12 years ago
A low-cost airline is going to begin flights from Manhattan to Phoenix this Fall. Allegiant Air on Tuesday announced plans for nonstop jet service between Manhattan and and Phoenix. According to the airline, nonstop flights via Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from the Manhattan Airport will begin November 7th. The announcement will mark the 99th U.S. city served by ...

12 years ago
This coming Friday afternoon United Methodists will cover Salina with willing hands to serve in dozens of local agencies and participate in the Day of Service. There will be a wide variety of volunteer opportunities to accommodate every age and ability. Local agencies that the United Methodist will be working with during the Day of Service ...

12 years ago
Saline County Commissioners approve a disaster declaration. At their weekly formal meeting Tuesday morning, commissioners unanimously approved the declaration. According to the Saline County Emergency Management office, many of the incorporated cities in the county have had significant road and property damage since flooding that began on July 22nd. There have been no reports of homes ...

12 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback is defending the new process for selecting Kansas Court of Appeals judges, saying it involves more people and encourages the best candidates to apply. Brownback says Tuesday that the old system that put the power to select judges in the hands of a nominating commission left elected officials with little involvement, except when ...

12 years ago
Neighbors noticed suspicious activity going outside their homes early this morning in the form of a man in a red sweatshirt and blue jeans looking into vehicles on the street with a flashlight. Lance Hoover, 46, reported to police early this early today that the trunk of his 1997 Eagle Talon had been broken into and ...

12 years ago
The Geary County Sheriff's Department says it plans to auction off up to 400 parcels of land, some of it complete with infrastructure. The lots were seized after owners failed to pay delinquent taxes. Sheriff Tony Wolf says the properties were partially developed during a real estate boom but they were never finished by developers. ...

12 years ago
A federal judge has again delayed the resentencing of two Texas brothers convicted of running a Kansas hunting camp where hunters paid thousands of dollars to illegally shoot deer. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot postponed sentencing of James and Marlin Butler until Oct. 28. The brothers had been scheduled for sentencing in September. A federal appeals court ...

12 years ago
At the conclusion of a meeting that lasted nearly four and a half hours Monday evening Salina City Commissioners accepted an offer from Saline County in regard to funding of the Salina-Saline County Health Department. Commissioners went into executive session after concluding regular business on their agenda, Following the executive session commissioners accepted the county offer. The ...

12 years ago
A trial for a man accused of robbing a bank and exchanging gunfire with a Kansas State Trooper while fleeing with a woman and three children begins in Salina. 31-year-old Jason Gleason is facing charges that include attempted first-degree murder. Gleason was spotted in a sport utility vehicle with his girlfriend, Chrystal Bell, and her children ...

12 years ago
Staff members from Salina Media Group radio station News Radio 1150 KSAL are honored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. The association announced its 2013 KAB Awards of Excellence on Monday. News Radio 1150 KSAL received three awards. Jeff Garretson received a first place award in the Complete Newscast Category. Garretson was honored for his KSAL ...

12 years ago
Attorney General Derek Schmidt is releasing the language he wants legislators to consider when addressing the Kansas Hard 50 law during a special session next month. The Republican says Monday that he has completed a draft of the bill to consider during the special session, which starts Sept. 3. The Hard 50 law allows convicted murderers to ...