11 years ago
Last week's Salina City Commission election will be decided this morning. After all of the votes were counted Tuesday night, the race was officially too close to call. There was no doubt that Karl Ryan and Dr. Trent Davis finished first and second in the race. Each won a 4 year term on the commission. What is in ...

11 years ago
Chappa the beaver has returned home to the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit in Wichita after he had been missing for nearly a week. Director Jim Mason of the Great Plains Nature Center tells the Kansas City Star that Chappa had been found digging along his pen at Central Riverside Park, trying to get back inside on Sunday ...

11 years ago
The remains of an amusement park that operated for more than six decades in Wichita are gradually disappearing. The Wichita Eagle reports that Roger Nelson is a member of the family that has owned Joyland Amusement Park since the 1970s. He says efforts are underway to tear down the park "as soon as possible." Metropolitan Area Building ...

11 years ago
Student testing in Kansas is going much smoother than last year. Principals and district-level test coordinators in several school districts say issues with Kansas' computerized tests have been "isolated." They say state test developers have promptly addressed problems. Technical troubles and cyberattacks caused widespread concerns last year as Kansas rolled out a new test design and delivery ...

11 years ago
Neither driver was hurt in a crash involving two semis, one of them hauling a load of logs, early Sunday morning on Interstate 70 west of Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the truck hauling logs was rear ended by the otter semi. The driver of the semi that collided with the truck hauling logs ...

11 years ago
Registration for USD 305 summer school classes is coming up soon. According to the district, summer school enrollment for high school students is scheduled at the South High School commons area on Saturday, April 25 from 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 29, from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Final enrollment for credit recovery classes ...

11 years ago
It may not be an Amelia Earhart-type solo flight of some significance, but another Kansas woman has become an aviation pioneer. Tiffany Brown is the first female Kansas Director of Aviation.  Kansas Transportation Secretary Mike King named her to the position on Thursday. Brown was in Salina on Friday helping unveil the new Kansas Aviation Portal. ...

11 years ago
Hundreds of runners laced up their shoes Saturday morning and hit the streets in and around Abilene. The Dickinson County community came together to host the 13th running of the Eisenhower Marathon. The event included a men's and women's marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K races. There was also a family fun walk. There was a mix ...

11 years ago
Children at Learn and Grow Depot in Abilene reported for duty on Monday as they learned how to be a soldier. Captain Stacy Birkel gave a short presentation on being a soldier in the United States Army. Captain Birkel has been in the Army for about eight years, with five of those years being stationed at ...

11 years ago
A Salina business on Friday made a large donation toward the local effort to feed the hungry.  Money Automotive Center donated $9,000 to the Salina Emergency Aid Food bank. According to the business, with the help of their customers, they strive to give back to the community with donations to local charities throughout the year. As ...

11 years ago
The father of a 20-year-old man accused of planning a suicide attack at Fort Riley says he's glad authorities arrested his son and no one was hurt. Federal prosecutors say John Booker Jr. was arrested Friday while trying to arm what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb near the Kansas military base. He's being held on ...