10 years ago
Salina police are investigating an incident where a OCCK bus driver was punched in the face yesterday morning. The driver exited his bus at the bus stop behind 218 South Santa Fe when the suspect, a white male in his mid-twenties, punched him in the face. The aggressor then ran southbound and fled the scene ...

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The much anticipated new stadium on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University, over a year in the making, will debut Saturday night. As part of homecoming weekend, the Graves Family Sports Complex will officially open. The stadium project began in January of 2014 with the demolition of the 73-year-old Glenn L. Martin sandstone stadium. Because of its ...

10 years ago
Between 10:00 PM on August 26, 2015 and 6:00 AM on August 27, 2015 unknown suspect(s) entered a detached, unsecured garage at 240 S. 11th. Several high-end fishing poles, a stocked tackle box, Husqvarna chainsaw, Kobalt circular saw, Kobalt sawzall and a small trolling motor were taken. Loss is estimated at $1,200. If you have any information concerning ...

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Efforts to identify a body found at the Fort Riley military base are taking more than a week. The body was found Sept. 22 in a non-military vehicle. Army's Criminal Investigation Command spokesman Chris Grey wrote in an email that agents are working with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner to identify the remains. He says no information ...

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An annual event that brings the Kansas City Symphony to the Flint Hills will use a remote central Kansas pasture for next year's performance. The spot near Clements in Chase County is the same location used in 2010 for the popular sunset performance. The theme of the June 11, 2016, concert is "The Future of the ...

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Wichita State University is commemorating the 45th anniversary of a crash that killed 31 people aboard a plane carrying the school's football team. Reports that the ceremony gets started Friday morning. The crash of the plane carrying the team's starters happened on Oct. 2, 1970, in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Among the dead were 14 ...

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Kansas School Board officials were asked to provide feedback on the State’s proposed vision for K-12 education at Webster Conference Center on Thursday. State Commissioner of Education Randy Watson identified one vision “where Kansas leads the world in student success”, where Kansas schools have “done well under traditional measures”. In an alternative vision, Kansas could lead ...

10 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey says the Equus Beds aquifer is recovering thanks to Wichita's water conservation efforts. The agency said Thursday that groundwater levels in the central part of the aquifer where the city operates its water supply wells increased by three feet from 2014 to 2015. It says the increase is likely due to the city ...

10 years ago
Kansas collected $31 million less in taxes than anticipated last month, a shortfall that could tighten the state's budget picture. The state Department of Revenue reported Thursday that the state took in $534 million in taxes, when its official fiscal forecast projected $565 million. The shortfall was about 5.5 percent. Tax collections were almost equally as short ...

10 years ago
Volunteers will gather Saturday morning to help make Salina a better place to live. People of all ages are ready to roll up their sleeves and tackle a variety of community service projects during the annual Fall Fix-Up project. The event is coordinated by the Volunteer Connection. Activities will begin at 8:00 a.m. at Shelter # ...

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One person who plans to be front and center when the new stadium complex at Kansas Wesleyan University is dedicated on Saturday is the new football field's namesake, legendary coach Gene Bissell. The field at the new Graves Family Sports Complex will be dedicates Gene Bissell Field in honor of the former coach. Bissell spent over ...