3 months ago
A summer program that provides free admissions to Kansas attractions which was set to expire this Sunday has been extended. Sunflower Summer has been extended through Saturday, August 8th. Sunflower Summer allows for free admission to educational attractions across Kansas, including things like Rolling Hills Zoo, The Garage Automobile Museum, and the Eisenhower Presidential Library and ...

3 months ago
Salina Police responding to an alarm thwart a burglary in progress. According to police, Wednesday morning at about 4:45 AM, officers responded to an alarm at Dollar General, 840 E. Crawford. As they were enroute a citizen called and reported hearing a loud noise coming from the business and observed someone inside. Upon arrival officers observed the ...

3 months ago
Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States of America starting with the Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights themed Tri-Rivers Fair Parade at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening on Santa Fe Avenue, from Elm Street to Prescott. The 2026 Tri-Rivers Fair Board will honor Eric Blomquist as the Grand Marshal of the parade. Blomquist served the last two ...

3 months ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin a resurfacing project on K-140 in Ellsworth and Saline counties this week. According to the agency, this project, set to start on or around Thursday, will involve a mill and overlay beginning at the K-14/K-140 junction in Ellsworth, continuing east about 33 miles, to just west of the ...

3 months ago
The Salina Municipal Solid Waste Landfill will be resuming normal charges on Commercial Haulers for limb debris as of this coming Monday, August 3rd. According to the City, to ensure safe and efficient processing, tree limbs must not be mixed with trash, construction debris, fencing, or any other non- vegetative materials. For additional information or updates, please ...

3 months ago
An Abilene man is dead after a pickup spun out of control and hit five workers in a road construction zone near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  35-year-old Robert Moore from Coweta, Oklahoma, was driving a Dodge Ram pickup headed north on Interstate 135. For an unknown reason the pickup crossed onto the right ...

3 months ago
The Salina City Commission is accepting Expression of Interest forms to fill the Commission seat recently vacated by former Commissioner Jerry Ivey. The seat’s term runs through January 2028. According to the City, applicants  must be qualified Salina electors. To apply click here. Applications will be accepted until 5pm on Monday, August 10. City Commissioners will then ...

3 months ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary. At about 6:45 PM Monday officers responded to the 500 block of S. 12th Street in reference to a residential burglary. Contact was made with the homeowner who advised he had arrived and upon entering he noticed several glass items broken in the residence. The homeowner said  a DVD player, several ...

3 months ago
Salina City Commissioners are planning to accept bids from private organizations interested in taking over operations of the Salina Animal Shelter. At Monday's meeting the commission voted to open up bids as soon as the final report of an operational overview is received. Over the last several months, Animal Shelter Services, LLC has been provided with shelter ...

3 months ago
Salina City Commissioners at their Monday meeting formally approved the resignation of commissioner and vice mayor Jerry Ivey, and began the process of filling the vacant seat. Ivey submitted resignation paperwork this past Monday, announcing his resignation effective Friday.  Commissioner Ivey was also the Vice Mayor, and so it is necessary to elect a new Vice ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are looking for thief who stole the money box from a gaming machine. Police say Saturday morning at around 5:00 a man walked into the Kwik Shop convenience store at 2003 S. Ohio. He began playing one of the gaming machines. When a clerk heard what she believed to be metal scraping she confronted ...