3 months ago
The return of a Salina business's one-day focus to the help the Salina Area United is expanding. According to the agency, Tidal Wave Auto Spa’s annual Charity Day this coming Friday, September 19th, has a new twist. The community is invited to join in a full "Give Back Block Party" packed with food, fun, and local ...

3 months ago
A Salina high school student is a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Sacred Heart senior Isaac Berndt is among the less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide nominated for the honor.  According to the school, this prestigious recognition is based on outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT, reflecting Issac’s hard work, dedication, and academic excellence. He now ...

3 months ago
A project on a Saline County Highway is underway. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, dirt work in the first phase of reconstruction and realignment of K-4 in Saline County has started. The multi-phase project covers about 7 miles of K-4 from the Smoky Hill River bridge to just east of S Kipp Road. During this first phase ...

3 months ago
The campus of Kansas Wesleyan University was bustling with activity early Saturday morning, hosting what has turned into an annual event. The fourth “Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and 5K Family Walk” was held. The morning began with a prayer, the national anthem, "Amazing Grace" by bagpiper Terry Ferguson and opening remarks. Participants were reminded ...

3 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced on Friday 11 appointments to several state councils and commissions. Among the appointees is Dr. Trent Davis from Salina. Dr. Davis has been reappointed to the Kansas African American Affairs Commission. According to the Governor's Office, the purpose of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission is to address the public policy concerns ...

3 months ago
Volunteer are being sought to be part of a new committee which will help allocate opioid settlement funds in Salina. Saline County and the City of Salina are partnering to reinvest opioid settlement dollars into the community, ensuring funds are directed toward prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement responses that address the local impacts of substance use and addiction. According ...

3 months ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Kingman County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death of a woman in Spivey, Kansas, as as a possible case of abuse and neglect. According to the KBI, on Friday, Sept. 5, around 9:10 p.m., emergency medical services (EMS) were called to a residence in Spivey. The caller, identified as ...

3 months ago
A family that lost its taco truck business less than a month ago, celebrated the opening of a brick and mortar location Friday. Family, friends, and the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Blue Coat Ambassadors gathered to celebrate the official grand opening of 805 Tacos, in the travel center at 2140 W Crawford. 805 Tacos is ...

3 months ago
The discovery of abandoned Amazon packaging prompts an arrest. According to Salina Police, on Wednesday a citizen located an Amazon package in the 1400 block of S. Ohio. The package had an address from the 1100 block of Louise Lane. Contact was made with the person listed on the packaging, who confirmed he had not received ...

3 months ago
Police are seeking tips after a thief was caught on camera stealing  an e-bicycle from a garage. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday, September 1st, at about 4:15 PM,  male suspect entered an open garage at a residence in the 100 block Key in Salina. The ...

3 months ago
Several teens were arrested following a fatal hit and run crash. According to the Barton County Sheriff's Office, at about 10:30 Thursday morning a deputy stopped a vehicle in Great Bend. The vehicle matched the description provided by witnesses in a hit-and-run fatality. Further investigation confirmed this was the vehicle involved. The 17-year-old juvenile driver was taken ...