6 years ago
Another blast of winter will start another week in Kansas. After unseasonable cold on Monday snow is anticipated on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, below normal temperatures will continue today. Cold temperatures and a breezy north wind will support wind chills from around 5 below zero to 5 above this morning. Highs will range ...

6 years ago
The Payless ShoeSource store at the Central Mall in Salina is one of the 2,100 that will soon be out of the business. The company is shutting down all 21-hundred-stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Liquidation sales, including in Salina, began on Sunday. The company made the announcement on Friday, becoming the biggest closing by a ...

6 years ago
The City of Salina’s Public Works department along with the North Salina Community Development (NSCD) group will be holding a public meeting at the St. Johns Military Academy library from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on February 28, 2019. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the ongoing efforts of the NSCD group to improve the area ...

6 years ago
When the Salina Family YMCA hosts its  9th  annual "Tumble in the Jungle" gymnastics event in a couple of weeks there will be a unique competitor. According to the YMCA 60-year-old Sherrie Martin, a gymnast from Spokane, Washington, is set to compete in the Ladies Division. Martin's competitive gymnastics covers fifty years, with a 35-year break in ...

6 years ago
An event this week which helps an organization whose mission is to help the animals at Salina Animal Services is giving supporters an opportunity to take home some unique prizes. The Friends of the Salina Animal Shelter's Spay-ghetti & No-Balls Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser, which is this Thursday, has multiple raffle items. They include: 41" ...

6 years ago
A former Catholic Archbishop who was defrocked by Pope Francis on Saturday will continue to live in Kansas. According to the Catholic Diocese of Salina, on Saturday the Vatican announced that former Archbishop Theodore McCarrick has been dismissed from the clerical state. This type of dismissal is specifically known as laicization, a scenario in which a ...

6 years ago
With the air temperature struggling to reach 20 degrees the Salina Polar Plunge lived up to its name on Saturday. A group of hearty volunteers took an icy dip as a large group of well-wishes cheered them on. The Salina Polar Plunge event to help support Kansas Special Olympics was held at GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness ...

6 years ago
Staff from Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science will host six free information sessions across the state for interested students and their families in February, March and April. The Academy offers high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to live and learn at Fort Hays State University and get a head start ...

6 years ago
Another mix of wintry weather is anticipated Saturday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, a light wintry mix of snow, freezing drizzle, sleet and freezing rain is expected across the region Saturday afternoon through Saturday night. Light accumulations are possible, making for patchy slick roads. It should be dry, but very cold Sunday into Monday. Chilly ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was not hurt when a Union Pacific Train he was engineering crashed into an SUV. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe was driving east on Ash Street in Junction City. The SUV went left of center and was struck by an oncoming train. The driver and two passengers in the ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of unrelated damage to property cases. According to Captain Paul Forrester, someone used a BB gun to shoot out seven windows and damage a backdoor on a rental home in the 1000 block of N. 8th Street. Although the incident dates back to mid-December, the owner did not report ...