11 years ago
The birthplace of Salina can be traced to a bend in the Smoky Hill River that was settled 157 years ago. Floods and a rerouted channel have left behind a murky shadow of the past. Now the "Friends of the River" organization want to reclaim some of the river's lost beauty and reshape Salina's future. ...

11 years ago
Salina FD1 responded to a fire on the 2700 block of Gypsum Valley Road. $260 worth of hay bales caught fire, and Saline County Sheriff's Office believes it may be a case of arson as tire tracks were found on the site. Two other fires near the area in Dickinson County with similar characteristics were also ...

11 years ago
A Brookville man in police custody after being arrested yesterday by Salina police. Marcus Smith, 33, posted an ad on the Craigslist personal page, to which members of the Kansas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force responded to. Smith believed he was talking to a 14-year-old girl when in reality, he was communicating to an ...

11 years ago
Larry Ladrido, 37 of Salina, was arrested last night. Ladrido was in a residence in south Salina when he attempted to strangle a female acquaintance and threatened her with a knife. He is being charged with aggravated assault and aggravated domestic battery.

11 years ago
A Salina man is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm after he shot himself. Cody Suhr, 24 of Salina, was cleaning his gun at work at Weis Fire, 111 E. Pacific, when he accidentally shot it. The bullet grazed his palm and wrist. Suhr was transported to Salina Regional by an ambulance. ...

11 years ago
Salina police are investigating a theft and burglary that happened in late June. Samuel Mattocks, the alleged suspect, allegedly stole $175 cash and three blank checks, two of which he cashed at Bank of Tescott on Santa Fe Road for a total amount of $672.28. Mattocks was arrested yesterday afternoon and remains in police custody. ...

11 years ago
Salina police are investigating two different burglaries that happened in Salina. Tools were stolen out of the back of a white Ford F350. The drill and the propress totaled for a loss of $2,750. Earlier in the month, an $800 powerwasher was stolen from a rental property on the 1800 block of North 5th Street. ...

11 years ago
A five-year-old girl was hit by a truck on October 4. Alex Garcia was driving his 2011 GMC truck when the young girl ran out from in between two parked vehicles. Garcia did not have time to react and hit the girl. She sustained a broken leg and was transported to Salina Regional by ambulance. ...

11 years ago
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says his office has filed three criminal election fraud cases in two counties alleging people voted in Kansas while doing so in another state. Kobach confirmed Tuesday that his office filed two cases in Johnson County in the Kansas City area and one case in ...

11 years ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing another high profile speaker to town. Emmy-Award winning journalist John Stossel will speak at the organization's annual banquet and membership meeting. Stossell, former co-anchor and correspondent for ABC's "20/20" and current Fox Business News host, will bring a message that less government regulation is better for business. The chamber ...

11 years ago
Two firefighters are dead after a burning apartment building collapses in Kansas City. The blaze broke out inside the apartment building about 7:30 last night. Two residents were pulled from the building, but they were not hurt. The building partially collapsed about 8 p.m., injuring four firefighters including, two critically. The injured firefighters were rescued from the ...