8 years ago
Kansas legislators have rewritten parts of their latest plan for raising taxes to fix the state budget and provide additional dollars for public schools. House and Senate negotiators agreed Wednesday on a revised plan that would raise $953 million over two years by increasing income taxes, boosting liquor taxes and imposing the state's sales tax on ...

8 years ago
Another pull trailer is reported stolen in Saline County. Julia Morse contacted the Saline County Sheriff's Office to report her 8-foot utility trailer was stolen off her lawn in the 8000 block of S. Holmes Road. The trailer is valued at $1,200 and has Missouri plate: 01C7SH. Morse also told deputies that a portable greenhouse and wheelbarrow were ...

8 years ago
A teen driver swerved to miss a group of deer on a dirt road and rolled his vehicle Tuesday evening. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that two passengers suffered minor injuries after 17-year-old Gavven Yungeberg lost control of a 1999 Chevy Tracker on Woodward Road near Crawford around 8pm. Deputies say the vehicle crossed the road ...

8 years ago
A new season of Friday Night Live concerts are set to debut on Friday. Friday Night Live is a series of arts and entertainment programming for Salina residents and visitors designed to increase attendance and participation in arts-related events and to strengthen partnerships with local business owners in the downtown arts district. On Friday evening, May ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Commission on Aging, which provides umbrella services such as Meals on Wheels and the Salina Senior Center, will study if the COA would be better served by becoming a department of the County. Executive Director Leslie Eikleberry wrote in an e-mail that the “COA Board voted to form a committee to explore the ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission won't allow Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy extra time to renegotiate a new merger. After the commission in April rejected the proposed merger, the two companies filed a petition asking for extra time to revise the deal to meet commissioners' expectations. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the commission rejected the request Tuesday. The ...

8 years ago
A Colorado man told officers he was robbed at the Greyhound Bus stop at 125 E. Diamond Drive on Saturday night. James Hester of Edgewater told police a black man with dread locks threatened him and took his wallet with an undisclosed amount of cash.   Victor Jou reported his H&H brand flatbed trailer with a 4-foot ...

8 years ago
Materials at a remodel job site were damaged. Salina Police are investigating after someone forced open a window on a house in the 800 block of W. Ash and damaged 15 sheets of drywall that was stacked up. Vandals also damaged light fixtures, a box fan and windows. The property is owned by M & L Rentals. Loss ...

8 years ago
Free lunches will be available again this summer for children who are out of school. USD 305 will continue it  free summer meal program beginning Tuesday, May 30th – Friday, July 21st.  All locations, except St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, will serve a free summer lunch from 12-12:30 p.m. St. John’s will serve lunches 11:30-noon, June ...

8 years ago
Two bands that were big in the 90s are coming to Salina. The Wallflowers and Better Than Ezra are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. The two groups will play the Stiefel Theatre in Salina on Sunday, July 30th.. Tickets start at $39, and on sale this Friday. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Stiefel ...

8 years ago
Vandals damaged a tee box at the Salina Municipal Golf Course on E. Crawford sometime during the weekend. Police say someone spray painted profanity on a bench and used the paint to mark up an advertising sign and sod mat as well. Damage is estimated at $2,500. A fence at a nearby house was also tagged with profanity. ...