8 years ago
No one was injured after shots were fired in a Salina neighborhood Friday afternoon and the suspected gunman was taken into custody. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 400 block of Baker Street around 4:30pm Friday after 25-year-old Kevin Rivers allegedly pulled a semiautomatic handgun and fired it at ...

8 years ago
As it prepares to do battle with Amazon and Walmart in the discount food business, Kroger is exploring unloading its convenience store operations. The "Cincinnati Enquirer" reports Kroger disclosed its intention to explore what it calls strategic alternatives or nearly 800 convenience stores across 18 states including Kansas. One other possibility is spinning the convenience stores ...

8 years ago
The top ranked professional championship bull riders in the world will be headed to Salina this spring. Bull riding fans will have the rare opportunity to see these extraordinary cowboy athletes who set records at both CBR and the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. With 30 years of bull riding history ...

8 years ago
I'm trying, y'all. I graduated from the University of Kansas in the spring of 2013. I'm a fourth-generation Jayhawk. I bleed crimson and blue. But man, it's getting harder to remain positive. The Kansas football team was blasted 45-0 in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State clearly made sure there wouldn't be a hangover game. The Cyclones are 4-2, so ...

8 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters will sponsor a Candidates Forum for Salina City Commission and USD 305 School Board Candidates on Tuesday. The forum is from 6-9pm, at Sams Chapel in the Hall of Pioneers on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. Two sessions will be held.  The first session will ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office following a wild weekend jail escape. Saturday afternoon escape of two inmates from the Marshall County Jail in Marysville, Kan. According to the KBI, on Saturday at approximately 4:55 p.m., the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the KBI to investigate events surrounding the ...

8 years ago
The Salina Police Department will be hosting a Fair and Impartial Policing public informational forum. It is scheduled for 7 p.m. on November 15th. The event will be held at Kansas Wesleyan University’s Sams Chapel in Pioneer Hall. According to the agency, every member of the police department has received extensive training in Fair and Impartial Policing. ...

8 years ago
A woman from Chapman and a man from Indiana were both hurt in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 70 near Solomon Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 52-year-old Judith Sholes of Chapman was driving a passenger car, headed east on the interstate. She rear ended a van. After hitting the van the car then ...

8 years ago
A live-streaming discussion about the making of "The Vietnam War" will be broadcast on Tuesday, October 17,  from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Visitors Center of the Eisenhower Presidential Library. The free program is open to the public. Cokie Roberts will moderate the discussion from the National Archives in Washington, D.C., with directors Ken Burns ...

8 years ago
Salina USD 305 students will be off a few days this week. Salina USD 305 Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 18 after school at all USD 305 schools. Conferences will be taking place in the day and evening on Thursday, October 19 in all buildings. Elementary and middle school conferences are scheduled by ...

8 years ago
Over the years in the KCAC, the Friends Falcons have been known as a physical team. Kansas Wesleyan is gaining the same respect. Friends brought the ball inside the Kansas Wesleyan three-yard line four times, but only scored six points as the Coyote defense led the charge in a 26-13 victory at the Graves Family Sports Complex. On ...