8 years ago
A Lakewood Middle School student is facing serious charges after he allegedly threatened to shoot staff and students yesterday at the school building located at 1135 Lakewood Circle. According to Police Sergeant Jim Feldman, an 11-year-old boy was taken into custody Wednesday morning after he told a staff member and students he going to go home ...

8 years ago
A woman from Colby survived a plunge into Mulberry Creek after her truck crossed the median Wednesday evening. Saline County Sheriff's Deputies responded to mile post #253 on Interstate-70 around 6:15pm after 25-year-old Ashalee Tankersley was driving westbound and lost control of her 2014 GMC Sierra pickup. The truck hurled down the bank and crashed into the ...

8 years ago
A special Kansas State University program that gives veterinary students hands-on surgical experience will keep rolling thanks to $236,508 grant from PetSmart Charities, the leading funder of animal welfare in North America. The most visible part of the College of Veterinary Medicine's shelter medicine program is the 32-foot mobile surgery unit used for performing on-site, pre-adoption ...

8 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is on a three-year trajectory of growth. According to the official census data taken on the 20th day of enrollment, 791 students are attending this fall, the third consecutive year of growth and the largest student body since 2011. The university welcomed 297 new students, 118 from Kansas, and the remainder from farther ...

8 years ago
Butler Community College in El Dorado is recovering after suffering what officials believe was a cyber attack. College officials say they were working to fix internet connectivity issues Tuesday when the alleged attack took place. The college says the cyber attack was designed to bring down a computer system by overloading it with information. Students are being ...

8 years ago
A historic Salina home that is over 100 years old is for sale. The Prescott-Foley House, located at 211 W. Prescott Ave is being sold via online auction. United Country Auction Services  has the home listed online. The Prescott-Foley House is a landmark home in Salina. It was built in 1884.  It was the second residence in ...

8 years ago
The commandant at St. John’s Military School is essential to the personal development and leadership growth of its cadets. It is a role that Sgt. Maj. Ray Nunweiler takes seriously, and is embracing with an open mind and a dedicated heart as he begins the next phase of his career. This fall, St. John’s welcomed ...

8 years ago
A Texas man has been ordered to pay $2,500 in penalties and fees for violating the No-Call Act in Kansas. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, Bryan Sean Sturrock of Flower Mound, Texas, agreed to a consent judgment ordering him to pay $2,500 in fees and civil penalties. The judgment was approved Wednesday by Judge ...

8 years ago
The Kansas University School of Medicine-Salina is seeking artists to develop original art for the new Medical Education Building that will house the Salina campuses of the medical school and the KU School of Nursing. The new KU facility in Salina will provide 40,251 square feet of space, which more than doubles the current campus space ...

8 years ago
Several guns and an old class ring are among several items stolen in a residential burglary in Central Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester says that sometime between 7:00 in the evening on Monday and noon on Tuesday, a home at 856 Sherman was broken into. Entry was gained by damaging a back door. Various items were taken ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was injured in a two-vehicle crash. Police say that on Monday evening 21-year-old Travis Archer was driving a 2012 Honda Civic. He turned onto E. Republic Avenue, and into the path of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. A side door of Archer's car was hit by the truck. Archer was transported by a family ...