8 years ago
An organization that is dedicated to helping the animals at the Salina Animal Shelter has received a boost to help in its efforts. The Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter has received a $5,000 donation from a Salina business.  Auto dealer Long McArthur presented a check to the organization on Friday. Long McArthur General Sales Manager ...

8 years ago
A crime at an east Salina convenience store is this week's Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On Monday, June 12, 2017, at about 11:35 p.m., a white female, 5’3”, heavy set, wearing a black zippered sweatshirt and a blue bandana entered Kwik Shop, 657 Fairdale. The female picked out several items and then approached the ...

8 years ago
An Assaria man was killed in a single vehicle crash in rural Ellsworth County on Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,34-year-old Martin Kenney was driving a 1998 Jeep Cherokee, headed west on K 140 Highway. For a unknown reason the SUV left the highway. The Jeep crossed the center lane into the eastbound lane, entered ...

8 years ago
A driver was hurt when he crashed while fleeing law enforcement in west central Kansas on Thursday. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 09:12 am a deputy was investigating a car parked near 1st Road and Avenue K. As the Deputy approached the vehicle, it left at a high rate of speed. It ...

8 years ago
Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus in Salina is going to be flying unmanned aircraft systems after dark. The school announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration granted it a waiver to federal law regulating the unmanned systems, often called drones. Generally, flying the unmanned aircraft is not allowed at night. The night flights will be conducted for ...

8 years ago
Excel Industries in Hesston says it is reorganizing its operations and will lay off about 270 employees, effective immediately. Excel announced the layoffs Thursday in a letter sent to employees. The plant was the scene of a shooting that left four dead and 14 wounded in 2016. Company officials said in a news release that demand for the ...

8 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested after he stole a vehicle and credit card from an acquaintance and subsequently crashed the stolen car. Salina Police arrested the subject after he wrecked a 2005 Ford Escape and used the credit card of the owner of the vehicle to tow the vehicle. The wreck was a single card accident ...

8 years ago
A vehicle traveling northbound on I-135 lost a wheel, which started a small fire that damaged a nearby wheat field. The Saline County Sheriff's Office and Fire District #6 were called to a small fire burning in a field near Assaria and milepost 84 on Wednesday. Brian Cedeno, 28, Wichita, was driving a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan ...

8 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Deputies will be out in force late Friday night, specifically looking for drunk drivers. According to the agency, local law enforcement will be increased on Friday into the early morning hours of Saturday as deputies work a DUI saturation patrol in an effort to decrease the amount of intoxicated drivers on the streets. Deputies ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a 14-year-old boy has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in southwest Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the ATV's 16-year-old driver was speeding Wednesday night when the vehicle started to fish tail on a road about nine miles north of Liberal. The ATV then toppled onto the passenger side, killing Brett Cunningham, of ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a 10-year-old Kansas boy died after the bicycle he was riding collided with a pickup truck in southwest Nebraska. The accident occurred around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday on the southwest side of McCook. The Nebraska State Patrol says the boy rode his bike from a private driveway onto a roadway, where it was struck by ...