8 years ago
Construction of a new truck stop and travel store is underway in Abilene. The 24/7 Travel Stores have been part of the Abilene Community since 1991 and enjoyed the success of the community partnership. According to the company, the new facility will be a 7800-square foot building. The growth adds 12-vehicle fueling stations, 4-truck islands with card ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan junior Gabbie Miller couldn't find her shot at the free throw line. She made up for it on the defensive end. Miller poked away the ball with under five seconds for one of her seven steals, sophomore guard Haleigh Bradford hit four threes and the Coyotes held on for a 60-57 win at York. The road ...

8 years ago
A Haysville contractor is being fined for deceptive practices. The Sedgwick County District Attorney's office announced yesterday Bradley Rogers will pay more than 50-thousand-dollars for actions against four consumers, three of whom were elderly. Prosecutors say the owner of Rogers Contracting threatened to sue one person who didn't hire him after a free estimate. Rogers also ...

8 years ago
It's a sign of the season. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is underway. According to the agency, though the campaign doesn't officially begin until Saturday, a couple of kettles and bell ringers are already out. Red kettles and bell ringers this year will be stationed at 15 locations around Salina through December 23rd.Bell ringer are out ...

8 years ago
A crumbling, century old historic train station in Downtown Salina might soon get new life as “Salina Office Station”. In a special meeting Wednesday morning Salina City Commissioner unanimously approved a request to apply for a Kansas Small Cities Community Development Block Grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce to help fund the project. If approved, ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a pair of ATVs from a storage site. Police report a blue, 2004 Polaris 400 model and a blue, 2005 Polaris 500 model were stolen from the lot at EZ Storage, located at 520 W. North Street sometime between October 30 and November 14. ATV owner Gregory Corum of Bellvue, ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University has donated a piece of Cold War era spy equipment to the Kansas Aviation Museum. According to the school, Dr. David S. Silverman, associate professor of Communication Studies at Kansas Wesleyan University, delivered a 1950s vintage aerial reconnaissance camera to David Moreno, archivist at the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita. Given that the camera, ...

8 years ago
A Kansas community is speaking out against a proposed poultry processing plant. The Clearwater City Commission is planning to draft a resolution prohibiting construction of a Tyson Foods plant within the city limits. Residents are concerned about the impact a chicken processing plant would have on home values, as well as air and water quality. Tyson Foods ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Child Welfare Task Force is looking for answers from the state Department for Children and Families. The task force met in Topeka yesterday and asked DCF representatives why the agency was not aware of more than 70 missing foster children. The department is also accused of asking an employee to shred notes from meetings ...

8 years ago
The Salina Art Center is one of 36 independent cinemas, museums, and community groups across the country with film programs to get funding to bring science education to the big screen. According to the art center, the Coolidge Corner Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation named the 2017−18 recipients of their nationwide Science on Screen® ...

8 years ago
The Kansas State Wildcats forced four turnovers and shut out West Virginia in the second half. That didn't matter, though, as K-State fell to the Mountaineers 28-23 on Saturday. The Cats are 5-5 with two games to go. Quarterback Skylar Thompson was 13-of-26 through the air for 159 yards and two interceptions. He added 53 rushing yards. ...