4 years ago
Officials were in Salina Wednesday to celebrate the largest corporate donation in Kansas State University history. General Atomics is gifting KSU Salina $10 million to begin creation of the General Atomics Aerospace Innovation Ramp. In addition, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced $4.75 million in federal funding has been secured for the project. According to K-State, Kansas ...

4 years ago
A man is facing charges after hitching a ride on the back of a semi-truck.  The journey began in Wichita and ended in Oklahoma. Authorities say 30-year-old Dustin Slocum hitched a ride on the back of a semi. He hung on for more than 100-miles at highway speeds until other drivers were able to get the ...

4 years ago
Garden City police are confirming that a student brought a gun to the Garden City High School campus. Police say that the 17-year-old student had an unloaded gun in their car on campus yesterday, but no ammunition was found during a search of the vehicle. Officials say that the school and its students were never in danger, ...

4 years ago
Residents in the Gypsum-Kipp area can expect to see some unusual activity this weekend as agencies from all over Kansas plan to conduct a joint training exercise for themselves and their four-legged counterparts. According to Saline County, working dogs and horses are often used in search, rescue, and recovery operations, but have varying levels of comfort ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission  has scheduled a workshop to give officials from the largest energy provider in the state an opportunity to explain a dramatic increase in the company’s capital expenditure projections. Back in September Evergy was ordered by the KCC to explain a $1.2 billion increase in the company’s capital spending plan filed this ...

4 years ago
The Salina Art Center will celebrate the opening of ReConsider by artist Frank Shaw. An event is planned for this Friday from 5-7 PM. According to the organization, special guest Saralyn Reece Hardy, Marilyn Stokstad Director at the Spencer Museum of Art, will make introductory remarks at 5:45 followed by remarks from the artist. Everyone is welcome. ...

4 years ago
It's a problem that you may have missed - until your child's game gets rescheduled or cancelled because there aren't enough referees. The shortage of game officials is not unique to central Kansas but a nationwide problem to find enough umpires and refs to work between the lines. Salina Recreation Supervisor Travis Sheele oversees all the programs ...

4 years ago
A woman  on the new list of Salina's Most Wanted has been caught in McPherson. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Alesha Valentina Martinez-Reavis was apprehended.  She was being sought in the Sylvan Grove and Lincoln County areas before ultimately being caught in McPherson.  Martinez-Reavis had been wanted on a felony Failure to Appear warrant ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was transported to Salina Regional Hospital after she crossed over the center lane and hit a transit van head on. At approximately 3:40 p.m. on Monday Mahala Shepherd, a 29-year-old Salina resident was travelinng east in the 1500 block of W. Crawford. In her 2010 Dodge Charger she crossed the center lane and ...

4 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan will serve as a partner for this year’s Salina Economic Outlook Conference, According to KWU,  the Salina Economic Outlook Conference is part of a statewide series of discussions facilitated by the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University. These events are designed to provide insight into local and state economies, ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Health Department is planning its annual Community Flu Shot Clinic this week. It will be Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the 4H building in Salina. According to the agency, the influenza vaccine is particularly important when transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses can be high. Drive-thru vaccinations are available for ...