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About 500 revelers in Salina got an early start on 2016 Thursday. The Bicentennial Center, Salina Parks & Rec, and the Salina Area United Way hosted their second annual "Noon Year's Eve" event. A crowd, consisting mainly of children and families, gathered at the Bi-Center for the fun free event. "Noon Year's Eve" featured music, activities, a ...

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A rear end collision on Old Highway 81 and Assaria Road sent two people to the hospital yesterday around noon. 17-year-old Joseph Meier was driving southbound on Old Highway 81 when he rear ended a pickup truck attempting to turn onto Assaria Road. The driver of the pickup, 41-year-old William Venable, was transported by EMS to the ...

11 years ago
A rental home on the 6800 block of East K4 was damaged over the weekend. Ten windows were broken out of the home; two from the garage and eight on the home. The perpetrators then threw paint around the home, damaging the carpet. Total damage is estimated at $1,550. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No ...

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A blue 2004 Ford Mustang was stolen in Salina overnight on Tuesday. The vehicle was stolen from an alleyway on the 300 block of North Colombia, and has Kansas tags 594 ECS. The keys were stolen allegedly from the victim's purse. The Mustang is valued at $2,800. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No part of ...

11 years ago
Another man who is allegedly connected to the string of hotel and business robberies was arrested yesterday in Salina. Nathan Adam Smith is being charged with aggravated robbery as he was the alleged driver for Travis Moreland, who is the suspect for four different cases of robbery and/or burglary in Salina and more similar cases in ...

11 years ago
It was a busy Christmas weekend for Kansas State Troopers. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, troopers wrote over 1,000 citations and warnings. Troopers made 7 DUI arrests, but worked no DUI crashes. Additionally, the Patrol worked no fatal crashes. The reporting period for the holiday weekend ran from 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2015, through 11:59 ...

11 years ago
Two robbery suspects are in custody after an armed robbery in Ellis.  Around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday night, the Casey’s General Store just off of I-70 was robbed by two men. Witnesses were able to provide a vehicle description, and Hays police spotted the car near the Highway 183 bypass west of Hays. Police say a chase ...

11 years ago
For the second year in a row, Salina will again ring in "Noon Year's Eve." The Bicentennial Center, Salina Parks & Rec, and the Salina Area United Way will be hosting their second annual "Noon Year's Eve" event on Thursday. "Noon Year's Eve" is a free event for the family. It will feature music, activities, a bouncy ...

11 years ago
Up to 10,000 New Year's Eve revelers are expected to turn out in the Kansas town known as the Little Apple for a ball-drop event modeled after the one in New York's Times Square. Manhattan is staging its annual New Year's Eve celebration in the Aggieville bar and entertainment district. Thursday's festivities begin at 10:30 p.m. ...

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A band of masked robbers boxed in current New York Knicks  and former Wichita State University player Cleanthony Early's cab with their vehicles as he left a strip club Wednesday, demanding his "gold" before shooting him in the leg, law enforcement officials said. Two law enforcement officials say Early was in a cab at around ...

11 years ago
A construction trailer that was parked at a house on the 1400 block of Franklin was broken into. The lock to the door was cut off, and $4,000 in tools were stolen. The trailer was owned by Brian Metzger. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced ...