6 days ago
Police are seeking a thief who wore a monkey mask while committing vehicle burglaries. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the week. According to Salina Police, between 1:30 AM and 2:30 AM on Thursday, October 8th, a thief entered several vehicles in a southeast residential area of Salina. The suspect was observed on ...

6 days ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly attacking a female roommate, and a hospital employee. According to Salina Police, on Thursday at about 7:00 AM, officers responded to the 600 block of W. Iron in reference to a person acting erratically. Upon arrival, contact was made with two females who reported 26-year-old Mason Hibbert , who had ...

6 days ago
The Food and Nutrition Services department at the hospital in Abilene has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Dickinson County to support the development of a new Packaged Meal Program at Memorial Hospital. According to Memorial Health System, the grant will help fund equipment, planning and education needed to establish the program, ...

6 days ago
Roadside workers, including law enforcement officers, construction crews, utility workers, refuse collectors, and tow truck operators, risk their lives daily while working just feet from fast-moving traffic. Motorists are also caught in this perilous spot in the case of a stalled vehicle or traffic crash. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), AAA Kansas and other traffic ...

6 days ago
A small earthquake shook North Central Kansas Thursday. According to the According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake happened during the noon hour, at 12:18 PM.  It was centered in Russell County, 4.7 miles  south southwest of Luray. The earthquake measured 2.7 in magnitude. Earthquakes of this magnitude, ranging between 2.5 and 5.4, are often felt but ...

6 days ago
The Geary County Sheriff's Office has released more details about a wrong-way crash on I 70 that killed two people. According to the agency, on Wednesday at approximately 4:08 p.m., the Junction City Police Department Communications Center dispatch received a report from the Riley County Police Department Communications Center of an erratic driver in a red ...

7 days ago
A crowd of about 100 people gathered in Salina Thursday as the Kansas Republican Party brought its statewide “Take Back Kansas 2026 Bus Tour” campaign effort to town. The party is working to build support ahead of the November election. U.S. Sen. Dr. Roger Marshall, who is seeking reelection in a closely watched race against Democratic ...

1 week ago
A former Salina middle school teacher and high school wrestling coach will spend up to 40 years in federal prison after reaching a plea agreement in a federal child pornography case. Federal court records indicate Ryan Brungardt pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three counts of sexual exploitation of a child / production of child pornography. Brungardt is ...

1 week ago
Salina Police are investigating a case involving the theft of gold coins. According to Police, on Wednesday a resident in the 1200 block of N 10th Street reported sometime within the past day a thief broke into their home. Entry was gained through a window. Once inside the thief stole fourteen, 1 ounce gold coins from a ...

1 week ago
Kansas State University president Richard Linton agreed Tuesday to take his academic career full circle by accepting an appointment to lead his alma mater, Virginia Tech University. “My 40-year journey in the land-grant system began at Virginia Tech,” said Linton, who served as K-State’s president since 2022. “Having earned three degrees here, the opportunity to return ...

1 week ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s Homecoming 2026 is almost here. According to the school, events get underway Thursday evening and continue into Sunday, Oct. 18, as alumni, students and friends join together for a weekend of tradition, celebration and Coyote pride. The public is encouraged to attend. The festivities begin Thursday evening with a downtown pep rally in Campbell Plaza ...