8 years ago
The Kansas Legislature has agreed on a school funding increase. Legislation narrowly passed, first by the house of representatives 63-56 Saturday afternoon, getting just enough votes. It then passed by another slim margin in the senate, 21 - 19, early Sunday morning. The legislation will increase education funding by $534 million over five years. Now, the Kansas Supreme ...

8 years ago
Record cold did not stop hundreds of runners from hitting the streets in and around Abilene on Saturday for the 16th running of the Eisenhower Marathon. Despite the bitter cold, the wind chill was 6 degrees at the start, and dusting of snow on the ground, over 300 runners participated. This year there were new winners in ...

8 years ago
A new era in air service begins for Salina and North Central Kansas during the noon hour Monday. At 12:30 PM United Airlines flight #5023 will arrive. Operated by SkyWest Airlines, the flight from the Chicago International Airport will land at the Salina Airport to fanfare and celebration. The inaugural flight will be met by local ...

8 years ago
One of the most recognizable vehicles in the world rolled into Salina on Friday. With Haley Roye, aka "Honey Mustard Haley" behind the wheel and her partner "Dijon Dom" as the two-person "Hotdogger" crew, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile drew crowds of curious onlookers when it made a stop at a couple of grocery stores. The unique ...

8 years ago
Salina first responders Friday morning performed an unusual aerial rescue. They rescued a squirrel in distress high up in a tree. According to the Salina Animal Shelter, the squirrel had its head stuck in an Easter egg . Farm Bureau Financial Services noticed the squirrel struggling, and called the animal shelter to help. Along with an animal control ...

8 years ago
The City of Salina will offer free residential refuse disposal at the Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, 4292 Burma Road, for all Saline County residents on Saturday, April 21 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Residents must have a Saline County license plate on their vehicle for free disposal. Vehicles with tags other than Saline County will be ...

8 years ago
Thirty Kansas Lottery players have each won a VIP racing weekend prize package to the May NASCAR races at Kansas Speedway. Among the winners are over a half dozen people from Salina. According to the lottery, the lucky winners were drawn in the first of two Kansas Speedway online-only second-chance drawings. To become eligible to win a ...

8 years ago
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is back open Friday after it closed early Thursday due to a bomb threat. According to Abilene Police, on Thursday approximately 12:30p.m., members of the Abilene Police Department responded to the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home located at 200 Southeast Fourth Street in Abilene for the report of ...

8 years ago
The death of a miniature horse is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Between Friday March 30, 2018 at 8:00pm and Saturday March 31st at 8:30am, unknown suspect(s) shot and killed a miniature horse in the 4200 block of E. K4 Hwy. The horse was contained in its pasture when it was shot. In ...

8 years ago
UPDATE: The owners of the A Little Hors'n Around petting zoo in Saline County are hoping a thousand dollars brings them some answers about the shooting death of their miniature horse Misty. Owners Ronda and Randy Russell say someone shot the nine-year-old horse sometime last Friday night. The Russells yesterday doubled their reward for information in ...

8 years ago
The Salina Art Center Cinema will continue its Science on Screen series Monday with a film about drones, "Rotor DR1". According to the Art Center, "Rotor DR1"  is a film based in a post-apocalyptic world where half the population is dead or missing and the sky is full of autonomous drones. A 16-year-old boy named Kitch sets out ...