2 years ago
The Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank will benefit from a total of $200,000 in grant funding which will make the facility more accessible to the public. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has awarded two grants via the Pathways to A Healthy Kansas initiative. The first grant is for $100,000, and was awarded directly to the ...

2 years ago
Two Salina radio stations are into the second day of a two-day effort to raise funds in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media radio stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 are hosting a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All money collected during the radiothon will go to St. Jude, whose mission ...

2 years ago
A project which will renovate the dining hall at Kansas Wesleyan University has evolved, and is set to get underway. According to the school,  in the midst of a semester that has seen record spring enrollment, Kansas Wesleyan has announced a significant change to its Bieber Dining Hall (bon appétit) project. The university will now renovate ...

2 years ago
No injuries are reported after experts were called to safely remove an unexploded ordnance from Fort Riley on Thursday. Local authorities say construction workers found the item early Thursday afternoon near Ware Elementary School. An explosive ordnance-disposal crew was deployed to remove the potentially lethal item. Officials say the as-yet-unidentified ordnance was disposed of without incident.

2 years ago
An evacuation order prompted by a wildfire in rural Saline County has been lifted. Everyone who lives within a 2 mile radius of Hohneck and Watkins Roads had been asked to leave, but that order is now rescinded. Crews are still in the area, and citizens are still asked to avoid the area as well. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: ...

2 years ago
A single-vehicle crash blocked a North Central Kansas highway for several hours on Thursday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Freightliner tractor trailer truck was traveling on  US 77 Highway in Geary County when it went off the road and entered a ditch. As the driver attempted to bring it back on the highway, the ...

2 years ago
Two Salina radio stations will embark on a two-day effort to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media radio stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 will host a two-day radiothon beginning Thursday to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All money collected during the radiothon will go to St. Jude, whose mission is to ...

2 years ago
Today is February 29th, an event that only happens once every four years. It's leap day. Leap day is an extra day added to the calendar every fourth February to keep our seasons from getting out of whack. Everyone knows a year is 365 days long but that's not exactly accurate. It actually takes the Earth ...

2 years ago
Salina firefighters have battled three large structure fires over the past several days. First responders were called to a fire Saturday morning at around 6:30 in the 600 Block of W. Prescott.  Late Tuesday night crews responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of North Penn Avenue. On Wednesday afternoon first responders were called ...

2 years ago
A residential fire - sparks a confrontation between a Salina man and Salina firefighters. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, officers were providing scene security for the Fire Department as they worked to suppress the flames Tuesday night in the 200 block of North Penn Avenue. Police say as crews were working a male tried to enter ...

2 years ago
Gas prices in Kansas are holding steady. According to Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular yesterday was $2.88. Prices are unchanged from one week ago, but they are up by 22 cents over the past month.