4 years ago
An elderly woman is beaten to death in Andover. Police responded to a possible assault near Central and Lioba yesterday and found an 81-year-old woman suffering from injuries. The woman was taken to a hospital where she died. The 23-year-old suspect, who is a relative of the victim, was found at a cemetery near 13th and Woodlawn and ...

4 years ago
A student at the University of Kansas School of Medicine campus in Salina feels fortunate to have her engagement ring back , though it is worse for wear, after losing it following a procedure she excitedly scrubbed in to help with. Alexcis Barnes is currently a third year medical student at the KU Medical School Salina ...

4 years ago
In the days leading up to Labor Day extra local law enforcement are mobilizing to specifically keep impaired drivers off the road. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, drivers are advised through Labor Day, September 7th, the agency has joined other police agencies across Kansas in a crackdown aimed at removing impaired drivers from the ...

4 years ago
A presentation at the Smoky Hill Museum will teach those who attend how to find out more information about where they live. The museum will host “Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There” on Thursday, September 1 at 5:30 pm. According to the museum, you can join Diana Staresinic-Deane as she highlights local resources, shares ...

4 years ago
Grant funding is opening up opportunities for youth art makers in Salina. Salina Art Center has been awarded an Arts Engagement in American Communities Grant through the National Endowment for the Arts to fund opportunities for youth art makers to use art as a catalyst for discussing issues of relevance and significance to their generation. According to ...

4 years ago
A group of students are learning first hand how it all starts with a seed. According to USD 305,  Oakdale Elementary School fourth grade teacher Kirk Cusick had his class visit a beautiful school garden on the north side of the school. Each of the students received a sunflower seed to hold in their hand. “That sunflower seed ...

4 years ago
On Sunday, August 21, officers with the Salina Police Department responded to Bill Burke Park,1501 E. Crawford Street, Salina, in regards to damage to property. An officer on patrol found several areas within the park had been vandalized by spray paint over the weekend. An unknown suspect(s) spray painted derogatory words and pictures on the walls ...

4 years ago
Four recent drug overdoes in Riley County, including one at a school, have prompted officials to issue a warning. On Wednesday Riley County Police and EMS responded to two overdoses involving adults. Last week, they responded to two more overdoses over the course of 48 hours, both involving juveniles, with one occurring at Manhattan High ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is accused of committing child sex crimes in a Riley County community. The Riley County Police Department says they arrested 39-year-old Leif Forster of Salina on Thursday in connection to sex crimes. The crimes are reported to have occurred in Ogden between August 2021 and May 2022 involving two, now 9-year-old female victims. Forster ...

4 years ago
Toxic blue green algae has prompted state health officials to issue public health advisories for 13 different bodies of water across the state, including a pond at a Salina park. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or paint floating on the water and ...

4 years ago
A conservative republican legislator will be on the ballot in the Kansas Governor's race as an independent candidate in the upcoming November general election. The Kansas Secretary of State's Office Thursday evening confirmed that Senator Dennis Pyle’s independent nomination petition for Kansas governor is certified with more than 5,000 signatures as state law requires. His name ...