9 months ago
Saline County deputies are searching for a suspect(s), who stole a work van and equipment worth over $20,000 from a Salina business. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office on Sunday April, 13th a white 2014 GMC Cargo work van was stolen from Jae's Electric on 422 E. Ave A. Allegedly at around 3:30 am, an ...

9 months ago
An abbreviated version of the popular Sunflower Summer program will return this summer. Due to a decrease in funding, the Sunflower Summer program which encourages young Kansans to explore and fall in love with Kansas, will return for a shortened three weeks.  The program through Kansas Tourism this year will run from July 12 to August 3. According ...

9 months ago
Herding critters or tending to crops aren’t on Matt Thompson’s resume and seed caps aren’t yet part of his wardrobe, but the Kansas Wesleyan University president knows a thing or two about education and filling community needs. With the help of an esteemed Coyote graduate and a generous gift from a Salina donor, the self-proclaimed “city ...

9 months ago
A beloved coach/educator, who inspired the lives of many was honored and will forever be remembered at a Salina high school. On Tuesday, April 15th community members, family and friends gathered at the Central High School tennis complex to celebrate a dedication honoring of the late Jim LoVullo. Mike Goll, a former tennis coach for Central and ...

9 months ago
Not a lot of details were available Tuesday evening, but a Mexican restaurant in south Salina was closed as crews were working to repair the building after a vehicle crashed into it. An SUV crashed into the north side of the QDOBA Mexican Eats restaurant at 2300 Planet Avenue. The SUV went through a portion of ...

9 months ago
A universal, ranch-style venue is on its way to becoming a local and popular venue in Bennington. The Arbor House in Bennington, KS is currently constructing a venue situated on over 70 acres of land, that will hold up to 175 guests. According to co-owners and married couple Justin and Marissa Long, the venue will host ...

9 months ago
“That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” is coming back to Salina. Rock N Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top are coming back to the Stiefel Theatre. According to the venue, ZZ Top known as  “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” has been at it for well over a half century, delivering rock, blues and boogie on ...

9 months ago
When a rotating storm system began rolling toward Salina on April 1st - it was no joke for a number of frightened citizens. The sound of tornado sirens were the backdrop to over 50 calls into the 9-11 dispatch office asking staff what they should do. Those calls and conversations over the following days prompted the ...

9 months ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol has released more information, including the names of all eight people killed in a massive crash which happened along Interstate 70 in a dust storm back in March. According to the agency, on March 14th at approximately 3:22pm, the Kansas Highway Patrol was notified of a multi-vehicle, mass casualty collision event on ...

9 months ago
A new exhibit which opens later this week at the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina explores how Kansas found itself a hotbed of political turmoil and a foreshadowing of the coming Civil War. "Kansas: Battleground for Freedom" opens Friday April 18 at the Smoky Hill Museum. According to the museum, in the turbulent mid-19th century, the Kansas ...

9 months ago
Nearing a half century since he co-founded The Land Institute southeast of Salina, Wes Jackson remains staunchly hinged to a “long view” of reducing climate change. Despite being decades from mission accomplished, a celebration looms later this month in downtown Salina, with the world premiere of a documentary, “Prairie Prophecy,” starring Jackson. A red carpet event is ...