7 years ago
Four people were transported to the hospital in Salina after an SUV veered off Interstate 135 and crashed following a wild ride. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 54-year-old Mark Womacks from Atlanta, Kansas, was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban headed north on I 135. The SUV left the road and veered through the median into ...

7 years ago
Each year the National Weather Service in Wichita conducts weather and safety presentations across Kansas.  Saline County Emergency Management will be hosting the 2019 Storm Fury on the Plains presentation in Salina. According to the agency, the event this year is this Monday, February 11th at 6:30pm at the Salina South High School Auditorium.  The presentation will ...

7 years ago
A multi-vehicle crash south of Salina closed a portion of Interstate 135 early Saturday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Ian Gerald Austin Cardwell of Abilene was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, headed south on Interstate 135. He struck a guardrail and became disabled in the road. The disabled Silverado truck was hit ...

7 years ago
It was a "chili" day on the Kansas State University Polytechnic campus in Salina on Friday. A large portion of the campus community participated in an event that dates back to the days when the school was then known as Kansas Technical Institute, or KTI. Anyone on campus was able to follow their nose to the ...

7 years ago
A residential burglary in which $4,000 worth of items was taken is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. The Salina Police Department is currently investigating a residential burglary which occurred in the 1400 block of Pawnee Ave.  The crime occurred on February 1st between 12:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Property taken includes: 17” touch-screen ...

7 years ago
A fund has been established to help a faculty member at Kansas Wesleyan University whose home was destroyed by a fire which also killed all of her pets. Fire crews were sent to 5493 S. Cunningham Road on Wednesday after an area resident reported smoke coming from a house. The home was soon engulfed in flames, ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded Salina Area Technical College a $210,000 grant to help with the start-up costs of the college’s planned Associate Degree in Nursing program. The grant was through the Department’s Jobs and Innovative Industry Skills Training (JIIST) program. The planned Associate Degree in Nursing program will be the second nursing program Salina ...

7 years ago
The first annual Kansas Wesleyan University International Festival Concerto/Aria Competition attracted over a dozen talented competitors. According to KWU the group of 13 assembled at Christ Cathedral. Each competed for an opportunity to perform during the International Music Festival with the KWU Festival Orchestra. A panel of 3 distinguished judges including Julie Bees (Wichita State UniversityPiano Professor), ...

7 years ago
It's that time of year again. Girl Scout Cookie time. Every year, Kansas Heartland Girl Scouts experience leadership opportunities and learn critical life skills through the Girl Scout Cookie Program®. Launching this Saturday and lasting through March 17th, Girl Scout Cookie season celebrates the largest financial investment in girls annually in the United States. This powerful ...

7 years ago
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts, along with U.S. Representative Roger Marshall this week introduced legislation honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation in the Army’s First Infantry Division. This bill authorizes these fallen soldiers’ names to be added to the First Division Monument located on White House grounds in ...

7 years ago
An ongoing dispute between two neighbors in rural Saline County takes a violent turn. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, deputies were sent to the 2300 block of N. Halstead Road on Wednesday afternoon around 1:15pm after 40-year-old John Bennett was hit in the head by a neighbor wielding an axe handle. Deputies say Bennett walked ...