10 years ago
The Force is strong across the country, and right here in Salina. Millions of "Star Wars" fans got their first look at the latest installment of the epic saga. After years of buildup, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opened across the country. At the Starplex Cinemas in Salina the first fans were in line at noon, ...

10 years ago
The Force is strong in Salina. Much like other locations around the country, Star Wars movie fans are lining up to see the premier of new movie in the franchise, "Star Wars The Force Awakens." Starplex Cinema Manager Tammy Kromer tells KSAL that several hundred tickets to the premier sold in advance. Many who bought tickets were lined ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was one of two people killed in a three vehicle crash in southern Kansas Thursday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2003 Ford Econoline van driven by 22-year-old Yvonne Butticci of Salina was headed south on K-61 Highway. The van crossed the center line and sideswiped a semi driven by 57-year-old ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Documents have revealed that Washburn University in Topeka paid $45,000 to settle a federal discrimination lawsuit involving its dean of libraries. Michelle Canipe, a former instructional librarian at Washburn, sued the university and Alan Bearman in May 2013, claiming the dean bullied, harassed or sexually discriminated against Canipe. The lawsuit also claimed that ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Aviation Museum has terminated two of its five-person staff and announced it will be reducing visitor hours next year. Richard Moore, the museum's interim director, said Wednesday the two positions that were cut this week were full-time marketing jobs. According to Moore, the terminations were a way to absorb the museum's slow traffic. Moore said ...

10 years ago
Police in Hutchinson are handing out $100 bills to the needy thanks to an anonymous donor. Hutchinson Police Capt. Troy Hoover says the donor asked police to provide random acts of kindness to people in need. The Hutchinson News reports that police don't even know the identity of the donor. The Fraternal Order of Police has ...

10 years ago
Three watches and an AK47 were stolen from a residence on the 600 block of Johnstown Avenue sometime between December 3-16. Two Bulova watches, one crystal, one diamond encrusted and one blue faced Seiko watch were stolen, as well as a Czech AK47 with a black composite barrel and an unknown quantity of Zanex and Zoloft. Total ...

10 years ago
An Xbox with two games and a black bag with a Michael Jordan jersey was stolen from a residence on the 1200 block of Yale yesterday morning between 7:10-7:20 for a total loss of $610. The residence was left unlocked. A counterfeit $100 bill was found in the overnight deposit from Tuesday's dropoff from Sonic located ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested after she hit another woman in the face, sending the woman to Salina Regional. Robin Harrington, 29 of East Salina, was arguing with a female acquaintance in her 40's when she allegedly began to batter the woman in the face, leaving the woman with bruises. Harrington also threatened the victim with ...

10 years ago
A Salina driver reached dangerous speeds through mid-town Salina early this morning, but his race met an end that landed him in police custody. Vernon Howard III was driving his 1999 red Ford Contour near Tenth and South Street when an officer observed the driver not using his turn signal. The driver took Ninth Street southbound, ...

10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is making an extra effort to crack down on motorists who disobey school bus stop signs. Sheriff Captain Roger Soldan says that recent complaints from bus drivers, and the public, are prompting the effort.  He says that there has been an increase in school bus stop sign violations in the past ...