2 months ago
 Kansas has a new state record longnose gar, ending a record that had stood for more than 50 years. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, on April 18th Michael Barnett of Baxter Springs landed a 33.6-pound, 63-inch-long longnose gar while bowfishing the Spring River near Baxter Springs. Barnett’s catch broke the previous Kansas state ...

2 months ago
Grants to Salina Regional Health Center and Abilene's Memorial Health System are among funding the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has allocated as part of the  Regional Partnerships Grant Program (RPGP) and Rural Emergency Hospital Conversion/Transformative Capital Investment Program (REH/CAP). The funding comes via the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). According to the agency, ...

2 months ago
Tips are being sought in connection with a shoplifting case. The crime is the latest Salina Croime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Thursday, May 21st, at about 3:30 PM two females entered Walgreen’s at 700 S. Broadway and went to the fragrance cases. The female suspects pried the cases open and ...

2 months ago
Heavy rain that fell in Salina Thursday, especially later in the day, caused some minor flooding issues. Salina received 3.32 inches of rain on Thursday, including nearly 2.5 inches between 5 pm and 7 pm. Year to date Salina has received 9.67 inches of rain, 1.13 inches behind the yearly normal average of 10.8 inches. Friday morning ...

2 months ago
A unique property that was being rehabilitated to become a private homesite or commercial facility is on the market. The Rolling Hills Missile Silo is for sale by owner. The former Cold War-era underground nuclear missile facility sits on about 8.5 acres of land at 1441 N. 260th Road in Lincoln County, about 30 miles northwest ...

2 months ago
Salina City Commissioners will consider renewing the FLOCK camera system, for continued leasing and maintenance of 22 fixed Automatic License Plate Readers for three more years, at a cost of $198,000 at Monday's meeting. Back in 2022 the commission voted unanimously to authorize Salina Police to install 22 fixed auto license plate reader cameras at various ...

2 months ago
Another person on the May list of Salina's Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrest is Breanna Meeks. She was wanted for a felony contempt of court The first Saturday of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Since the Most Wanted program began back in ...

2 months ago
If you are ready to meet your next favorite indie author Red Fern Booksellers has an event for you. This Friday from 5:30 till 7:30 all are invited to an evening of local authors. According to Red Fern, several genres will be featured during the event, including children’s picture books, middle grade (ages 8–12), general ...

2 months ago
Police were called to investigate a group's petition signatures delivered to a Kansas Senator requesting that he participate in a public town hall. On Wednesday a group gathered  to protest, and deliver 3,850 petition signatures from across the state to Senator Roger Marshall’s Wichita office. The petition requests that Senator Marshall participate in a public town ...

2 months ago
Heavy rain has prompted Saturday's Redneck Paradise Mud Run to be postponed. It will now be held on June 27. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: Rain or shine, mud will be flying northwest of Salina this weekend. The Redneck Paradise Mud Run, a Kansas Mud Racing Organization event, will be held this Saturday. Mud starts flying at the Salina ...

2 months ago
Salina Police are investigating what is believed to be a "swatting" call. According to the Salina Police Department, at about 8:20 Wednesday night dispatch received a call of a possible kidnapping where armed individuals had entered a residence in 1400 block of Glenshire. Officers believed the call was a possible “Swatting” call. Officers made contact with the ...