3 years ago
The Tammy Walker Cancer Center has been honored for patient experience. According to Salina Regional Health Center, the cancer center has been named a 2022 Human Experience Pinnacle of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. This award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top ...

3 years ago
Salina will soon have a new, permanent police chief. According to the City of Salina, City Manager Mike Schrage has appointed Clarence “C.J.” Wise as the new police chief. Wise’s career includes more than 25 years of law enforcement experience. He has been a member of the Edmond Police Department in Edmond, Oklahoma, since 1998, and currently serves ...

3 years ago
A man being sought in connection with an animal cruelty case has been arrested. Saline County Jail records indicate 56-year-old Scott Marler was booked into the Saline County Jail this week. Charges were requested against Marler last January in a case involving a dog that was badly injured. Back on January 19th of 2022 Salina police officers ...

3 years ago
Nearly a half-dozen  people are dead following crashes in Kansas over the New Year's holiday weekend. The Kansas Highway Patrol says troopers also made nearly two-dozen DUI arrests. Authorities say none of the deadly crashes over the holiday weekend were DUI related. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30th, ...

3 years ago
A Fort Hays State University football player is dead following a shooting in Oklahoma City. Daniel Howard was killed, and four other people were taken to hospitals following a shooting near Northwest 10th Street and Hudson Avenue in Oklahoma City on New Year's Day. Police say that the shooting stemmed from a fight that broke out ...

3 years ago
Tickets are now on sale for Kansas Wesleyan’s annual Night with the Yotes event. According to KWU, Night with the Yotes will be held Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. in Mabee Arena. This year marks the 12th year of Night with the Yotes, which, in recent years, has come to be synonymous with numerous KWU activities. This ...

3 years ago
On December 31st Salina Police officers took a stolen vehicle report from Garrett Graves, 23, Lakefield KS. Graves reported his vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of Russell’s Family Restaurant at 671 Westport Blvd. He had left his blue 2013 Ford F-150 at Russell’s while he was out of town at a job. Inside ...

3 years ago
A Salina resident was taken into custody shortly after he was allegedly seen driving the wrong way down Ohio on New Year’s Eve. Salina Police were called at 6:50 AM on December 31st after a concerned onlooker noticed a 2007 Mercury Milan allegedly driving erratically in the area of Ohio and Cloud. The driver is said ...

3 years ago
An arrest was made after an aggravated Solomon man threatened to stab individuals at The Shady Lady Gentleman’s Club. Saline County Sheriff Rodger Soldan informed KSAL news Herbey Hernandez-Rodriguez, 27, Solomon, was taken into custody on December 31st at 12:09 AM. After deputies were called to the gentleman’s club located at 1540 W. Old Highway 40. Employees ...

3 years ago
A lucky northeast Kansas lottery player nailed the Powerball jackpot on Nov. 19 to claim $92.9 million. “The Kansas Lottery had the pleasure of making someone out there a little more thankful,” said Stephen Durrell, executive director of the Kansas Lottery. “Nothing makes us happier than giving away a big jackpot to our players.” That followed by ...

3 years ago
The Chamber Orchestra of the Smoky Valley is preparing for its first concert of the new year.  It's planned for January 15th at 4 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lindsborg. According to Bethany College, the performance will feature works by Igor Stravinsky, Edward Elgar, and Franz Schubert. “As a musician and connoisseur of classical music, I ...