9 years ago
A sculpture is toppled in downtown Salina. Police say sometime early Thursday morning, someone knocked over one of the concrete pillars that holds "Iron Valley" in the 100 block of North Santa Fe. The four-part installation is part of the 2016 Salina Sculpture Tour and was crafted by Herrick Smith, a current graduate student at Ft. Hays ...

9 years ago
A former convenience store employee is accused of stealing $608 in cash and merchandise from two Salina Kwik Shop locations. Officers arrested 23-year-old James Walker of Salina on felony theft charges. Police say on multiple occasions between August 27 and September 16, Walker stole cash, Kansas Lottery tickets and cigarettes from the Kwik Shops located at 305 ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection to a domestic disturbance dating back to September 5th. Police arrested 35-year-old Charles Nelson at his home at 1819 N. 5th on charges of aggravated assault, domestic battery and criminal restraint. According to police, Nelson broke a protection from abuse order by visiting a female acquaintances ...

9 years ago
A Salina man who was injured in a single vehicle crash September, 18 has died at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that 67-year-old Edwin Anderes died on Wednesday from a combination of his injuries and health issues. Deputies say Anderes was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger and swerved off Soloman Road, ...

9 years ago
The Salina Police Department is working closely with officials at Kansas Wesleyan University after a recent phone call to administrators was made in regard to a situation involving a student athlete. "There was a relative who did call Kansas Wesleyan - and made a vague statement that could be interpreted as a threat," said Police Captain ...

9 years ago
The best place in the Army to train opened its gates to the media on Wednesday. Fort Riley invited local media inside their gates to tour the facility, learn a little bit about army life, and to train a little on some of the simulation equipment. The army post, which takes up over 100,000 square acres,  ...

9 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is ready to celebrate its 130th homecoming this weekend. According to the school, in celebration of its 130th anniversary, KWU invites the Salina community to a carnival this Friday. The carnival is part of 130th Anniversary Homecoming and Family Weekend, which is this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  The 130th Anniversary Carnival will be held ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court hosted a hearing Wednesday on the ongoing school funding lawsuit. Here are updates from the hearing: 11:55 p.m. Kansas Supreme Court justices have briefly considered whether the state could pay for a suitable education for every child by shifting funds out of programs for gifted students. The court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit filed ...

9 years ago
Philips Lighting of North America will pay $56,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by a federal agency over actions taken at the plant in Salina. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission agency alleges that Philips retaliated against a security guard at its Salina plant when it recognized him as the grandson ...

9 years ago
A sales tax increase that Salina voters approved last Spring will go into effect in October. According to the City of Salina, on April 20, 2016 the Saline County Clerk’s Office mailed to Salina voters a sales tax election ballot. It asked voters to replace the City of Salina’s current 4/10th (.40%) cent capital improvement sales ...

9 years ago
Fiscal year 2017 resource constraints and reductions across the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army will have implications on the services provided by Fort Riley's Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation to 1st Infantry Division Soldiers and families. The Fort Riley garrison, in conjunction with the 1st Inf. Div., has conducted ...