8 years ago
Summertime colds can be good-time killers, but there’s another kind of summer fever that’s sure to be a good-time creator: fishing fever. Whether you’ve never been fishing before, are looking to brush up your skills, or just want a fun, family-friendly event to take your kids to, the Aquatic Education calendar at ksoutdoors.com has your ...

8 years ago
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones says the widely condemned racial insult hurled at him at Fenway Park illustrates the need for dialogue about race and for fans to police each other. He says he is trying to grapple with the reality that "people aren't afraid to show ugliness and hate right now." Jones spoke Saturday at the ...

8 years ago
A southern Kansas prosecutor is warning residents about a scam involving supposed jury duty. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett says that as part of the hoax, the caller refers to himself as a sheriff's deputy and tells the would-be victim that he or she missed jury duty and that a warrant is about to be ...

8 years ago
More than 252,000 pounds of frozen burritos are being recalled because of possible listeria contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced the Green Chile Food Company recall for various frozen burritos containing meat and poultry, after a routine sample of a beef and potato burrito found a problem. The Las Cruces, New Mexico-based company made ...

8 years ago
On a night that is the equivalent to Oscar's Night in Hollywood as far as high school thespians in Kansas are concerned, Salina South High School dominated. The 16th Annual Jester Awards Ceremony took place at Wichita's historic Orpheum Theatre on Friday night. The awards show event honors excellence in the production of high school musicals ...

8 years ago
A former Salina Mayor wants to again be a city commissioner. Aaron Housholter announced Friday that he plans to run for election. Householter, a Salina businessman and musician who is also a reserve deputy with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, was first elected in April of 2011 to a 4-year term on the Salina City Commission. ...

8 years ago
The creative team who brought a bright mural to Downtown Salina gathered on Friday to celebrate its completion. The colorful creation, painted on the north side of Ad Astra Books and Coffee House at 141 N. Santa Fe, is by local artist Julie Cates. It is the brainchild of the 'Green Team’ from the Salina Area ...

8 years ago
Six USD 305 seniors have been named 2017 Kansas Career and Technical Education Scholars. This new award through the Kansas State Department of Education recognizes well-rounded, outstanding CTE seniors. To receive this award, the scholars met a minimum GPA in CTE coursework; documented technical skill attainment; demonstrated leadership, employability skills and community engagement; and earned the ...

8 years ago
A driver who led officers on a high speed chase after failing to pull over during a funeral procession last week has been arrested. Samuel P. Good, 32 of rural Salina was identified as the suspect in the pursuit last week that was called off for safety concerns last Wednesday when speeds reached 70-mph. Good is now ...

8 years ago
Students in western Kansas have shown state officials a 330-square-foot tiny house they began building at the beginning of the school year. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the students from a construction and entrepreneurship class at Ness City High School drove five and a half hours to bring the 12,500-pound tiny house to Topeka this week. They ...

8 years ago
An Indiana man was arrested after allegedly spraying a cleaner into the face of a Salina convenience store employee. Police arrested 29-year-old Nicholas Mandrell Thursday morning after a disturbance at the Casey's General Store at 500 N. Ohio around 4:15am. Police say Mandrell was acting erratically in the aisles spraying a solution from a can of auto ...