3 years ago
More funding is available for communities in Kansas interested in revitalizing downtown buildings. According to the Kansas Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland, a second round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants intended for revitalizing downtown buildings in small communities across the state.  The HEAL program, which is funded by the Department of Commerce ...

3 years ago
A man from South Dakota was hurt in an unusual crash on Interstate 70 in Kansas when his truck was hit by wheels from another truck which bounced across a median. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 66-year-old  Mark Marquardt from Madison, South Dakota, was driving a Freightliner semi headed west on the Interstate.  A Mack ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was injured in a single-vehicle crash that left his car sitting on railroad tracks. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Francisco Perez was driving a Toyota Camry headed east on K-140 Highway. For an unknown reason he lost control of the car and started skidding. He left the highway, struck a culvert, ...

3 years ago
The new September list of Salina's Most Wanted went online Saturday, and since that time there have been five of them arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office the arrests include: Curtis Allman Corry Barnes Michael Burd Natasha Popp Shanon Picking Additionally, a warrant for Tyler Paxson was canceled. The first weekend of each month a new ...

3 years ago
Western Kansas communities and businesses will benefit from the deployment of the Great Plains Rural Freight Technology Corridor project on a key freight transport route in western Kansas. According to the Kansas Governor's Office, the $14.6 million project will install 100 miles of fiber-optic cable and advanced technologies on a 100-mile stretch of U.S. 83 from ...

3 years ago
In keeping with its mission to create value for students, business and society through programs that lead to career success and the advancement of knowledge, the Kansas State University College of Business is now offering a major in operations and supply chain management. According to the school, this new major focuses on the movement of goods ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Fine Arts Department is ready for a busy year of performances.  The school has revealed its 2022-23 schedule for music and theatre performances, a slate that will include two music festivals and a collaboration with Theatre Salina during the spring semester. According to KWU, the schedule opens Sept. 30, when the Orchestra, ...

3 years ago
The Salina Fire Department is planning the inaugural "Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Family Walk". According to the organization, the event will be this Sunday, September 11th, at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. The Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb & Family Walk is a way to honor ...

3 years ago
An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose in Wamego. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, On September 9th 2021, the Wamego Police Department requested KBI assistance after 21-year-old Jayson Ebert was discovered dead on Sept. 5, 2021, at 1312 16th St. in Wamego. Ebert died from an apparent fentanyl overdose. On Tuesday, ...

3 years ago
On the 20th anniversary of an unsolved double murder new DNA evidence has put a renewed focus on the case.  On September 4th, 2002, 79-year-old Mary Drake and 24-year-old Mandi Alexander mere murdered at the Dolly Madison Bakery in Great Bend. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the investigation into the 2002 homicides of Drake ...

3 years ago
A Salina manufacturer is partnering with a Salina college to provide a one-of-a-kind scholarship opportunity. The collaboration between K-State Salina and Great Plains Manufacturing will allow engineering technology students to gain real-world experience and save money on their education. According to Great Plains, the new GPM Scholars Program will allow students to gain professional work experience ...