7 years ago
Kansas First District Congressman Roger Marshall is calling the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to provide aid to farmers harmed by retaliatory trade actions short-term relief. The USDA plans to authorize 12-billion-dollars in programs to assist farmers starting in September. Marshall says the programs will help Kansas farmers who have been hurt by tariffs. The programs will ...

7 years ago
If there’s one common refrain from nearly all of the Kansas candidates for governor — Republicans and Democrats — it’s support for the Second Amendment. For Republicans, that’s mostly a battle of who can express that support in the loudest tone. Gov. Jeff Colyer listed defending the Second Amendment as one of his top priorities, among ...

7 years ago
The "Country Unplugged Tour" is coming to Salina. The tour, featuring Mark Chestnutt and Joe Diffie, will stop at the Stiefel Theatre on Saturday, December 1st. Critics have hailed Mark Chesnutt as a classic Country singer of the first order and some of Country music’s most elite. George Jones and George Strait echoed this sentiment. Mark Chestnuts stature is ...

7 years ago
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday's drawing has soared to more than half a billion dollars. According to the Kansas Lottery the estimated $512 million jackpot, with a cash option of $303.4 million, is the 5th largest in the game’s history. Sales of Mega Millions tickets in Kansas have grown steadily along with the jackpot, as Kansas ...

7 years ago
Salina Public Library has selected its 2018 Salina Reads books. “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” by Trevor Noah was chosen by a committee of community members and library staff as the adult book. To complement the themes in “Born a Crime,” library staff selected the picture book “Last Stop on Market Street” ...

7 years ago
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer is suing Governor Jeff Colyer. Selzer says he filed the suit against the governor in Shawnee County District Court last week in order to prevent the transfer of eight-million-dollars from the insurance fund to the state's general fund for fiscal year 2019. Selzer, who is challenging Colyer for the Republican nomination for ...

7 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for its August grant cycle. Over $79,000 is available through the Fund for Early Childhood Care, Education and Development, the Kansas Health Foundation Fund and the L.P. “Pat” Mullen Fund. Online applications are due August 15, 2018. Requests for funding up to $5,000 will be considered. ...

7 years ago
A 15-foot cyclone sculpture created by faculty at Fort Hays State University is permanently on display in Codell. Toby Flores, associate professor of art and design at Fort Hays State University, and Danielle Robinson, adjunct art faculty, were chosen by Codell to design and fabricate a 15-foot cyclone sculpture in honor of “Cyclone Day.” “Danielle and I ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary at a rural property in the 5000 block of W. Old 40 Highway. Deputies say sometime Friday afternoon between 3pm and 4pm, someone forced open a door and stole about 100 pieces of jewelry worth $20,000. Electronics, video games, antique quilts, about 100 Avon collectible perfume bottles, over ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is facing driving and drug charges after allegedly hitting a piece of heavy construction equipment with his SUV. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that 27-year-old Francisco Merrell allegedly drove around a closed road barricade on Muir Road Sunday morning and then knocked an excavator down a dirt slope at a bridge construction ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 900 block of Merrily Drive. Police say sometime between 10am and 2:30pm on Friday, someone forced open the front door on a house and removed numerous items including a couple of 50-inch TVs, HP laptop, Amazon Firestick and assorted jewelry. Loss and damage is listed at $10,400.