3 years ago
Salina Police are looking for suspects who took a couple of pieces of heavy equipment on a joyride and caused damage. Police say sometime late Thursday into Sunday afternoon vehicles belonging to Excel Dirt and Excavating were damaged. The heavy equipment had been left parked at a worksite where trees are being removed behind the Salina ...

3 years ago
Police are investigating after multiple Oxford House sober living facilities were vandalized with graffiti. According to Salina Police late Thursday into early Friday vandals targeted five Oxford House facilities located on the following streets: 515 W Beloit 2608 Highland 101 E Moreland 903 Manor 604 E Leslie In each instance "Beware of Outcast" and "Careful Simon", along ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriffs Office is looking for thieves who stole over 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel from a convenience store. According to the agency, at 4:00 in the morning Thursday, 1,505 gallons of diesel fuel was stolen from Singh Travel Plaza on Hedville Road. Security cameras captured video of  a red Dodge 3500 dually pickup ...

3 years ago
Nominations are currently being solicited for inductees into the 2023 class of the Salina Business Hall of Fame. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, they established the Salina Business Hall of Fame in 2005 to honor prominent business leaders both past and present, which have made extraordinary contributions to Salina, earned the respect of the ...

3 years ago
Investigators have found that a contractor exposed employees to potentially fatal hazards as two workers avoided tragedy in Salina trench collapse. The incident happened back in January near Salina South High School. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Precision Plumbing of Cheney was cited for 2 willful and 6 serious violations. The company faces $334,000 ...

3 years ago
A long-time fan of the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene is now behind the microphone, working the rodeo. As a kid, Scott Grover’s parents brought him to the rodeo when they visited friends in Abilene. He watched announcer Phil Gardenhire and rodeo clown Lecile Harris, both legends in the sport, and thought, ‘maybe someday I ...

3 years ago
A driver was killed in a wrong-way crash along Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2012 Chevrolet Impala was headed east on the Interstate. For an unknown reason,the car crossed the median and began to travel eastbound in the westbound lanes. It crossed both the driving and passing lanes and struck a 2023 ...

3 years ago
A Christmas in July Toy run is planned in Salina. The event, organized by the Salina VFW,  will be this coming Saturday, July 15th. Meet up is at the Ace Hardware parking lot near Broadway side at 1pm. Parade starts at 2pm. Those who purchase a toy at Ace for the event will receive a 10 percent ...

3 years ago
It's a sure sign the new school year is approaching.  Enrollment for Salina USD 305 Schools begins this week. According to the District, online enrollment opens Tuesday, July 11th, for both new and returning Salina Public Schools students. Log into Skyward July 11-27 for convenient school registration. Parents and guardians are asked to watch for their enrollment ...

3 years ago
A 72-year-old pedestrian is dead after being hit by a 15-year-old driver in a northwest Kansas community. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2014 Dodge Journey was traveling south in Phillipsburg on 1st Street when the 15-year-old driver noticed a pedestrian walking northbound in the southbound lane. The driver attempted an avoidance maneuver, steering to ...

3 years ago
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 74-year-old man in a southeast Kansas community. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Friday at approximately 1:30 p.m.,  the Labette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting. Police located the victim, Thaine Lee Anderson, 74, of Cherryvale ...