3 days ago
A fight between neighbors ends with an arrest. According to Salina Police, on Saturday at about 6:15 PM, officers were in the 900 block of Gypsum on an unrelated call when several neighbors in the area got into an argument. A 44-year-old female was struck by a subject identified as Katherine Lingenfelter (37). The female received a ...

3 days ago
A driver was injured after she was dragged by her own vehicle after exiting it when she ended up in a ditch late Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Emily Scott of Topeka was driving a Toyota Corolla on Interstate 70  on the Kansas Turnpike in Shawnee County.  Her car went off the ...

4 days ago
A little overnight rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of a large group of first responders and citizens, who walked side by side Sunday morning at Kansas Wesleyan University’s JRI Stadium, at the fifth “Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and 5K Family Walk”. Division Chief Drew Sprague from the Salina Fire Department told those gathered the ...

4 days ago
A special Book Premiere celebrating the release of From the Dutch East Indies to America: The Life Story of Han Lankhorst will be held this Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina. According to the bookstore, the evening will celebrate not only the release of Han Lankhorst’s memoir, but also ...

4 days ago
It was a parched, sunbaked afternoon in the rolling hills of rural northeastern Barton County. The wind whistled through the scrubby trees and rustled the waving grass. With few modern-day landmarks around, the scene resembled the time in 1900 when James L. Homolka and his brother Joseph Homolka used brawn, skill and determination to chisel a massive ...

4 days ago
Candidates for governor engaged in a veritable bare-knuckle brawl when they took the stage Saturday at the Kansas State Fair for a debate punctuated by the chants and jeers of an enthusiastic crowd of dueling supporters. Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, the Republican nominee, and state Sen. Cindy Holscher, the Democratic nominee, largely sidestepped pointed questions ...

4 days ago
Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan politics. The two major party candidates running for U.S. Senate appeared in their first post-primary debate together in front of hundreds of people who filled the bleachers ...

5 days ago
Flock camera technology helped police catch a murder suspect in Salina several hours after a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in Great Bend. Last week on Saturday 19-year-old Keegan Martens was caught in Salina after fleeing the scene of a shooting at around 12:30 in the morning. According to the Great Bend Police Department on Saturday, ...

5 days ago
“Sharing the Harvest,” a new documentary produced by Kansas State University’s Hungry Heartland Project, will premiere on Smoky Hills PBS. Smoky Hills PBS is a regional network of PBS member television stations serving central and western Kansas. The documentary will air Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 9 p.m. and will be rebroadcast Saturday, September 26, 2026, ...

5 days ago
The Salina Symphony is preparing to open its season with "Rhythm & Soul", a vibrant celebration of energy, color and rhythm, on Sun., Oct. 11, at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. According to the Symphony, a jubilant orchestral opener will be followed by Fandango, Arturo Márquez’ fiery, Latin-inspired violin concerto featuring guest artist Risa Hokamura. The journey ...

6 days ago
Salina Regional Health Center’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit was recently recognized by Newsweek as part of its America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers 2026 report. According to Salina Regional, their program was ranked sixth in Kansas and is the only inpatient physical rehabilitation center outside of northeast Kansas to make the list. Salina Regional Health Center offers a 15-bed ...