2 months ago
The streak of 100 degree days is over. A high of 99 on Sunday broke a streak of eight days in a row in which the high temperature topped 100 in Salina. The streak started on August 29th. According to the National Weather Service, a typical high this time of year is 85 degrees. A couple of ...

2 months ago
A search for a man who went missing while out scouting hunting areas ended with the discovery of his body. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday first Responders from the US Army Corp of Engineers, Game Wardens with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Marquette, Ellsworth, and Kanopolis Fire Departments, Saline County ...

2 months ago
Americans typically celebrate Labor Day as the end of the summer, but it was originally started as a holiday for workers. Some ten-thousand workers gathered in New York City for a parade back on September 5th, 1882, which was likely the first observance of Labor Day. That celebration sparked others and by 1894, over half the ...

2 months ago
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina is planning a first of its kind "Big Connections Crawl". It's an interactive downtown bar crawl along Santa Fe Avenue, this Saturday, September 12th from 2-6,  followed by a free outdoor concert at Campbell Plaza, raising money for youth mentorship programs According to the organization the objective for participants is ...

2 months ago
A man wanted in connection with a shooting death in Great Bend was found in Salina on Saturday. According to the Great Bend Police Department, at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Saturday officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Lakin Avenue in Great Bend in reference to a 911 hang-up call. Upon arrival, they were advised that ...

2 months ago
The Love, Chloe Foundation is celebrating a major milestone later this month, with its 10th annual Gold Ribbon Golf & Gala, a signature fundraising event supporting families facing childhood cancer. According to the organization, for the past decade, the event has brought together community members, businesses, sponsors, and supporters to raise awareness and provide meaningful resources ...

2 months ago
The new September list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The September list went online Saturday morning. Those on the September list are wanted for crimes which include armed robbery, felony child abuse, aggravated escape from custody, making criminal threats,, aggravated domestic violence battery, ...

2 months ago
An arrest has been made in connection with a home invasion and assault in Scandia. According to the Kanas Bureau of Investigation, on Thursday at around 4:15 p.m., KBI agents arrested Jardyn J. Bartman, 32, of Scandia, in the 200 block of Washington St., in Scandia. He was arrested for aggravated burglary, rape, and aggravated sodomy. He ...

2 months ago
An altercation involving a knife prompted the arrest of a Salina man. According to Salina Police, at about midnight on Thursday officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a home in the 400 block of N. 5th Street. A 55-year-old male reported a known associate, identified as Levi Sanderson (37), was acting irrationally. Sanderson was possibly ...

2 months ago
The Salina Public Entities (SPEs) — the City of Salina, Salina Airport Authority, Kansas State University and Salina USD 305 — Friday reaffirmed their continued commitment to completing the environmental cleanup at the former Schilling Air Force Base and protecting the Salina community. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...

2 months ago
Police made an arrest following a fight in a parking lot early Friday. According to Salina Police, at about 2:30 AM, officers responded to Kwik Shop at 1727 W. Crawford, in reference to subjects fighting in the parking lot. Contact was made with a 46-year-old male. He reported seeing a known subject, identified as Carlos Valenzuela (33), ...