1 year ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly making a death threat over the phone. Police say on Monday officers made contact with a 47-year-old male from Salina. He reported that on Thursday of last week he received a phone message from a subject identified as 27-year-old Devin Murrell of Salina. During the phone message Murrell threatened ...

1 year ago
Harvest crews are again stalled by rain and muddy fields. After several days of wind and heat allowed harvest to fo shift into high gear across much of southern and central Kansas, by late Monday into Tuesday things are again halting. According to the Kansas Wheat Commission, along with the rain wheat streak mosaic virus continues to ...

1 year ago
Salina Poets, writers, and musicians are invited to participate in a special commemoration program to remember the forgotten at a Salina cemetery. The event will be held at the Gypsum Hill Cemetery at 10 AM this Saturday. Sandy Beverly and Dr. Jennifer Gordon are the organizers of this event titled, "Commemoration: Readings & Music for the ...

1 year ago
Paid parking in downtown Wichita is about to begin. Starting July 1st, parking enforcement will start in the downtown area. City officials say parking meters and kiosks will be installed downtown throughout the summer. The posted rates include one dollar for hourly parking.

1 year ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce wants to know what you think makes Salina and Saline County special? According to the Chamber, local residents are being asked to weigh in on that very question through a short, anonymous community survey now open through the month of July. As part of a larger community marketing initiative, the Salina Area ...

1 year ago
Think spelling bees are just for kids? Think again. Salina Public Library invites adults to take the stage at the Adult Spelling Bee Showdown, presented by Hutton. This will be a hilarious, high-energy, and humbling night of friendly competition and community fun. Join us after hours on Saturday, July 19, 6:30 p.m. at the Salina Public Library. Teams ...

1 year ago
Four K-State Salina pilots will be winging their way back home after competing in the 48th Air Race Classic. The over 4,200 mile competition that began in Fairhope, Alabama wrapped up in Spokane, Washington last week with nine airport stops along the way for fuel and rest. Lori Babcock, Assistant Chief Flight Instructor joined in on the ...

1 year ago
The Central Kansas Amateur Radio Club (CKARC) will participate in a massive emergency preparedness event this weekend. According to the organization, the 2025 ARRL Field Day will take place on Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29th. This annual event, organized by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is the largest amateur radio exercise in North ...

1 year ago
Dozens of dedicated young Kansas artists are beginning to eye the completion of a 10-year film project by Salinan Isaiah Marcotte, but they are struggling to balance time and money. To complete a final push of his partially-animated modern rock opera, “Limerence,” promoters, directors, producers, technical wizards, and a cast of four (eight extras), have planned ...

1 year ago
A Salina Drug Task Force on-going investigation culminated with an arrest over the weekend. According to Salina Police, Saturday night at about 7:00 the task force  made contact with  47-year-old Alphonse Baham. Located on Baham’s person was over 10 grams of suspected Fentanyl. A subsequent search warrant was executed at a residence in the 600 block of ...

1 year ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly threatening violence against a woman. According to Salina Police, Sunday morning at around 9:15  officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Osage in reference to a domestic disturbance. Contact was made with a 35-year-old female resident. She reported just prior to calling she had gotten into an argument ...