation techniques, unarmed self-defense maneuvers, and pepper spray.  Students will ...

7 years ago
No injuries are reported following two explosions at an El Dorado oil refinery. Officials at the Holly Frontier oil refinery say two explosions took place at the facility yesterday morning because of a fire in a pipe rack. Non-essential personnel were evacuated as a precaution and the fire was safely contained. Refinery officials say they don't expect smoke ...

7 years ago
There are a couple of new people in leadership positions at the only full time shelter for families and single women in Salina. According to Ashby House, Leslie Moore has been promoted from Associate Director to Chief Financial Officer. She will provide financial oversight and direction to increase financial growth and business opportunities while serving as ...

7 years ago
For millennia before American settlers came to the Great Plains, Indigenous people gathered in Kansas as a central meeting place. Remembering this practice, Stories from the Land: Indigenous Voices Connecting Within the Great Plains brings together the voices of thirteen Native American scholars for a three‐day symposium centered around the themes of cultural objects, the ...

7 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation will host Salina’s eighth annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday, March 21, 2019. On this day, donations to any of the 72 participating charities will be matched up to 50%. All donations will go to the organization’s endowed fund held at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. These funds are permanently ...

7 years ago
Salina police officers were called to a home in the 100 block of E. Prescott early Wednesday morning after a man's uncle allegedly attacked him with a knife. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 64-year-old Kenneth Millard was taken into custody around 6:15am today after attacking his 26-year-old nephew, Andrew Millard. Police say Andrew ...

7 years ago
League 42 is a nonprofit youth sports organization that provides a low-cost baseball alternative for kids in urban Wichita. Last month equipment bags and approximately 175 – 200 baseball bats and were stolen from League 42 out of a storage area at McAdams Park, Wichita. An equipment drive in Wichita restocked most of League 42’s equipment, but ...

7 years ago
A Kansas community is the winner of the annual International Pancake Race. Maggie Lipinski won Tuesday's race in Liberal with a time of nearly 63 seconds. The winner of the Olney, England stretch of the race was Amy Butler with a time of 70 seconds. Liberal and Olney have taken part in the race each year since ...

7 years ago
Statistics say colon cancer is the third-most common cancer found in both men and women. But fortunately colon cancer found early is often highly curable. In recognition of national Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, 800 free colon cancer screening kits are being made available to anyone age 50 to 75. The screening is recommended for ...