3 years ago
Kansas is no longer among the handful of states that has yet to legalize fentanyl test strips. Fentanyl test strips have been decriminalized in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174 last week, a bipartisan bill that decriminalizes fentanyl test strips. According to the Governor's office, Decriminalizing test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was cited for failure to yield after a car versus motorcycle accident last Friday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells News that Joshua Rubino was driving southbound on Montrose Street and came to a full stop in his Ford Fusion at the Crawford intersection. Police say he then proceeded south - but did not see ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary at a property northwest of Salina. Authorities say sometime between May 5 and May 13, someone forced a door open on a home in the 7000 block of W. Colt Road and removed numerous items including a coin and bill collection worth over $1,000. A 1940's era ...

3 years ago
A small earthquake was recorded in Marion County. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 2.5 quake struck about eight-and-a-half miles southeast of Lincolnville on Saturday evening. There have been no reports of damage or injuries connected to the seismic activity.

3 years ago
Two people are injured following a plane crash in Gardner. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that a small plane crashed on Saturday afternoon at the Gardner Municipal Airport. The pilot was hospitalized, and officials say the passenger suffered minor injuries. The plane crash is under investigation.

3 years ago
A Salina music store is getting ready to restring a lot of guitars in a recycling effort.  SM Hanson Music in Salina began recycling guitar and orchestra strings in 2019, and has an event planned this weekend. According to the story, metal and nylon strings are separated by type and the metal is smelted down into ...

3 years ago
Smiles, tears, and hugs were mixed in with the sounds of Pomp and Circumstance over the weekend in the Salina area. Hundreds of seniors from multiple schools walked across the stage and received diplomas. Nearly every senior in Salina and Saline County graduated. On Saturday seniors at Ell-Saline and at Kansas Wesleyan University graduated. Sunday seniors at Salina ...

3 years ago
Some of our state legislators have been claiming that Kansas schools are failing our students. That is just not true. In 2022, a Kansas Association of School Boards study found Kansas ranked 10th in the nation on a weighted average of 16 educational outcomes. The report examined performance in areas of preschool enrollment, math and reading scores, college readiness, graduation ...

3 years ago
Students from Salina Area Technical College brought home some hardware from the statewide SkillsUSA competition, and a state championship in Diesel Equipment Technology for the ninth year in a row. According to the school, Diesel Technology students Garrett James and Blake Homes won their divisions; James in the college division and Holmes in the high school ...

3 years ago
A motorcycle rider was killed in crash north of Manhattan late Friday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 66-year-old Daniel Davis of Manhattan was riding a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle headed north on  Tuttle Creek Boulevard. He crashed into the back left corner of a 2016 Ford F 150 which was preparing to make a left ...

3 years ago
Construction continues at a brisk pace on the new Saline County Jail and Sheriff's Office. Saline County expects to take possession of the facility from the construction team at the end of September. October and November will be opportunities for public tours, staff training and exercise of building systems. Inmates are anticipated to be housed in the ...