8 years ago
A Salina man was seriously injured in a fireworks explosion Monday in McPherson County. Wichita television station KSN reports at around 10:15, deputies responded to Showalter Fireworks located near Inman. They found a  victim who was being treated by EMS for severe injuries. An explosion occurred while two people were disposing of expired commercial fireworks. The victim was identified ...

8 years ago
President Donald Trump has endorsed Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in the GOP primary for governor. Kobach is among seven Republicans who are running for Kansas Governor including incumbent Jeff Colyer, who is seeking his first full term in office. Recent polls indicate the race is very tight between Colyer and Kobach, with the other candidates ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a thief who stole an HP lap top computer from the Salvation Army, 1137 N. Santa Fe sometime between July 29 and August 5. Police say no force was used to enter the building and there are no suspects. The computer is valued at $1,500.   Police arrested 35-year-old Jamie Kiser after ...

8 years ago
Salina Police have named the hit and run driver who struck a motorcycle rider early Sunday morning and sped away from the scene. According to Sergeant Jim Feldman, officers arrested 24-year-old Alfredo Sanchez of Salina after locating the car he allegedly was driving when he hit 18-year-old Brady Burr from behind near the intersection of Crawford ...

8 years ago
A new creamy protein-rich dairy drink has Kansas State University success written all over it. Three Kansas State University food science graduate students — Yuda Ou, China, and Priyamvada Thorakkattu and Karthik Sajith Babu, both from India — were awarded first place and $8,000 in the National Dairy Council's annual New Product Competition for Quick-Quark, a ...

8 years ago
A woman is under arrest following a deadly incident in the Kansas River in Lawrence. 26-year-old Scharron Dingledine of Columbia, Missouri, is facing one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Authorities say Dingledine's vehicle went into the Kansas River on Friday, and she and her one-year-old son were pulled from the water. The ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating a weekend incident in which a law enforcement aircraft was targeted by a laser. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, on Saturday night one of their aircraft was hit with an intentional laser strike. The pilot was able to locate an address, and the agency is following up. There were no injuries in the ...

8 years ago
A car believed to have been involved in a hit and run crash in Salina early Sunday morning was found by police at around mid-day. Just before 12:30 in the morning a motorcycle was hit from behind by a car at the intersection of Crawford and Ohio Streets. The motorcycle was stopped at a red light. As ...

8 years ago
The suspect who escaped from Winfield Correctional Facility is back in custody. Cowley County Emergency Communications says Robert Terrell was taken into custody Sunday at around noon. Terrell had been missing since 8:50 Saturday night when he jumped a fence on the west side of the correctional facility property. Terrell was being held for crimes that include ...

8 years ago
Fort Riley is ready to celebrate "Victory Week". According to the Army, to honor the men and women of the “Big Red One” and its proud 101-year legacy, the 1st Infantry Division will host its annual Victory Week celebration this week Aug. 6-10 at Fort Riley. The public is invited to witness events of camaraderie and ...

8 years ago
History is coming back to life, maybe both figuratively and literally, inside one of the most iconic buildings in Salina. The Salina Innovation Foundation is coming up on its one year anniversary in its location in a Salina landmark facility, the Masonic Center building. The foundation took over possession of the first four floors of the ...