1 year ago
You can join Salina’s first responders, the men and women who step into fires, crime scenes and crises of all sorts to serve and protect by participating in the Battle of the Badges. First responders are partnering with the American Red Cross for the annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. First responders take pride in ...

1 year ago
Walls in downtown Salina continue to be reimagined - with paint and creativity as the gallery of murals will be increasing soon. Artists from around the globe will once again be fueled by the Boom! Salina Street Art & Mural Festival to make their mark in September/October. Tanner Colvin with the Kanvas Project joined in on the ...

1 year ago
A court appearance is held for the five suspects charged in the murders of two Kansas women. Paul Grice, Tad Cullum, Tifany Adams, Cole Twombly and Cora Twombly appeared in Texas County, Oklahoma, Court yesterday to consider consolidating their case and to set a preliminary trial date. The suspects are charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy ...

1 year ago
Volunteers are being sought to be a part of  the biggest fall beer sampling event in the area, and at the same time help several different area nonprofit organizations. Salina on Tap is offering a unique opportunity to fund raise. Volunteers ages 21 and older are being sought to help perform tasks at the event which ...

1 year ago
A Kansas school district investigated an incident in which an elementary school principal invited a Gideon missionary to pass out Bibles to students at recess, the superintendent said in a statement Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas sent a letter Monday to Katie Struebing, principal of East Elementary School in the roughly 2,000-person city of Belleville, ...

1 year ago
Stretches of Interstate 70 in both Western Kansas and Eastern Kansas will temporarily close and prompt long detours. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, a portion of westbound I-70 in the Topeka area is scheduled to close overnight this week so that steel girders can be placed on the I-470 bridge replacement project. Conditions permitting, ...

1 year ago
Kansas State University Salina has selected Christal Cadenhead as its new executive director of enrollment management. Cadenhead will work to improve access to learners at all levels as a part of the Next-Gen K-State strategic plan. As the executive director of enrollment management, Cadenhead will oversee K-State Salina's academic advising and admissions teams. These two units are pivotal to K-State ...

1 year ago
Due to unforeseen circumstances an upcoming show at the Stiefel Theatre has been delayed.  Classic Albums Live's / Pink Floyd The Wall will move from Oct. 18, 2024 to Jan. 24, 2025. All purchased tickets will automatically be moved to the January 24th show. The show is a tribute to one of the most iconic bands in rock ...

1 year ago
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran says financially strapped volunteer fire departments in Kansas and other states should be exempt from costly federal regulations included in a proposed update of health and safety standards for emergency response workers. Standards under consideration by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration would apply to firefighters as well as personnel engaged ...

1 year ago
Community colleges across Kansas are reporting an increase in students living on campus as classes resume for the fall semester. According to the Kansas Association of Community Colleges, institutions in the southwest quadrant of the state reached 100% capacity for on-campus housing a few weeks before the scheduled start of classes. At Garden City Community College, director ...

1 year ago
A Kansas State Trooper who was responding with lights and siren to a fatal crash was involved in a fatal crash. According to the KHP, on Monday at approximately 11:15am, a trooper was responding to a two-vehicle fatality collision involving a commercial motor vehicle that occurred on K-23 Highway between Hoxie and I-70 in Sheridan County. The ...