6 years ago
The Kansas American Legion's 38th annual Eisenhower Pilgrimage will be held in Abilene next weekend. The event is next Saturday. Activities will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. with Captain Kyle Higgins from the U.S.S. Eisenhower laying the wreath for the Presidential wreath ceremony. A formal program will start immediately following the wreath laying ceremony.  Naval Captain ...

6 years ago
Five first-year students in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University have been chosen for the largest veterinary scholarship program offered by the state of Kansas: the Veterinary Training Program for Rural Kansas. This year's recipients are Natasha Vangundy, Americus; William Patterson, Holton; Whitney Sloan, Lebo; Colton Hull, Stockton; and Shaylee Flax, WaKeeney. "The Veterinary ...

6 years ago
Authorities have arrested thee people from Colorado in connection with a murder in Western Kansas. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Larimer County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office, three arrests were made connected to the murder of Bayron O. Diaz-Bautista. Diaz-Bautista was found dead in a field in Hodgeman County on Oct. 1. The ...

6 years ago
President Donald Trump traveled from the capital of the United States to the capital of Kansas Saturday evening. The President hosted a "Make America Great Again" rally in Topeka, in front of a large, raucous crowd. Many in the crowd waited hours outside the Kansas Expocentre, standing in the cold and at times rain, for an opportunity ...

6 years ago
How does it look when the dead walk the streets? The streets of downtown Salina will again be crawling with zombies. On October 27th zombies awake from a fitful slumber to crawl in Salina Downtown's fifth annual Zombie Pub Crawl. A large crowd is expected for "Zombie Pub Crawl Part V:  Nightmare on Main Street". Those who ...

6 years ago
A man from Missouri was hurt in a single vehicle crash in the rain near McPherson on Interstate 135 late Friday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 51-year-old Gregory Williams from Mount Vernon, Missouri, was driving a 2013 Peterbilt semi headed south. The truck and trailer left the road to the left into the center median. ...

6 years ago
An attempted theft of a heavy piece of construction equipment is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Salina Police Department, on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, between 3:07 AM and 3:30 AM, a male subject attempted to steal a Bobcat Auger Driver valued at $1950.00 from Construction Rental located at 515 ...

6 years ago
Video surveillance helps catch a would-be burglar who returned to the scene of the crime. Salina Police officers arrested 27-year-old Bryce Ingalls on Thursday after staff at B&K Prescription, 601 E. Iron were able to identify him in the store - after seeing him on video that was shot on September 26. Police say Ingalls shattered the ...

6 years ago
A Salina native, and Southeast of Saline High School graduate, will be inducted into the Fort Hays State University Tiger Sports Hall of Fame. According to FHSU, Weston Harding will be one of five people inducted as part of the 2018 class. A native of Salina, Harding attended Southeast of Saline High School. After winning three consecutive ...

6 years ago
A head-on crash on a highway near the Ellsworth County community of Holyrood killed two people Thursday morning and sent a third person to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck was headed west on K-156 Highway. It went left of center and collided head-on with an oncoming 2009 ...

6 years ago
Today, schools are facing shrinking budgets and increasing demands on time in the classroom, and as a result field trips to enhance learning have become more difficult to include in the curriculum.  In an effort to offer a variety of enrichment options, engaging learning opportunities and “reverse field trips” to students and teachers in northwest ...