7 years ago
Prior to North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons, Dr. W. Chris King says changes to the Tibetan Plateau’s watershed could serve as the greatest threat to destabilize peace in the US Department of Defense’s “Pacific theater”.  He told those attending K-State Polytechnic’s Civic Luncheon Lecture Thursday that climate change is just one form of environmental ...

7 years ago
The biggest bi-annual event in the area takes flight on Friday. The streets of downtown Lindsborg will be filled with the sights and sounds of the Swedish festival Svensk Hyllningsfest Friday and Saturday. The biennial festival created to honor the Swedish settlers of the Smoky Valley features six performance venues with a wide variety of entertainment ...

7 years ago
A Salina woman was injured after her car went airborne and landed in a field east of town Wednesday around 11am. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Shelby Umscheid was driving a 2005 Ford Escape southbound on Simpson Road and became distracted by a spider that was crawling inside her car. Soldan says ...

7 years ago
A Smolan man was taken into custody on Tuesday after authorities located him on an arrest warrant. Police had been looking for 26-year-old Sheldon Freeman after he allegedly used the numbers off a stolen credit card to stay at the Country Inn and Suites, 2720 S. 9th in early September. Police say James Duncan from Newton contacted ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred in the 400 block of S. College between 10pm Tuesday and 8am Wednesday. Police say someone was able to break into the car through a window on the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am and steal numerous items including a wallet, identification, debit card, $650 cash, a couple of ...

7 years ago
A Salina doctor has received a prestigious industry award. According to Mowery Clinic, Cardiologist Dr. Karil Bellah received the Trail Blazer award from the Kansas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Bellah recently attended the 4th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium in Kansas City, where she was presented with the award for her efforts in helping to ...

7 years ago
Kansas State’s win streak versus Texas schools has come to an end. K-State’s streak stopped at six on Saturday when the Texas Longhorns edged the Cats 40-34 in double overtime. Quarterback Jesse Ertz hurt his knee in the third quarter, but came back for the final drive of regulation. Ertz was 12-of-18 passing for 224 yards, two ...

7 years ago
A hunter who allegedly poached a bobact in western Kansas is facing charges. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism, game wardens received a tip of an archery deer hunter who shot a bobcat out of season. The only information received was a vehicle description, a few pictures, and the suspect was somewhere ...

7 years ago
A survey to gain feedback regarding concepts that were developed for the area north of Iron Avenue (north channel and Founders Park) and south of the YMCA (south channel) is available to citizens through October 27 on the City of Salina’s website at www.salina-ks.gov/riverrenewal. The concepts were developed by the Smoky Hill River Renewal Project Steering ...

7 years ago
A Celtic Christmas is coming to Salina. Michael Londra's Celtic Christmas is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. According to the Stiefel, Emmy nominee, Michael Londra, the Irish singer best known as the voice of Riverdance on Broadway and for his own US TV special, "Beyond Celtic", will present an evening, bringing  “Christmas from Ireland” told in ...

7 years ago
While the sounds of machine guns firing blanks during the Fort Riley Fall Apple Day Festival could be heard in the distance, Dr. Claude Harwood, 93, was visiting Fort Riley and the 1st Infantry Division and recalling his time with the "Big Red One." "Doc" Harwood walked into the Cavalry Museum and the tat-tat-tat receded into ...